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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Department of Education and Skills

School Curriculum

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce comprehensive literacy planning for all classes in schools. [12834/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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All schools are required (Circulars 0039/2012 primary and 0040/2012 post-primary) to engage in planning for improvement in the areas of literacy and numeracy as part of the school self-evaluation process. This planning requires schools to gather information about current outcomes and to use this evidence to set targets for improvement. This is done on a whole-school basis with a focus on changing teaching and learning in all classrooms. While the improvement plan is developed at whole-school level, it should be implemented in every class and across all subjects at post-primary level.

All primary teachers are required to engage in individual long-term and short-term planning for their classes across all subject areas of the curriculum, including Irish and English.

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