Underperforming schools to get help, says Dempsey

SCHOOLS found to be underperforming will be given more assistance to help students, Education Minister Noel Dempsey said last night.

Underperforming schools to get help, says Dempsey

He told the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) annual convention that he agreed exam results are not an acceptable measure of school performance.

“But parents need and are entitled to know how well a school is performing in preparing their children for life,” he told delegates in Killarney.

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