The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., together with Áine Lynch, CEO of the National Parents Council Primary, is inviting parents of primary school pupils to attend an information session on the new Junior Cycle.
The meeting will be held in the Tralee Education Centre on 5th June, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Minister Quinn encouraged parents to attend the evening to learn how the changes will impact on their children’s education.
He said: “We are reforming the Junior Cycle to better reflect the skills and knowledge that students need nowadays. I understand that there may be some concerns about how this will impact on pupils currently in primary school and so I would encourage all parents to attend these free sessions, to see how their children will benefit from the changes and to get answers to any questions they have.”
Áine Lynch said that “it is children who are now in 5th class and below who will be the first to experience the new Junior Cycle. It’s important that their parents are informed about the new programme.”
The Department of Education and Skills has already rolled out information sessions for principals and deputy-principals. A comprehensive programme of continuing professional development for principals and teachers will be rolled out from this autumn.
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Notes for Editors:
The full list of information meetings for parents is below:
Dublin-
Skylon Hotel, Drumcondra- Monday 27th May
Crown Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown- Monday 27th May
Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght- Wednesday 29th May
Cork-
Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork City- Thursday 6th June
Donegal-
Mount Errigal Hotel, Donegal- Tuesday 4th June
Galway-
Salthill Hotel, Galway- Tuesday 11th June
Kerry-
Tralee Education Centre- Wednesday 5th June
Limerick-
South Court Hotel, Raheen, Limerick - Thursday 6th June
Longford-
Longford Arms Hotel - Thursday 13th June
Mayo-
Mayo Education Centre, Castlebar- Monday 10th June
Monaghan-
Glencarn Hotel, Castleblaney, Monaghan- Thursday 30th May
Wexford-
White’s of Wexford- Tuesday 4th June