Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 10 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed)

Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:

That has some use, but it is limited. There is much pedagogy regarding what works in this situation. We have a major pilot project under way in the context of Irish-medium schools. We are trying to have some interaction for subjects available in some Gaeltacht second level schools with other Gaeltacht second level schools and we are working through the challenges. Therefore, the answer is "Yes". The other problem is that all schools do not follow the curriculum at the same pace and at the same time. There is some value in having a recorded curriculum for revision purposes and for an absence of schools in extremis, but that is in no way a substitute for ordinary regular schooling.

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