Review came after controversy over the perceived 'downgrading' of History to being an optional subject, under the new Junior Cycle framework
A draft report, obtained by RTÉ News, on the place of history in the secondary school Junior Cycle has not advised any change to its optional status.
This came after controversy over the perceived "downgrading" of the subject to optional, under the new Junior Cycle framework. The NCCA's draft report is due to be discussed by its members in early May. They say that the next steps following that meeting will be based on the outcomes of the discussion that takes place.Until recently History was a core subject in most secondary schools, but the new framework for the Junior Cycle removed its core status.
These sentiments were echoed by historian Diarmaid Ferriter, who described it as a "serious mistake", adding "there would also be nothing more ridiculous than the Irish State embarking on a series of commemorations to mark the War of Independence and Civil War and encouraging as much public engagement as possible with the past, while simultaneously permitting the downgrading of history in our schools".
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