History teachers hope that when education minister Joe McHugh considers a report on the status of their subject now sitting in his inbox, he also examines what future historians will make of him. Reforms introduced last year by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment downgraded the status of history. Schools are no longer obliged to offer it as a core subject for the Junior Cert. Previously, students could opt out only in vocational schools, which account for about half the sector. A spokesman for the education minister confirmed McHugh had not decided whether…

Source: The Times September 28, 2019 23:04 UTC