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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Department of Education and Skills

Numeracy Levels

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an assessment of the success rates of the maths recovery programme; the improvements in numeracy achieved by the programme. [35904/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Maths Recovery is a licensed programme which has been made available to over 300 primary schools through the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST).

Emerging evidence from work carried out by the Educational Research Centre (ERC) is positive on the range of interventions including Maths Recovery in place for DEIS schools. An evaluation by the Inspectorate in 2011 also demonstrated that the effectiveness of specialised numeracy programmes is maximised when they are integrated into the overall maths programme in a school. Support for all schools provided by the PDST takes this into account as part of the ongoing continuing professional development programme for "Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life - The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy for Children and Young People 2011 - 2020".

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate maths recovery training places for classroom, learning support and resource teachers in DEIS schools. [35905/14]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Maths Recovery is a licensed programme which has been made available to over 300 primary schools through the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). PDST is currently liaising with the programme providers to ensure continued and adequate support for DEIS schools to access the Maths Recovery programme.

In addition, through the support services and the Education Centre network, there are opportunities for all schools to access support in Numeracy as part of the "Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life - The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy for Children and Young People 2011 - 2020".

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