New Leaving Cert curriculum 'will favour children of wealthy families' – TD

Cork North-Central Labour TD Eoghan Kenny — a teacher until elected last November — said the Government had failed to provide proper training to teachers to roll out curriculum reforms which he said were 'rushed, poorly thought-out, and poorly resourced'. Picture: Larry Cummins

Education Minister Helen McEntee has been accused of rolling out a new Leaving Cert curriculum that favours children from wealthy families.

Labour TD Eoghan Kenny also claimed that the Government has failed to provide proper training to teachers to roll out change, stating that the reforms are “rushed, poorly thought-out, and poorly resourced”.