Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion
Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I want to raise what I see as the elephant in the room. I had a cursory look at the excellent Walk Tall programme that has been implemented in primary schools, comprising 68 lessons across 11 units. However, there is only a half an hour per week set aside for the SPHE curriculum. When and how will the Walk Tall programme be covered? If CBT is to be included, which I am very interested in, it will be even more difficult. How will educators be trained to implement it? I am looking forward to recommendations the committee might make in this regard. Does more space need to be made for this in the school curriculum?
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