Written answers
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Department of Education and Skills
State Examinations
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the State Examinations Commission plans to conduct an investigation into the reason a higher proportion of lower grades were awarded to students sitting the leaving certificate politics and society examination, particularly at ordinary level compared to other subjects such as history, geography and business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56763/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional resources made available by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment for leaving certificate politics and society students and teachers following the addition of 17 key thinkers to the ordinary level syllabus in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56764/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has plans to develop additional resources to support the changes made to the Leaving Certificate Politics and Society curriculum. The time for the development of these resources, which were planned to be published in the second quarter of this year, has been impacted by the requirement to assign a number of NCCA staff to the Health Service Executive (HSE) on a temporary basis, to form part of a dedicated Public Health Team, comprised of public health officials and members with educational expertise and experience, established in each of the HSE eight regions.
I can confirm that the NCCA are currently liaising with colleagues in the Professional Development Services for Teachers (PDST) support service and the resources will be made available before the end of 2021.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the State Examination Commission’s plans to publish a more detailed marking scheme for the leaving certificate politics and society examination paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56765/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
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