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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sarah Barrett

Primary schools to spend more time teaching foreign languages with religion time reduced in shake-up

Primary school pupils in Ireland will be spending less time learning religion under the biggest change in more than 20 years to the curriculum.

In new measures unveiled by the Department of Education, more time will be devoted to the core curriculum with a revised focus on foreign languages and wellbeing.

According to The Irish Times, the State’s advisory body signed off on the new measures contained in a new framework for the primary curriculum.

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