Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2006
657 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will publish a strategy for the provision of educational services in the new youth justice structure as recommended by the Youth Justice Review Report in 2005. [25660/06]
View answerWork on the preparation of the education strategy is under way. The strategy will focus on the key principle of early intervention, the specific educational needs of children in detention and in special care and the supports required to assist with their reintegration into the community. As part of the strategy, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has been requested by my Department to prepare a framework for and guidelines on curriculum and assessment provision for children in detention. An Education Officer has been appointed by the Council to undertake this task and it is planned that an outline framework for the strategy will be completed in the Autumn of 2006.
