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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Jim D'Arcy: ...House in the autumn to outline the progress made on junior cycle reform. I was very pleased yesterday when she announced that agreements on all aspects of that reform have been concluded with the TUI and the ASTI.She said that these agreed proposals will be put to a ballot of members in September. The reformed junior cycle will deliver a modernised curriculum across all subjects. There...

Seanad: Improving the Quality of Early Years Education: Statements (21 Jan 2015)

Jim D'Arcy: ...alleviate the worries of the teachers and organisations involved. I have spoken to many teachers around the country and they agree with me that she has been more than facilitating. I call on the ASTI and TUI to move forward in a spirit of working together and for the benefit of all our children. The Minister mentioned that we may shortly have an inspectorate to examine the work of...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: ...that the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, arrived at an offer of 60% standardised assessment. To be quite honest, I never thought the unions were seeking total standardisation, as the president of the TUI, Mr. Gerry Quinn, said this morning on RTE radio. He said that the system had to be standardised and not open to opinion. A mother knows her baby, a shepherd knows his flock and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Jim D'Arcy: I look forward to the first meeting of the working body on junior cycle reform. The working body comprises the ASTI and TUI unions, management bodies, students and parents. I am sure that it can deal with any concerns and that we will have a great new junior cycle curriculum. Before the Christmas break the Leader said that he would invite the Minister for Education and Skills and he may...

Seanad: Junior Certificate Reform and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy: Statements (23 Oct 2012)

Jim D'Arcy: ...eight subjects for the junior certificate but this measure changes the process. Whereas the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals has warmly welcomed the move, the ASTI and the TUI have expressed reservations about the level of consultation. I ask the Minister to comment.