Tuairimí an phobail á lorg ar líne
May 8, 2013
TÁ SUIRBHÉ foilsithe ag an gComhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta maidir le Béaltriail Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta ag an nGnáthleibhéal nó ag an Ardleibhéal.
Tá an suirbhé dírithe ar iarrthóirí Ardteiste a thug faoin mBéaltriail le déanaí agus iarrfar orthu a dtuairimí a roinnt i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla maidir lena dtaithí féin.
Beidh tionchar ag an aiseolas seo ar an tslí a bhfoghlaimeoidh scoláirí an Ghaeilge ar an meánscoil amach anseo.
Is féidir teacht ar an suirbhé, nach nglacann ach 10 nóiméad, ar líne tríd an nasc seo https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P2DRFYM.
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Foilsithe ar 8 Bealtaine 2013
Traenáil ‘Tús Áite do Leanaí’
May 8, 2013
CUIRFIDH Forbairt Naíonraí Teoranta traenáil ‘Tús Áite do Leanaí’ ar fáil do stiúrthóirí Naíonra úra ar 24 agus 25 Bealtaine 2013.
Tabharfar tús áite do stiúrthóirí nua ar an gcúrsa áirithe seo a bheidh ar siúl i Halla Fhoras na Gaeilge, 7 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, BÁC 2.
Beidh an dá sheisiún á reáchtáil idir 2pm – 5pm ar an Aoine agus 9am – 4pm ar an Satharn (Lón 12pm).
Is é Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh a bheidh mar theagascóir agus ní ghearrfar costas ar bith ar na rannpháirtithe.
Is féidir clárú don traenáil ar líne tríd an nasc seo https://www.naionrai.ie/ga/node/178 agus is é 16 Bealtaine an spriocdháta.
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Foilsithe ar 8 Bealtaine 2013
New Dáil subcommittee welcomed by Irish Language Groups
May 7, 2013
It has been announced that a newly established Dáil subcommittee will meet for the first time in the coming weeks with the Irish language as its sole focus.
The group will operate as a subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht and will focus on all aspects of the language with a particular emphasis on the implementation on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language.
At Tóstal na Gaeilge 2013, the annual event hosted by Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge last February, the Irish language community expressed their dissatisfaction with the failure to implement the 20 Year Strategy and the lack of responsibility being displayed by the Government in relation to Irish language issues. Arising from events such as Tóstal na Gaeilge, as well as public meetings held by Conradh na Gaeilge and Guth na Gaeltachta the Irish language community delivered a clear message to Government, that the current efforts from the State were completely inadequate.
Conradh na Gaeilge welcomed the establishment of the subcommittee. Julian de Spáinn, Ard-Rúnaí Chonradh na Gaeilge said that the subcommittee is an opportunity for the Government to consult with the stakeholders who should be involved in the implementation of the Strategy as was done until now, as well as the Gaeltacht community.
Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge welcome the establishment of the Dáil subcommittee and the step being taken by the Government towards the implementation of the promises made in the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish language.
A “proactive step” is how Kevin De Barra, Director of Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, the umbrella body for the Irish language voluntary sector, described the establishment of the new Dáil subcommittee. De Barra said: “Over the past number of years the Irish language community have become disillusioned with the role of the State in relation to Irish – the implementation of the 20 Year Strategy has been delayed, the review of the Official Languages Act has been delayed, and the future of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta is uncertain. This new Dáil subcommittee will give the Government the opportunity to scrutinise these important issues, and Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge will ensure these issues which are of grave concern to the public are suitably addressed”.
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COGG to host conference on the needs of the Irish Language in education
May 7, 2013
An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) is organising a conference which will discuss the needs of the Irish language in education on Thursday, 23 May 2013.
This conference aims to bring together all the agencies involved in primary and post-primary education with a view to marking COGG’s achievements to date and identify the challenges ahead and the supports necessary for Irish medium education and the teaching of Irish.
Guest speakers will include Sean Ó Foghlú, Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills; Seosamh Mac Donnacha, NUIG; Dr Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, NUIG; Dr. Brian Ó Curnáin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies; Tamás Péterváry, NUIG; Prof. Alison Henry, University of Ulster and Dr Sarah Fitzpatrick, NCCA.
The conference will take place in The Bewley’s Hotel, Leopardstown from 9.30am to 4pm. A simultaneous translation service will be available as the event will be bilingual. To register contact eolas@cogg.ie before 15 May 2013.
Over 75 per cent of School Leavers go on to Higher and Further Education and Training
May 7, 2013
New research shows that over 50 per cent of students who were enrolled in the final year of Senior Cycle in a Department of Education & Skills-supported post-primary schools in 2010 went directly to higher education. A further 28 per cent progressed to further education, training or continued second-level education. Some 10 per cent took up employment while 7 per cent had Social Welfare claims.
In another new study, DES has also tracked early leavers, who left DES-supported post-primary schools between the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 academic years. This research, which forms part of a new data series, found that 55 per cent of these early leavers went on to further education or training or continued in second-level education in Ireland such as Post-Leaving Cert (PLC) courses. A further 14 per cent were enrolled in education or training outside of the State and amongst the early leavers, 6.6 per cent had Social Welfare claims while another 6 per cent had joined the workforce during 2010.
Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., welcomed the new data series. “This new research will provide a baseline for tracking school leavers in the years ahead and will fill current data gaps. It will enhance the information used by the Department to plan for the future education needs of our school leavers.”
Data showing where school leavers went after completing the Leaving Certificate in 2010 is contained in School Completers – What’s Next? It found that of the 54,824 school leavers that year, 44per cent went on to study for a Higher Education course in a HEA funded Institution. Another 20 per cent enrolled in PLC courses and 5 per cent repeated the Leaving Certificate. An estimated 4 per cent enrolled in colleges abroad, predominantly in the UK, including Northern Ireland, just over 2 per cent were estimated to have enrolled in a non-HEA funded Institution.
The research shows that 66 per cent of students who attended fee-charging schools progressed directly to higher education compared to 47 per cent from the non-fee charging secondary sector. Some 42 per cent of students from comprehensive schools, 38 per cent from community schools and 34 per from the vocational sector progressed directly to higher education. In terms of students attending DEIS schools, some 24 per cent went onto higher education compared to 49 per cent overall from non-DEIS status schools. Over 57 per cent of pupils attending all-Irish schools also enrolled in higher education courses.
The Early Leavers – What Next? report focussed on students who left DES aided post-primary schools before enrolment in the final year of Senior Cycle and were last enrolled in the academic year 2009/2010. It shows that 57 per cent of the 7,713 early school leavers left after the Junior Certificate cycle or enrolment in Transition Year. Some 55 per cent of Early Leavers went on to further education or training or continued second-level education in Ireland. A further 13.9 per cent were enrolled in education or training outside of the State. Of those Early Leavers who did not continue in the education sector, 6.6 per cent were seen to have social welfare activity at the end of December 2010. Of the remainder, 6.1 per cent found employment during 2010.
Female early school leavers left at an earlier stage than their male classmates with over 20 per cent leaving after the first or second year of the Junior Certificate or JCSP cycle compared to less than 20 per cent of males. Another 25 per cent of females left after year three of Junior Certificate/JCSP compared to 21 per cent of males.
To access the reports please click on links below
http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/School-Completers-–-What-Next-.pdf
http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Early-Leavers-–-What-Next-.pdf
These two reports are the first in a series of reports by the Department of Education and Skills (DES) that track school leavers a year after they leave school. This evidence-based research has been compiled using the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Student Record System, the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) awards database (now the Quality and Qualifications Ireland), the FÁS dataset, the Central Records System of the Department of Social Protection and P35 files (employer end-of-year returns) from the Revenue.
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Irish-medium Units – GAELSCOILEANNA TEO. Policy
May 3, 2013
GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.’s mission is to promote Irish-medium education and to support communities wishing to develop Irish-medium education in their area. It has been proven internationally that the most effective method of language acquisition for school students in a second language is to immerse them in that language during the school day (the immersion system). To do this, students must be free of the influence of the major language during these periods of immersion. The best way to facilitate this is to provide a gaelscoil or gaelcholáiste, in which all aspects of school life can be catered for through Irish.
It is GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.’s policy to establish independent post-primary schools, to allow for continuity in Irish-medium education for pupils of gaelscoileanna and to allow students from other schools access to immersion education at post-primary level. In GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.’s experience it is much more difficult to establish an Irish-medium post-primary school than it is to establish an Irish-medium primary school. Therefore, Irish-medium Units are sometimes established in English-medium schools. This is due to local circumstances, usually related to the geography and population of the area.
However, there are difficulties and challenges associated with immersion education in Irish-medium Units that are greater than those faced by an independent gaelcholáiste. To overcome some of these challenges, Irish-medium Units need basic supports in order to provide effective Irish-medium education for those who to trust in that system. The document below sets out GAELSCOILEANNA TEO.’s policy on the appropriate structure for Irish-medium Units at post-primary level. This policy has been developed in consultation with established Irish-medium Units and the organisation’s Board of Directors. If you would like further information on Irish-medium Units, please contact our office;oifig@gaelscoileanna.ie or 01 8535195.
Gaelscoileanna Teo. Policy on Irish-medium Units
Over 4,600 students to get new classrooms under next phase of public private partnership school building plan
May 3, 2013
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today announced details of the schools that are to be delivered in Bundle 5 of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) school building programme.
An existing primary school, St Philomena’s National School in Bray, Co. Wicklow and three post- primary schools, Eureka Secondary School in Kells, Co. Meath, Coláiste Raithín in Bray, Co. Wicklow, and Loreto College in Wexford, will get new school buildings under this new bundle.
A VEC college in Carlow town currently providing Post-Leaving Certificate courses and mainstream second-level education will be replaced with two new institutions. The joint campus will comprise a post-primary school and a further education college, each catering for 1,000 students.
The projects, due to be completed by the end of 2016, will see some 4,650 students benefit from state of the art classrooms and facilities. Local communities will also benefit, as many schools make their grounds and buildings available for a range of community activities.
It is expected that approximately 750 jobs in construction will be created.
Minister Quinn said, “These school building projects which will give an important boost to employment in the construction industry and have knock-on benefits to the local communities.
“The PPP model, through which the private sector bears the initial cost of building projects, strengthens our capacity to deliver much needed school places at a time of financial difficulty.
“I am confident that these developments will serve students and communities for many years to come.”
Part of the Government’s Economic Stimulus Package announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D., in July 2012, Bundle 5 has a total indicative value of €50-€60 million.
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Post mar Speisialtóir Tionscadail
May 2, 2013
Speisialtóir Tionscadail
Cuireann Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta fáilte roimh iarratais ó iarrathóirí a bhfuil taithí acu chun tuarascáil mhionsonraithe a ullmhú ina ndéanfar measúnú straitéiseach ar riachtanais Earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta ar bhonn réigiúnach, ar an leibhéal bunscoile agus iar-bhunscoile araon.
Tuarastal: £52k pro rata agus costais atá bainteach leis
Treimhse Fostaíochta: 25 lá
Critéir Riachtanach: Cáilíocht tríú leibhéal i réimse an oideachais, na pleanála nó na bainistíochta; Taithí 3 bliana i gcáil bhainistithe tionscadail; Taithí chúlra 2 bhliain sa phleanáil lóistíochta;
Critéir Inmhianaithe: Fios ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta; Tuiscint mhaith ar earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta.
Is é an dáta druidim d’iarratais agus moltaí tionscadal ná 12.30 i.n., an Aoine 10ú lá Bealtaine 2013
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Futa Fata Newsletter
May 2, 2013
Dublin’s Writer’s Festival 2013
May 2, 2013
This year’s Dublin’s Writers Festival will take place in Dublin from 20th-26th May 2013 with hundreds of literature events taking place in various venues all over the city.
The Dublin’s Writer’s Festival has been taking place for over ten years now and it’s grown to become one of Ireland’s leading literary festivals.
The Writer’s Festival pioneered the concept of the literary workshop and now hosts a total of ten workshops each year during its festival, dealing with all styles of writing.
The festival essentially aims to give recognition to many Irish talented writers and guide and direct and enthuse the emerging writer, befriend the established writer and provide a platform for their artistic output.
Many other events will take place during this years festival. Cultural events include theatre, lectures, children’s readings, poetry reading, storytelling competitions, film screenings.
On 20th May the children’s books writer Patricia Forde tells the story of Lisi´n, a pirate who is forced to go to school she will be joined at this event which will take place Ark in Temple Bar by singer and songwriter and a scriptwriter for television dramas and comedies Tadhg Mac Dhonnaga´in who is the owner and director of publisher, Futa Fata, which specializes in material for childrens.
On 21st may the talented actor, writer and storyteller Diarmuid de Faoite tells stories about the Tuatha De´ Danann from the Book of Invasions this events will also take place in the Ark, in Templebar.
For a full list of this year’s festivals events visit: www.dublinwritersfestival.com
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