Most primary classrooms unfit for modern teaching -- report [Independent.ie]
- Published: 15 October 2010
MOST Irish primary pupils are in classrooms not suitable for modern teaching and learning, a major study has found.
Many of the children are not getting the best out the curriculum because of out-dated school designs and poor facilities.
Cluttered classrooms and a lack of outdoor space are among the main obstacles facing teachers and pupils, according to a new report .
Lack of space makes it difficult to incorporate modern teaching methods, such as the group work and play-based learning that is central to the curriculum.
Pupils and teachers in schools built according to 2007 guidelines have more positive experiences, but they represent only a tiny minority of the 3,300 primary schools.
Despite the concerns raised in the report, there are no plans for what would be a massive school-building programme to tackle all the problems.
And at the rate at which the Department of Education builds or modernises schools, many will wait a long time to benefit from a new design.
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