Inspectors reveal poor level of Irish at Gaelscoil [Independent.ie]
- Published: 25 June 2010
AN all-Irish primary school named after Peig Sayers has been criticised for the poor standard of Irish among its pupils.
Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers, on the Mallow Road in Cork, underwent an evaluation by inspectors from the Department of Education and Skills.
The inspectors found that pupils had "little understanding of basic writing skills, spelling patterns or punctuation rules.
"Presentation of written work in copybooks is poor," the report on the 98-pupil school said.
The inspectors said it was necessary to develop basic writing skills, to expose pupils to a wider range of genres and to engage in the ongoing monitoring of children's work.
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