Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 November 2012
110. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers in primary and secondary schools instructing in physical education require any specific qualifications or training in order to perform their role as physical educators, and what these qualifications are. [53637/12]
View answerThe Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility for the registration of teachers including the recognition of qualifications. There are a number of qualifications in physical education which have been recognised by the Council. As each application for registration is considered on its own merits any query relating to a particular qualification should be addressed directly to the Council.
As Physical Education is part of the primary curriculum, teachers registered under Regulation Two (Primary) are qualified to teach physical education on the basis of their registration.
