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- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Of course it is not happening in every school, but I stress that we will not do this only on a pilot basis as I want every school to do it. I strongly believe that one cannot simply teach students about rights and responsibilities in the CSPE class, one must also give them actual responsibilities in the place where they spend much of their day. Many schools have found that giving students a...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: ââto focus solely on leaving certificate results. Publishing leaving certificate results would send an extremely strong message to students, that is, unless one's grades are high, one is a failure.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: This would only serve to demotivate and alienate many of our young people, which would ensure that their complete exclusion from the school system.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It would also guarantee that schools would make sure not to retain such studentsââ
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Schools would not want such students if they thought their results would be published.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: In respect of supporting individual students to make the correct decisions, I have also prioritised the provision of extra guidance teachers for our second level schools. All second level schools receive ex-quota hours from the Department to provide guidance and counselling to their students. Recognised guidance counsellors are qualified to identify difficulties which students may be...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I have allocated funds to 200 schools, when initially I announced that I would only cater for 150. Hence, the Department has invited 200 schools to participate in the process. They will receive enhanced guidance and supports. In addition, they will be provided with home-school community liaison which I accept to be extremely important for such schools by linking the students with parents and...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My commitment to action is clear in this respect. As for section 29 of the Education Act, if one of the recommendations will be to the effect that some action should be taken in this regard, I am open to it.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I will not reveal its contents to the Deputy until its publication.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Schools must be made aware that in the first couple of years of the operation of section 29, the vast majority of appeals went against the schools. However, in more recent years, where schools have proper policies and procedures in place, they have won appeals against the students at a rate of three or four to one. It comes down to having the proper procedures in place. This is an issue which...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It might have been somewhat more realistic if this debate had taken place after the report's publication.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I look forward to such a debate. I wish to thank the task force. I established it having been asked by teachers, and particularly by the ASTI and the TUI, to tackle this issue. The group of people who were assembled to so do came from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences which they brought to bear during their consideration of the issue. All Members want to ensure that there are proper...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It would have been unfair to Dr. Maeve Martin.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I will leave that to Dr. Martin too.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A total of 5,000 teachers â 20% of the teaching cohort â do nothing but deal with children with learning difficulties.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: That will not be achieved by publishing results.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It was not practical given the number of sessions held by the task force.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Students had oral hearings and they were central to the task force's deliberations.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Agreed.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy should have waited a few weeks.