Schools drop the ball [IrishTimes.com]
- Published: 22 March 2011
DOES IT matter that some primary school students will not experience physical education (PE) classes with their teachers? The phenomenon of contracting out the teaching of physical education to such sports organisation as the GAA or the Football Association of Ireland has become common in schools across the country.
The Irish Sports Council, in co-operation with sports bodies and local sports partnerships, developed a national Buntús Primary Schools Initiative in recent years through which additional supports such as training, resource cards and equipment, are provided to help teachers and others introducing young people to sport, and to complement the curriculum
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