Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004
47 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools offering the SPHE programme to all first year students from 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5209/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraSocial, personal and health education has been part of the national curriculum in all primary schools since September 2003. It is delivered to children at all levels from infants upwards. The content of the SPHE curriculum for primary schools was developed as part of the revised primary curriculum introduced in 1999. It provides opportunities to foster the personal development, health and well-being of the individual child and to help the child to create and maintain supportive relations and to become an active responsible citizen. The implementation of the new SPHE curriculum in primary schools has been and continues to be supported by the SPHE team within the primary curriculum support service, PCSP.
