Folúntas: Múinteoir Acmhainne i nGaelscoil an Choillín, an Iarmhí
January 6, 2015
Folúntas: Múinteoir Ranga Príomhshrutha i nGaelscoil Chnoc na Ré, Sligeach
January 6, 2015
Folúntas: Cúntóir Riachtanas Speisialta i Scoil Chearbhaill Uí Dhálaigh, Cill Dara
January 6, 2015
Folúntas: Cúntóir Riachtanas Speisialta i Scoil Náithí, Baile Átha Cliath
January 6, 2015
CAO picks and the important Irish language question
January 6, 2015
35% de dhaltaí Gaeltachta ag fáil oideachais trí Bhéarla
January 6, 2015
Folúntas: Stiúrthóir Naíonra, Corcaigh
January 5, 2015
Mother Teresa’s old school ‘Gaelwarts’ in demand as a wedding venue
January 5, 2015
Meet the class in Dublin’s own ‘Hogwarts’ school in the building where Mother Teresa learned English.
The doors of Gael Cholaiste an Phiarsaig opened in September and accepted its first 16 students.
The Rathfarnham school is located in a former Loreto Abbey on the southside of the capital.
It has been described by many as Ireland’s answer to Hogwarts, but the students have a better name for the historic building.
“They love it here. It is the Irish answer to Hogwarts, the students call it Gaelwarts,” principal Joe Mac Suibhne told the Herald.
Revamp
It was planned for development until the crash and then Nama took the keys. Nama sold the school earlier this year to the Department of Education for a reported €2.3m.
It is the first post-primary Gaelscoil to open on the south of the Liffey in more than a decade and it’s is hoped that the entire building when completed will cater for 500 students.
It is believed that the Department of Education will need to invest a total of €12m into the building to fully revamp it. Mother Teresa of Calcutta studied English here when she came to Ireland in the 1920s.
Mr Mac Suibhne said that his young pupils do understand the significance of their school.
“It is a really beautiful building,” he said. “The school is in demand but we are only enrolling the year before students are due to start. We are not letting people enrol ten years in advance; we want to keep it fair.”
The mixed school will take in three classes of first years next September. There are currently six teachers working in the school.
“It’s a great atmosphere we have at the minute, it’s like a family. We hope to keep hold of that,” he said.
Students and staff are currently restricted to one part of the building.
“It will be refurbished as we go along,” the principal explained.
“We are actually based in the oldest part at the moment, it was built in 1725. It’s a beautiful period building.”
“The rooms are all very large, with 15ft high that all have ornate coving,” he explained.
There is also a church located within the abbey.
“The church is a fabulous building. I have people emailing me to have their weddings here,” Mr Mac Suibhne revealed.
It’s not the first time that the 250-year-old building has housed a school. Up until the mid-1990s it was Catholic boarding school for girls.
Any building work that was carried out was done very carefully and an architecture team are currently drawing up plans for the refurbishment.
www.herald.ie
Provision of CPD Programmes for teachers working in the area of LS and Special Education – DES Circulars
January 5, 2015
In order to assist all schools and educational services in meeting the needs of students requiring learning support and the teaching of students with special educational needs, the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills currently funds the provision of a number of CPD programmes as follows:
- Combined Post-Graduate Diploma Programme of Continuing Professional Development for Teachers involved in Learning Support and Special Education – Circular 0001/2015.
- Graduate Certificate in the education of Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) for Teachers working with Students with ASDs – Circular 0002/2015.
- Post-Graduate Certificate/Diploma Programme of Continuing Professional Development in Special Education (Autistic Spectrum Disorders) for Teachers – Circular 0003/2015.
Please be advised that the Circulars and application forms for these programmes will be available w.e.f. the 1st January on the Department’s website http://www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Circulars-and-Forms/. The closing date for completed application forms, which should be returned to the College or University of choice, is the 27th February 2015.
Longford given green light for new Gaelscoil
January 5, 2015
A brand new, state of the art Gaelscoil is on the cards for Longford town, the Department of Education & Skills revelaed this week.
Details of the announcement were made by Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan as part of a €2.2bn government investment package.
Building work on the new Gaelscoil an Longfoirt at Farneyhoogan will get underway next year in accordance with a five year blueprint to meet changing infrastructural and rising population demands.
One of over 270 new school projects, a Department of Education spokeswoman confirmed the new school is likely to be completed as early as 2016.
The finer points of the project, including costs and its anticipated duration were not disclosed for fear of jeopardising the tendering process.
Local Fine Gael TD James Bannon said the news could not have come at a better time for teachers and parents alike.
Equally, the spin-off benefits to the local economy would be numerous, he said.
“I am absolutely delighted that construction on a new school for Gaelscoil an Longfoirt, Fearann Úi Dhuagain will get underway in 2015,” said Deputy Bannon.
“I have no doubt that the construction of a new school will have a positive impact on the teachers, pupils and the local community; equally it will also provide a significant boost in terms of construction jobs.”
The Legan TD paid tribute to principal Yvonne Ní Mhurchú for her own efforts in helping to bring the project to fruition.
“Gaelscoil an Longfoirt, Farneyhoogan and its Principal Yvonne Ní Mhurchú have campaigned over a long number of years for upgraded facilities.
“I compliment them on their efforts, which have culminated in today’s announcement.”
Speaking to the Leader, Ms Ní Mhurchú said the latest developments amounted to a “great news story” for Longford.
She also added, “this is an indication that the Department of Education & Skills is investing in Irish language education”.
She went on to say that a number of sites were currently in the pipeline and it would be the Department and Longford Co Council that would eventually determine which site was the most suitable for a new school.
“Thank God the funding is secure for the new school; in the New Year we will get the site determined and we will then have the design team and architects on board,” she continued.
“The money has been ring fenced and the Department is putting money into Irish education here in Longford. We anticipate at this stage that the new school will take six to 12 months to complete. We are looking forward to the next 12 to 18 months.”
www.longfordleader.ie
