Ms Andrea Feeney:

We would like to see that. A perspective from the review is to encourage assistive technology in the examinations because it supports students' independence. In the future, students will have the ability to read using a digital version of an examination paper that can do text to speech. They will be able to type their answers using a laptop because they will have the skills to do so. That is exactly where we want the scheme to be, while still providing for students who are not able to engage with those forms of technology. That is a core tenet of the review process.

Regarding maths, the role of the State Examinations Commission is to assess the subject specification. The subject specification for project maths is designed in a particular way. Issues of inclusion and equity are considered in the design space. Maths is being reviewed in the context of senior cycle redevelopment and those issues - such as the reading and readability of the papers - need to be considered through that redesign process. That is in a different review, not the one I am referring to.