Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that is ring fenced to ensure schools have the capacity to deliver the new junior certificate reforms. [2341/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Funding has been ring-fenced for the implementation of the new Junior Cycle. The combined costs of curriculum and CPD support in a full year will be of the order of €10 million. The NCCA has prioritised the Junior Cycle in its workplan and is currently working on the subjects and short courses that will be phased in over the next number of years. A Junior Cycle for Teachers' Support Service has been established under the directorship of Dr. Pádraig Kirk and is currently working with school leaders and with English teachers.

Last Friday the National Working Group on Junior Cycle Reform met to progress the Junior Cycle reform. The capacity of schools to deliver on Junior Cycle reform will be a part of their deliberations. A sub group will be established to further the deliberations on CPD. Its first meeting will be held on 30th Jan. It will report back to Working Group on 7th February