Dempsey to meet parents and students

PARENTS and students will air their views on how to improve the education system at a series of public meetings with Education Minister Noel Dempsey next year.

The 16 regional meetings, details of which will be announced shortly, will kick-start a consultation process first suggested by Mr Dempsey at the annual teacher union conferences last Easter.

The opinions expressed at these meetings are likely to be the basis on which a number of focus groups will then be formed to inform future policy change.