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Information Sessions for Parents and Students
on New Curricular Languages
Action 2.A.6
1116 participants
PPLI hosted online information sessions for parents and
students on the new Leaving Certificate curricular languages.
On the night participants were made aware of the relevant
units and agencies in relation to new curricular languages,
were presented key information about the curriculum
specifications, including guidelines for student portfolios and
state exam sample papers, and were provided with information
on supports available for students and families. A Q&A session
was also facilitated after the info session.The sessions make
parents and students aware of relevant units and agencies in relation to new LC curricular languages, they
introduce and explain key information about the curriculum specification, including guidelines for student
portfolios and state exam sample papers, and share information on supports available for students and
families.
The new curricular languages are:
• Chinese
• Lithuanian
• Polish
• Portuguese
Language
Date
Participants
Chinese
21 March, 3 and 7 April, 17 and 18 December
770
Polish
15 March, 13 and 20 December
293
Portuguese
25 March
28
Lithuanian
21 December
25
Impact
•
Parents and students are better informed about the new
specification and the LC exam
•
“Thank you for organising
Increased awareness of the supports offered by PPLI to
prepare for the exam
•
such a valuable meeting. I would also
like to thank you for the email that you sent
Greater understanding of the relevant stakeholders in the
worth coming back to.”
education system
•
with all the links and the summary – it's
Parents and students from diverse linguistic backgrounds feel
Parent of a 5th year student
supported and included by the education system
Next steps
•
Further information sessions will be held in 2022
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