Education in Ireland
An OECD Assessment of the Senior Cycle Review
Ireland is undertaking a review of their senior cycle (upper secondary education)
led by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). It aims at collecting
the views of all relevant stakeholders to identify the strengths and challenges of
senior cycle in its current form, and identify priority issues and actions to move
forward. As part of OECD’s implementing education policies project, an OECD team was
invited to support the review of Ireland’s senior cycle. The team has carried out
the assessment presented here and provided strategic advice based on four analytical
aspects: smart policy design, inclusive stakeholder engagement, conducive context
and a coherent implementation strategy. Each one of these dimensions matters to ensure
that the review of senior cycle can move forward based on evidence and with strong
support from stakeholders.
Available from December 15, 2020
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