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
School managers tell Quinn to drop new pupil enrolment laws
May 3, 2013
SECONDARY school managers say there is no need for a law to back up proposed changes in enrolment policies.
They are unhappy with some of the proposed changes and insist that they do not need to be supported by legislation.
The Joint Managerial Body (JMB), representing management in over half of secondlevel schools, is responding to moves by Education Minister
Ruairi Quinn, who will bring draft legislation on the issue to Cabinet within weeks.
Mr Quinn will set out a range of practices that schools will not be able to engage in when enrolling pupils.
One proposal to which the JMB is opposed is Mr Quinn’s intention to curb the practice in many schools of giving preference to the children of past pupils.
Advantage
While the new rules are expected to allow schools give priority to brothers or sisters of an existing pupil, siblings of past pupils will not enjoy the same advantage.
A ban on booking deposits, curtailment of compulsory open days and interviews of children and parents and an end to the use of first-come, first-served as a basis for admissions, are also envisaged.
Mr Quinn, who says the overhaul is designed to introduce more fairness and transparency, says he needs the backing of legislation so the changes can be enforced.
The legislation would allow the minister to impose sanctions in the event of a breach.
About 80pc of schools can accommodate all applications, but the changes are designed for the 20pc of schools that are oversubscribed.
Addressing Mr Quinn at his association’s annual conference yesterday, JMB president Fr Paul Connell said those 20pc attempted to enrol pupils in as fair, equitable and inclusive a manner as possible.
He said that included a commitment to the “family unit”, a reference to the practice of giving priority to applicants with family links to the school.
Fr Connell said legislation was unnecessary, and where there was perceived inequity or difficulty it was open to the Department of Education to approach a school directly.
www.independent.ie
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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Speisialtóir Tionscadail
May 3, 2013
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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Seoladh: 4 Sráid na Banríona Béal Feirste BT1 6ED
Futa Fata Newsletter
May 2, 2013
Stair na Gaelscoile Phortlaoise – De réir a Chéile a Thógtar Caisleán
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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Ag imirt Ultimate
May 1, 2013
M.Oid. san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge
May 1, 2013
