Róisín Shortall
Question:497. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the inclusion of physical education as a leaving certificate exam subject. [26153/16]
View answerFriday, 16 September 2016
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Two subject developments for Physical Education (PE) are now being finalised: 1) A Senior Cycle Framework for PE - non-examinable. 2) Leaving Certificate PE - an examinable subject for Leaving Certificate.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) intends to have a complete Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework specification in the examinable subject by Q4 2016.
Once the finalised subject specification is approved by my Department, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will be provided for teachers before implementation in schools.