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Step 50. Ending commercialism in schools

Step 49. Discretionary intervention fund

Step 48. Resourcing Youth work

Step 47. Youthreach

Step 46. Arts Education Fund

Step 45. Special Educational needs

Step 44. English language support

Step 43. Professional Development

Step 42. Teaching of Irish at primary and second level

Step 41. Role of parents in Education

Step 40. Lab technicians and review of Science

Step 39. Other curriculum reform

Step 38. Reform of Leaving Certificate Exam

Step 37 . Capitation grant increase for primary schools

Step 36. VAT refund on fund-raising and voluntary donations

Step 35. ICT investment

Step 34. State planning and delivery of educational facilities

Step 33. Review of Education Structures

Step 32. Physical Education infrastructure and equipment investmentment

Step 31. Physical Education reform

Step 30. School Discipline

Step 29. Green schools curriculum

Step 28. Green schools design and build

Step 27. Class sizes in second level schools

Step 26. Class sizes in primary schools

Step 25. Free pre-school education

Step 24. Provision of health and nutrition classes for all parents of children starting primary school

Step 23: Integrated Resources Mobile Units*

Step 22. Review of existing division of responsibilities for education between the Departments of Education and Science and other departments, particularly Health and Children

Step 21. Audit of school furniture and introduction of new standards for chairs and desks

Step 20. Measures to reduce the weight of school bags

Step 19. Creating opportunities for working parents to spend more time with school-going children

Step 18. Re-establishment of National Adult Learning Council

Step 17. Provision of classroom assistant to improve health and safety in one-teacher schools

Step 16. Creation of a tracking system to monitor school attendance

Step 15. Creation of dedicated Special Duties Teacher position

Step 14. Creation of additional options to Leaving Certificate courses for students

Step 13. Implementation of McIver Report recommendations on the Further Education Sector

Step 12. Measures to assist full-time students with living expenses

Step 11. Measures to assist part-time students

Step 10. Simplify the existing student support system

Step 9. A comprehensive review of the Transition Year Programme

Step 8. Review of school bus catchment areas and boundaries

Step 7. Improve adult literacy levels

Step 6. Representation for second-level students on boards of management

Step 5. Increased investment in school building and maintenance

Step 4. Developers should build new schools as condition of planning permission

Step 3. Integrated Public Partnership

Step 2. Education Welfare Board Investment

Step 1. Fund Education

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