Nollaig Shona!
December 21, 2016
(Gaeilge) Suirbhé maidir le hionadaíocht i mbunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus Gaeltachta
December 19, 2016
(Gaeilge) Folúntas – Príomhoide le Gaeilge de dhíth d’iarbhunscoil nua
December 16, 2016
Irish medium schools’ patron campaigns for multi-denominational schools in Cork and Dublin
December 5, 2016
The largest patron of Irish medium schools in the country, An Foras Pátrúnachta, has today (05.12.16) announced its intention to submit an application for patronage of four new schools in Cork and Dublin.
The campaign is well underway to establish multi-denominational Irish speaking primary schools in the following areas: Ballincollig, Co. Cork (opening September 2017); Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin (opening September 2017); Navan Road West, Dublin (opening September 2017) and in Dublin 2, 4 & 6 (opening September 2018).
Following Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton TD’s announcement last week, patrons will be invited to submit their application for new primary schools in Dublin and Cork by Friday 6th January 2017. An Foras Pátrúnachta will be applying to the Department of Education and Skills for the four schools to be designated as multi-denominational Irish-medium schools.
Commenting today, Caoimhín Ó hEaghra, General Secretary of An Foras Pátrúnachta said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to provide excellent education and diversity of choice to communities in Cork and Dublin. We are the largest patron of Irish-medium schools at both primary and secondary level in Ireland, and our schools are open to all children, offering a range of spiritual ethos.
“Our aim is to provide an excellent education through the Irish language to every child in Ireland who wants it. We already know that there is huge demand for Irish-medium education in these areas, with hundreds of children turned away every year from Gaeilscoileanna in certain catchments due to capacity issues. We are calling on all parents to register their interest today to ensure your choice and your voice is heard.”
The patron opened its 69th school earlier this year in South Dublin, and is now educating 15,000 students per annum. Schools under the patronage of An Foras Pátrúnachta are located in 22 counties around Ireland.
Caoimhín Ó hEaghra continued: “We meet families around the country on a day-to-day basis who are telling us that they want to provide their children with the extra benefits that Gaelscoileanna provide.
“Our schools follow the immersion education model, which helps pupils to become fluent in the language naturally by giving them daily experience of an Irish-speaking environment.
“The benefits of an education through the medium of Irish and bilingual schooling are well documented – students perform better academically, find it easier to learn a third and fourth language and also recent research indicates that students learning through Irish are achieving higher scores in English and Maths. Simply put – immersion education is excellent education.”
Interested parents are asked to register their interest at http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/scoileanna-nua/. The closing date for submitting applications, including evidence of parental preference, is Friday 6th January 2017.
Minister invites applications for patronage of four new primary schools to be established
December 5, 2016
The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D., has today invited school patron bodies/prospective school patron bodies to apply for the patronage of four new primary schools due to be established in September 2017 and September 2018.
Today’s invitation follows on from the announcement in November 2015 of a major programme of capital investment in schools which includes the establishment of these four new primary schools in order to meet increasing demographic demand.
Three of the schools are due to open in September 2017 and will serve the following areas:
Ballincollig, Co Cork
Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Pelletstown, Dublin 7
The remaining school is due to open in September 2018 and will serve the following school planning areas:
Dublin South City Centre (Dublin 2, 4 and 6)
Inviting applications from interested patrons/prospective patrons today, Minister Bruton said “the basic aim of this Government is to use our economic success to create a fair and compassionate society. In few areas is there as much capacity to deliver on this as in education. As part of this, we are determined to provide more choice for parents. As a country we are experiencing a significant, ongoing, increase in our school-going population. The establishment of these new schools forms an essential part of plans to ensure that sufficient new school places are in place to cater for the growing cohort of pupils at post-primary level over the coming years. Additional places will also continue to be provided by extending existing provision, as included in the Six Year Programme of Capital Investment in Schools 2016-2021. Parental demand is one of the key considerations in deciding on the patronage of these four new primary schools and I urge patrons to engage with parents in the relevant school planning areas in this regard.”
The schools will be established in line with the requirements and criteria for the patronage of new schools. These requirements and criteria are published on the Department’s website and will also be provided to prospective applicants. Applicants must confirm they will comply with each of the requirements and criteria in order for their application to be processed. Parental preferences from parents of children living in the areas to be served by the schools, along with the extent of diversity in the areas, will be key factors in deciding on the patronage of each school. In this regard, patron applicants are reminded that only valid parental preferences from the areas to be served by the schools will be taken into account. As part of the process, parents have an opportunity to express their preference for their preferred patron body and also to express their preference for their child to be educated through the medium of Irish or of English. Patron applicants are also reminded that the code of conduct is mandatory.
Invitation to apply for Patronage in the Establishment of New Primary Schools due to open in September 2017 and September 2018
Arrangements for Patronage in the establishment of new Primary Schools due to open in September 2017 and September 2018
(Gaeilge) Seirbhísí Riaracháin trí Ghaeilge ón Roinn Oideachais & Scileanna – Suirbhé
November 23, 2016
(Gaeilge) Plean teanga Fhóram Chois Fharraige
November 22, 2016
Cearta Oideachais Submission regarding the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016
November 22, 2016
Cearta Oideachais are a group of parents raising our children through Irish or bilingually. They came together because they are worried that children whose home language is Irish will be prevented from attending Irish medium schools because of changes to school entrance policies being proposed by the Minister for Education & Skills. They are campaigning for the educational needs and rights of native Irish speaking children to be recognised in any new legislation on school enrolment.
You can read their submission in fill here: Submission – English version
You can also find Cearta Oideachais on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceartaoid/
(Gaeilge) Oiliúint riachtanach do bhoird bainistíochta i mí na Samhna
November 16, 2016
(Gaeilge) Príomhchigire na Roinne, an Dr. Harold Hislop, ag tréaslú le hearnáil an oideachais lán-Ghaeilge ag an gComhdháil Náisiúnta Oideachais ‘Ag Fíorú na Físe’ i gCill Chainnigh
November 15, 2016
