Written answers

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Department of Education and Skills

School Staffing

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael McCarthyMichael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes in the provision of guidance counsellors to schools; his plans to reduce the current provision of guidance counsellors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/12]

Photo of Sandra McLellanSandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the guidance allocation for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 246 together.

My Department has just recently published Circular 0009/2012 to inform all post primary school management and staff of the staffing arrangements for post-primary schools for the 2012/13 school year, including in particular, the requirements to manage guidance from within the standard allocation. The circular is available on the Department website.

Schools will have autonomy on how best to prioritise its available resources to meet its requirements in relation to guidance and the provision of an appropriate range of subjects to its students. Decisions on how this is done will be taken at school level and I am confident that schools will act in the best interest of students when determining precisely how to use the teaching resources available to them.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.