Pat Rabbitte
Ceist:186 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education if she has sanctioned or will sanction extra teaching staff in those primary schools designed as full shared area teaching schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Vol. 427 No. 2
186 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education if she has sanctioned or will sanction extra teaching staff in those primary schools designed as full shared area teaching schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Shared teaching areas were provided in certain schools constructed in recent years in order to facilitate use of co-operative and team-teaching methods. These are alternative methods available to existing staff and do not call for additional staffing. I do not propose to sanction additional staff for this purpose.