Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the witnesses for their presentation. They waited a very long time to give it. It is interesting that they appeared after the discussion on the possible reform of the leaving certificate. I completely agree with some of the points made about project work or continuous assessment. We need to see far more of that in our secondary school system. Some of the findings in the report concerned very high anxiety levels, particularly among female students suffering from exam stress. Apart from reforming the leaving certificate system, what would the witnesses like to see regarding the availability of counselling in schools? What are their ideas around mental health and how we can be better at that at secondary school level?