Mr. Eamonn Moran:

Not of which I am aware. However, in the curriculum and assessment policy section we receive queries from schools regarding offers made by various agencies to deliver various elements of the curriculum and not just those relating to RSE and SPHE. There are so many such agencies that the Department is not logistically able to endorse or check all of their offerings. However, we counsel schools to make inquiries with such agencies as to the quality and nature of the product they propose to deliver and also to establish whether other schools have engaged with the agencies. As I mentioned briefly in my opening statement, a school's written RSE policy is developed in conjunction with school leadership, teachers, parents, students and the wider school community. There is a very extensive engagement by the school system in respect of setting out the RSE policy and that level of broad expertise is also brought to bear in determining the nature of the programme to be delivered and the policy regarding the engagement of external entities.