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Children’s Ombudsman received 371 complaints last year as part of 'campaign' against SPHE syllabus
The Office received some 1,772 contacts in relation to complaints last year, almost identical to the number of complaints ...
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Calls for curriculum review after publisher pulls text on Irish family ‘stereotype’
A number of TDs are seeking a review of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme for secondary schools after a publisher withdrew a book which portrayed a “traditional” Irish ...
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Publisher pulls school book over depiction of Irish family
The schoolbook publisher, The Educational Company of Ireland (Edco), has apologised for some content in one of its Junior Cycle curriculum books ... SPHE specification was introduced to schools ...
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Uproar over ‘disturbing’ schoolbook portrayal of Irish family
He added: ‘There is something very, very troubling at work in this SPHE book. Basic education school textbooks should aim to provide an impartial education, and students need access to balanced ...
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DCU says viral video ‘misrepresents’ graphic material shared with secondary teachers as part of SPHE course
DCU has been running a graduate diploma in Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE)/Relationships and ... intended for use by teachers in a secondary school classroom setting,” said the ...
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Women’s Council calls for new curriculum tackling misogyny to be mandatory in schools
A new Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum must be mandatory in all schools, primary and secondary, to tackle the root cause of gender-based violence, the National Women’s ...