Department monitors resources and curriculum provision at Muslim school

THE Department of Education is monitoring the provision of religious and other education at a Muslim school in Dublin following concerns raised by inspectors.

The North Dublin Muslim National School Project has been the subject of concerns raised by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) about resources and curriculum provision for its pupils.

Among the issues being examined by the department is the question of timetabling and whether too much time was being allocated to teaching of the Koran, which Department of Education inspectors found was being taught for 45 minutes a day. Although the primary curriculum provides for half an hour of religious tuition a day, it does not preclude extra time being allocated.