New sharing of information will create a more student focused approach to education

From this September, all children who are transitioning from primary to post primary schools can have their final year report card sent to their new school.
This sharing of information allows for a rounded picture of children’s ability and achievement at primary school to be made available to their new school. It will ensure continuity and progression for students and also alert secondary schools if any child will need additional support to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.
‘I greatly welcome this initiative it is a mechanism for ensuring a smooth transition for students. This new scheme means that secondary schools can request a student’s record only after they have accepted a student in order to assess the student’s needs. This avoids discrimination against those with learning disabilities or cherry pick the best performing students.’
“I believe that this sharing of information between primary and second level schools is a common sense approach that will benefit both students and teachers. This “education passport” will mean that the child’s final year report card including results from the standardised literacy and numeracy tests taken in second, fourth and sixth class will be available to the second level school.”
First of all parents will be given their child’s school report card by the primary school to give them a picture of how their child is progressing. This will inform the parents so they meet with the secondary school to discuss the child needs. This creates a move student focused approach to education, facilitating two way communications between primary schools, secondary schools, parents and the students. This sharing of information enables secondary schools to be more receptive of students needs’