Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I thank the witnesses for their comprehensive opening statements and the work they have put into this. Like others, I have been contacted by teachers who have concerns around classroom time; supervision, particularly the ability to supervise across so many different individual projects; examination integrity; the authenticity of the work; the pressure and pace of reform; the additional assessment component being set at a level of 40%; and the safety in school science guidance. Have the witnesses been in this position before, or have they been at this pinch point before, where there seems to be a leap into something new and they do not feel prepared?