The stated intent of the Government and the Department of Education is to have a new relationships and sexuality education curriculum for junior certificate students in place by the start of the next school year. But, sources warn, time is running perilously short, and there is still no clarity on what will emerge. As the days tick by, sources tell Gript of an emerging conflict over the document within the Minister’s department.
Last month, Minister Norma Foley received final recommendations on what that new curriculum should look like from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCAA). These recommendations followed a widespread public consultation programme with parents and other stakeholders, who were requested to make their views known on what the curriculum would contain.
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