Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the secondary school curriculum keeps changing on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29706/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The Junior Cycle curriculum was last changed in 1989. The new Junior Cycle reform is being phased in from September 2014 until September 2019. This phasing in approach is to enable the NCCA to prepare new specifications, to allow school leaders and teachers to prepare for the new subjects including the provision of CPD, so that students can have a quality learning experience.

At Senior Cycle subjects are reviewed and are phased in over a period of time. The most recent change was to mathematics. Other subjects will be introduced on a phased basis. Thus change is carried out in an agreed manner with the key partners. However, it is important to note that changes to individual subjects happen in a managed way.