The White Paper on Education, Charting our Education Future, outlines a comprehensive process for change and development. All aspects of the education system — from pre-schooling to third-level education, from developing teacher skills to enhancing the role of parents and from organisational issues to cultural issues — are dealt with coherently and in detail. The White Paper also indicates the manner in which an appropriate legislative framework will be provided for key aspects of educational provision in the future.
Implementing the strategy set out in the White Paper is a major undertaking. An action plan for the implementation of the proposals contained in the White Paper is currently being prepared in my Department.