Children have been forgotten in State’s action plan for education

There’s one big problem in the Government’s Action Plan for Education which aims to make Ireland’s education and training service “the best in Europe by 2026”: the children have been forgotten. writes Victoria White. 

Yes, capital investment in school buildings is going up by 70%. Yes, the Government is planning to build 42 new primary and secondary schools by 2022. Yes, PE halls will be “state of the art” and there will be science labs and technological training facilities here, there and everywhere.

There will be more teachers and more special needs assistants. There will be funding for ancillary staff. Just don’t ask about the funding for the kids themselves.