[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..it's a really bad connection between the curriculum and UCAS or the Irish equivalent, and needs addressing really...if exams are forced and therefore going to use up a student's, timetable, time and preparations, then there should be the points attached to them...

Points in Junior Cert don't go towards Uni places though, it's only points in the Leaving Cert that do yet unless things have massively changed. I can't see that there will be much study attached to RE it's more writing your thoughts on a given subject and debating which one could argue compliments English writing skills, you need to move to the UK I think Niamh, is RE compulsory for the leaving cert?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Points in Junior Cert don't go towards Uni places though, it's only points in the Leaving Cert that do yet unless things have massively changed. I can't see that there will be much study attached to RE it's more writing your thoughts on a given subject and debating which one could argue compliments English writing skills, you need yeti move to the UK I think Niamh, is RE compulsory for the leaving cert?

Points in Junior Cert don't go toward Uni places but the grades you get in JC decide what classes and what Level you do in Leaving cert. RE is compulsory in my daughters school but I think it depends on the school itself to decide that. I'm not sure what the story is with Leaving cert exams in it, I must find out though

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Points in Junior Cert don't go toward Uni places but the grades you get in JC decide what classes and what Level you do in Leaving cert. RE is compulsory in my daughters school but I think it depends on the school itself to decide that. I'm not sure what the story is with Leaving cert exams in it, I must find out though

If it is on a school by school basis then you could bring it up at the next governors meeting? the problem with withdrawing from a lesson is that staff need to be found to cover the withdrawn students if the lesson were used as a study period, timetables and class sizes might preclude the student from joining another class going on at the same time.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

If it is on a school by school basis then you could bring it up at the next governors meeting? the problem with withdrawing from a lesson is that staff need to be found to cover the withdrawn students if the lesson were used as a study period, timetables and class sizes might preclude the student from joining another class going on at the same time.

Yeah, I'm going to leave her drive on with it now for the JC anyhow, I've told her not to waste anytime studying for it, it's up to her whether she wants to drop to lower level or not though. She'll have transition year after the JC before she goes into 5th year so that'll give us plenty of time to figure out what to do about the LC

[Cherie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-34921857


Here you go Niamh, this should be the incentive you need to spearhead change in your daughters school!