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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: Exact expenditure figures regarding the teaching of coding in schools are not available, as funding is not allocated by my Department on a subject by subject basis. However, work is taking place at both primary and post-primary levels on coding. In 2017, 5,800 teachers were provided with ICT training, to include coding, by the Professional Development Service for Teachers -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: At Junior Cycle level the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has developed a short course on Coding which is available to schools for their Junior Cycle programme on an optional basis. The course looks to build on coding skills that primary students might have experienced while offering insight into possible future studies in computer science and software engineering....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that officials from my Department are currently awaiting the outcome of a recent meeting which took place on the 11th of December between the sports club referred to by the Deputy and the school authorities with a view to further progressing matters.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Exchange Scheme (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 355 and 360 together. The provisions of the teacher exchange scheme are set out by my Department in Circular Letter 0017/2015 the contents of which were agreed under the auspices of the Teacher Conciliation Council. The Teacher Conciliation Council is part of the scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for Teachers and was set up to deal with claims and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 358 together. The Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Incidence (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The student referred to by the Deputy stated in her application to SUSI that she was irreconcilably estranged from her parents. This was established to the satisfaction of SUSI in accordance with Article 21 (3)(b) of the Student Grant Scheme 2016.  Therefore, the income of her parents was not taken into account.   In assessing an application for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The primary statutory responsibility for child protection lies with the Child and Family Agency. The role of my Department is to provide guidance and support to schools in implementing child protection policy and to refer any allegations my Department receives to the Child and Family Agency or to An Garda Síochána where appropriate for investigation. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has offered training on child protection to all schools at primary and post primary level. Training has been offered to the Designated Liaison Person and Deputy Designated Liaison Person in all schools in the form of seminars. In addition, training has also been offered to all schools in the form of facilitated whole staff school visits.  As well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The primary statutory responsibility for child protection lies with the Child and Family Agency. The role of my Department is to provide guidance and support including training to schools in implementing child protection policy and to refer any allegations my Department receives to the Child and Family Agency or to An Garda Síochána where appropriate for investigation. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School opened in September 2016 and is currently operating in temporary accommodation in Stepaside. In line with the arrangements in place under the Memorandum of Understanding on the acquisition of school sites for school planning purposes, my Department is working closely with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological service to schools through the direct assignment of a NEPS psychologist and in some cases through by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Test of Interactive English (TIE) is an international 'English as a Foreign Language' exam which was first launched in 2000.  It was developed in Ireland by the Advisory Council for English Language Schools (ACELS), a Government agency which was responsible at that time for quality assurance in English language teaching. Upon its establishment in November 2012, Quality and...