Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Mr. Crone has spoken about first, second and third year subjects in secondary schools and then students must choose a number of subjects. Transition year falls in the middle. Some schools are fantastic in the way they use transition year to help, assist and broaden the minds of an awful lot of students while other schools do not share the same vision for transition year. Does Mr. Crone believe that transition year could be used in a better way? Can it be used to broaden the vision and appetite so students take on what they may view as a more difficult subject? Rather than students choosing to continue studying an easier subject, could schools use transition year to give students the vision and confidence to take on a STEM subject?