One in seven pupils taught English and maths poorly [Independent.ie]
- Published: 24 November 2010
STANDARDS in schools will be compared in a radical plan unveiled yesterday by Education Minister Mary Coughlan.
The move follows a shocking report that maths and English teaching in one in seven primary schools classes is not up to scratch.
Under the new proposals, a school's performance in national assessments of English and maths could be measured against unidentified, similar schools.
Shortcomings in almost 15pc of the nation's primary school classrooms were discovered when Department of Education inspectors arrived unannounced in more than 450 primary schools in the past year.
While more than 80pc of lessons were satisfactory or better, some 15pc of English and maths lessons were unsatisfactory.
The inspectors' Incidental Inspections Findings report was one of two dealing with literacy and numeracy in primary schools launched yesterday.
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