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‹ Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation Junior certificate history review
Summary
Deputy Byrne asked whether history would be restored as a compulsory junior certificate subject after the Minister’s promised review. The Tánaiste said the report had not yet gone to Cabinet but was expected shortly.
It would not be the first time that an announcement was made on social media that was not subsequently followed through. We have certainly heard that before.
The Minister for Education and Skills announced that the review of history and the junior certificate would be complete by the end of March. I know a new board was appointed to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA. Can the Tánaiste confirm that history will be restored as a compulsory subject in the junior certificate as the Minister has indicated?
