Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has given a broad outline of what the new senior cycle will look like but the detail is light. What subjects will be available? What will the curriculum consist of? What form will the exams take? What form will the continuous assessment take? There is little time available to give the answers to those questions. If we learned anything from the pandemic, it was that the leaving certificate needs to be reformed in its entirety.

Sitting that exam is not the be-all and end-all for all students. The reform of senior cycle should reflect that. We clearly need to reflect on this and introduce those changes. Will the Minister give an indication of what subjects will be available and what the curriculum will consist of? What form will the exams take and what form will the continuous assessment take?

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