Cathal Barry
A number of dioceses have warned that the proposed new curriculum on religion and beliefs may be “difficult” to implement in faith schools.
The Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly, along with the Dioceses of Kerry, Killaloe and Limerick have issued a joint call for submissions to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) on the proposed new curriculum on religion and beliefs.
The NCCA proposes four possible approaches to the curriculum development for the ERB & Ethics programme.
In a document, the grouping of dioceses state that it is “difficult to see” how some of the approaches proposed by the NCCA “will work in a Catholic school context”.
Educationalist Fr Eamonn Conway told The Irish Catholic he would “very much encourage people to contribute”.
However, he warned people against using the survey provided by the NCCA.
“One difficulty in using the survey provided by the NCCA is that it clearly shows a bias in the way questions are posed. People can always make a submission directly to the NCCA,” he said.