Scéimeanna Gnó as Gaeilge
May 8, 2013
Tá Glór Cheatharlach ag fógairt do lucht gnó an cheantair go bhfuil Scéimeanna Gnó as Gaeilge Gnó á reachtáil arís i mbliana ag Foras na Gaeilge.
Tá na scéimeanna seo dírithe ar chomhlachtaí beaga agus meánmhéide agus is é an cuspóir atá leo ná méid agus infheicteacht na Gaeilge sa rannóg gnó a mhéadú. Tá an Scéim Chomharthaíochta dírithe ar chomhlachtaí ar mhaith leo comharthaí nua nó athdheartha a cheannach.
Tá an Scéim Ábhair d’ábhair eile gnó ar nós culaithe oibre, páipéar sainchlóite, cártaí gnó agus ábhar margaíochta. Tá méid an mhaoinithe a bhronnfar ag brath go huile agus go hiomlán ar mhéid na Gaeilge a úsáidtear agus tá Foras na Gaeilge sásta i gcónaí moltaí a dhéanamh i dtaobh foclaíocht agus leagan amach na gcomharthaí agus a n-ábhar.
Faoin scéim Comharthaíochta tá maoiniú meaitseála á chur ar fáil ag Foras na Gaeilge chun cuidiú le fiontair bheaga agus mheánmhéide comharthaíocht dhátheangach nó comharthaíocht Ghaeilge a chur in airde lasmuigh den ionad gnó ar bhonn deontais aon uaire.
Tá roinnt mhaith comharthaí nua dhátheangach le feiceáil lasmuigh de ghnónna éagsúla timpeall Ceatharlach cheana féin de bharr na scéime. Ní hamháin go léiríonn an chomharthaíocht seo go bhfuil tacaíocht á thabhairt ag an ngnó don Ghaeilge sa cheantar ach cabhraíonn sé leis an ngnó féin seasamh amach ón slua trí an teanga a usáid go poiblí.
Is é aidhm na scéime ná branda an ghnó a fheabhsú tríd an Ghaeilge a úsáid go comhlánach. Is é an cineál comharthaíochta atá i gceist ná leagan dátheangach nó leagan iomlán Gaeilge d’ainm an fhiontar nó an cineál gnó. Ní gá ainm branda an ghnólachta a aistriú áfach. Is leor go mbeidh an chuid eile den chomhartha dátheangach.
Ba chóir go mbeadh an téacs Béarla agus an téacs Gaeilge ar chóimhéid. Is féidir éifeacht téacs a fheabhsú ach clófhoirme agus dathanna éagsúla a úsáid.
á an maoiniú ar fáil ar bhonn 50/50 leis an iarrthóir. Is é an 28 Meitheamh 2013 an spriocdháta d’iarratais ach moltar cur steach ar an scéim gan mhoill mar tabharfar tús áite do na hiarratais de réir mar a thagann siad isteach.T
á gach eolas faoin scéim ar fáil ar www.gaeilge.ie nó is féidir glaoch a chur ar oifig Glór Cheatharlach ar (059) 9158105 nó (085) 1340047.
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SPRAOI ag Tuistí agus Leanaí don Samhradh i gCeatharlach
May 8, 2013
Tiocfaidh SPRAOI, an grúpa dátheangach Tuistí/Leanaí, le chéile do téarma nua an tSamhraidh ag tosnú an Satharn seo chugainn, 11 Bealtaine, 2013 ag 11 a chlog ar maidin.
Bunaíodh SPRAOI an samhradh seo caite agus tagann an grúpa le chéile gach dara Dé Sathairn in Ionad Phobal Darach Úr.
Bíonn tae agus caife do na tuismitheoirí agus comhrá dátheangach ar siúl acu fhad is a bhíonn na páistí ag spraoi. Cuirtear fíorchaoin fáilte roimh éinne go bhfuil suim acu Gaeilge a labhairt lena bpáistí agus iad i suíomh spraíúil, neamhfhoirmiúil. Ní gá a bheith líofa sa Ghaeilge ach díreach suim agus sásta triail a bhaint aisti!
Costas €3 an chlann a bhíonn le n-íoc agus bíonn tae/caifé/brioscaí chomh maith le sú do na páistí san áireamh sa costas sin. Eagraithe i gcomhar le Comhluadar Teo tá an grúpa SPRAOI oiriúnach d’éinne le páistí suas go 5 bliana d’aois.
Tiocfaidh an grúpa le chéile ar an 11ú & 25ú Bealtaine, 8ú & 22 Meitheamh agus ar an 6ú agus 20ú Iúil. Tá gach eolas ar fáil ó Emma i nGlór Cheatharlach ar (085) 1340047. Bígí linn agus beidh fáilte roimh cách!
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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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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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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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Fee-paying pupils most likely to go to university
May 7, 2013
Department figures show half of early school leavers stay in education Only 25% of those in schools designated disadvantaged go on to higher education
Two-thirds of students who attend fee-paying secondary schools go on to higher level education, compared to about 40 per cent of students from other school types, new figures from the Department of Education have shown. The figures are based on students who completed post-primary school in 2010. The new data, compiled using detailed analysi s of r ecords held by the department , also reveal that only one quarter of students attending schools that are designated disadvantaged (Deis) went on to higher education in 2010, compared to half of all students from non-Deis schools. More than 57 per cent of pupils attending all-Irish schools enrolled in higher education courses that year.
A separate report on early school leavers has shown that of the 7,713 students who dropped out of school early in 2010, more than half have gone on to further education or training or continued in second-level education programmes such as post-Leaving Certificate courses. A further 14 per cent of early school leavers were enrolled in education or training outside of the State. Some 6 per cent had joined the workforce, while 6.6 per cent had claimed social welfare. The number of students leaving school before completion accounted for 2.5 per cent of the overall cohort in 2010, down from 3.7 per cent in 2002 . It is notable that more girls dropped out of school early than boys in 2010 – 4,023 compared to 3,690 – a trend reflected in data dating back to 2003.This finding runs counter to claims that boys are at higher risk of dropping out before the Leaving Cert.
Also, girls tended to leave post-primary schooling earlier than boys. A quarter (25 per cent) of female early school leavers left after year three of Junior Certificate/ JCSP compared to 21 per cent of boys. Overall, half of all students enrolled in the final year of senior cycle in a State-supported post-primary school in 2010 went directly to higher education. A further 28 per cent progressed to further education, training or continued second-level education. Ten percent took up employment, while 7 per cent made social welfare claims. An estimated 4 per cent enrolled in colleges abroad, with the majority talking up higher education programmes in the UK and Northern Ireland.
This report, entitled School Completers – What Next?, and its companion report Early School Leavers – What Next?, are the first in a series of annual reports by the Department of Education that will track school leavers a year after they leave school.
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Widening gap in two-tier school system is revealed
May 7, 2013
Reports show who is going to college and who drops out PUPILS in fee-charging schools and those who receive an all-Irish education are most likely to go straight to college from school.
At the other extreme, research reveals that pupils attending schools in disadvantaged areas are most likely to drop out and if they do the Leaving Cert are least likely to go straight to a third-level institution.
Worries
A key finding – that girls are more likely than boys to leave school early – contradicts the long-held view that this was a predominantly male problem. The reports confirm much of what is already known about how the system favours some students more than others – but the level of dropout by girls will trigger fresh worries about whether the education system is adequately meeting their needs. Attempts to tackle early school leaving has traditionally focused on boys. For the first time, the Department of Education has now tracked the progress of individual school-leavers from a single year, including both those who had done the Leaving Cert and those who dropped out. The research was carried out on pupils who attended school in the 2009/2010 year, but were not enrolled the following year. The department used PPS numbers to track the pupils and, in a ground-breaking exercise, cross-checked data in a range of government departments and agencies to establish where the school-leavers were a year later.
One study, ‘School Completers – What’s Next’ looked at what happened to the 54,824 Leaving Cert candidates in 2009/2010. The other study, ‘Early School-Leavers – What’s Next’ looked at the destination of the 7,713 pupils (out of a total second-level enrolment that year of 257,060) who left school in 2009/2010 at any point before sixth year Among the key findings were that 50pc of those who completed their Leaving Cert went straight into higher education. An additional 28pc went on to further education, such as a Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) course; training, such as a FAS course; or repeated the Leaving Cert. A total of 10pc of the class of 2009/2010 took up employment; 7pc were claiming social welfare; and 5pc were ‘other’, such as emigration. A closer analysis of the average 50pc who went straight to college shows a wide variation in progression rates, depending on school sector: Fee-charging schools (66pc). All-Irish schools (57pc). Non-fee-charging secondary schools, generally those run or previously run by the religious (47pc). Comprehensive schools (42pc). Community schools (38pc). Vocational sector schools (34pc). Schools in designated disadvantaged areas (24pc).
Overall, early school leaving is much less of a problem than it was, with 11,498 dropping out of school in 2001/2002. The biggest dropout rate, 3.9pc, was in schools in designated disadvantaged areas, known as DEIS – double the rate of a non-DEIS school and four times that in an all-Irish school. Although followed closely by 3.8pc in fee-paying schools, many of these pupils may have gone on to a grind school. The research shows that more females consistently exit the second-level system earlier than males. This is true both in absolute numbers and in the percentage of the entire male and female school populations. About 55pc of early schoolleavers went on to further education – such as a PLC course, or FAS training – or continued their second-level education in a private institution such as a grind school, as 22pc of them did. Another 14pc were enrolled in further education or training outside the State, while about 6pc were working and 7pc were claiming social welfare.
Emigration
The remaining 17pc fell into the ‘other’ category, which includes emigration. Education Minister Ruairi Quinn said the reports “would fill data gaps and enhance the information used by the department to plan for the future education needs of our school-leavers”. Data was matched with agencies such as the Revenue Commissioners, the Higher Education Authority’s Student Record System, FAS, the Department of Social Protection and the Further Education and Training Awards Council.
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Le Chéile Trí Chultúr – athmhuintearas pobail i measc óige an tuaiscirt
May 7, 2013
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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