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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Primary Curriculum Review Body.

Timeline for a primary curriculum pilot

Summary

Quill asked when a pilot programme might begin. The Minister expected the Review Body to report 12 to 15 months after October 1987, then planned to consider its findings and develop a pilot project.

The Minister has assured us that this new board are up and coming at a rate I had not realised; they are up and galloping. How soon can we see a pilot programme in operation in one of our primary schools as a result of this acceleration of development and assessment of the curriculum at primary school level?

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The Deputy is talking about the Primary Curriculum Review Body. As she said, they are up and doing their work. I have asked them to report to me in 12 to 15 months. That was in October so perhaps by December 1988 or the following January they will report.

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If the Minister is still there.

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Following that report, I will of course scrutinise its findings carefully, submit them to Government and — Deputy Quill's idea is a good one — then extract the findings and initiate a pilot project based on the findings of the review body. That is the way I intend it to go.

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