Primary and secondary school students are being “overloaded” with information, according the Oireachtas Committee on Education.
It’s pushing for Ireland to move towards the Finnish model of schooling, where students have less subjects, shorter school days and more frequent breaks.
Primary students here currently cover 12 subjects and spend around six hours in school.
Fianna Fáil TD and chair of the Education Committee, Cathal Crowe says 15-minute breaks between lessons would be helpful:
