Gaelscoileanna Teo. selected as the Lead Organisation in the field of Irish-Medium/Immersion Education and Irish-medium Preschool Education
January 20, 2014
Gaelscoileanna Teo. welcomes its selection as the Lead Organisation in the field of Irish-Medium/ Immersion Education and Irish-medium Preschool Education, announced as a result of the restructuring process, conducted by Foras na Gaeilge, to select a lead organisation for the Irish-Medium/Immersion Education and Irish-medium Preschool Education area of activity.
Bláthnaid ní Ghréacháin, CEO of Gaelscoileanna Teo. states, “ We are very pleased that we have been successful in this process. The selection of Gaelscoileanna Teo. is testament to the drive and commitment displayed by the organisation in the development of the Irish-medium education sector in the 40 years since its inception. This announcement is timely as we celebrate our fortieth year, and it serves as recognition of the long years of diligence and loyalty of volunteers and staff members of the organisation. “
“We do, however, recognise that it has been a very difficult and challenging process for all the organisations participating in the process, and that there will be many challenges ahead in fully implementing the new model.”
Gaelscoileanna Teo. acknowledges that it will be embarking on significant changes as it adopts a wider range of services and responsibilities. In respect of same, Ní Ghréacháin states “We eagerly and earnestly accept the responsibilities, opportunities and challenges that await us as the lead organisation for this sector.”
President of the organisation, Máirín Ní Chéileachair, refers to the future development of the organisation, “There has long been strong collaboration between Gaelscoileanna Teo. and other interested parties in the Irish-medium education sector. We look forward to discussing opportunities for continued co-operation with them and the furtherance of strategic collaboration in developing the sector. It is vitally important to Gaelscoileanna Teo. in developing the sector to maintain expertise within the sector, at governance and executive level.”
“We are greatly looking forward to the opportunity to build on Gaelscoileanna Teo.’s current standing, and to develop a strong, coordinated organisation across all three levels, from pre-schooling, to primary school, to post-primary schooling through the medium of Irish on an all-Island basis; an organisation that will have a unified, authoritative voice in its representation of the sector.”
