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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently exploring the provision of additional accommodation at the school in question to facilitate the school offering additional school places for September 2023. In tandem with this and with regard to the provision of the new school building at the site in Kildare town that will accommodate 1000 pupils as well as provide accommodation for pupils with special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school to which she refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme for two categories of works (Roof and Structural) on the same application form. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, each category of an emergency must be applied for separately. The school had proposed a full roof replacement on their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead a coordinated programme of actions to support the supply of teachers. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher Supply Action Plan was published in November 2018. The Action Plan called for the development of upskilling programmes in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In July 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills published the Framework for Junior Cycle 2015. This framework was developed following extensive consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), which included a symposium on the future of junior cycle, online questionnaires, focus groups and written submissions. This consultation included the vocational education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In accordance with Department Circulars 0044/2019 and 31/2011, schools are required to employ appropriately qualified and registered teachers and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in the Schedule of the Regulations, the Council registers teachers under five routes of registration: Route 1 - Primary; Route 2 - Post-primary; Route 3 - Further Education; Route 4 - Other; and Route 5 - Student Teacher. The minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that in March 2022, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. In my announcement, I set out a clear vision for Senior Cycle. I want to be clear that Senior Cycle redevelopment has not been suspended. Significant progress has been made to date in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands namely the Statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) and the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council, as the professional regulatory body for teaching, has statutory responsibility for the accreditation of initial teacher education programmes and for the registration of primary and  post-primary teachers. Revised standards for the accreditation of programmes of initial teacher education, Céim – Standards for Initial Teacher Education (ITE), ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. Please note data provided is for academic year 2021-2022, the latest year we have final standard and programme data for. We do not publishing standard or programme by gender. This is due to the small numbers involved for some standards and programmes which can increase the risk of statistical disclosure.  This data was collated from the class and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: There are four state-funded higher education institutions (HEIs) providing primary initial teacher education (ITE) and one independent private provider of primary ITE. The current requirements for Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of 2 x 2 week placements, which are outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data in a way that takes account of the significant local and regional variations in demographic trends and enrolment projections, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas, of which some 40 are in Dublin.  Using school planning area boundaries within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: There are four state-funded higher education institutions (HEIs) providing primary initial teacher education (ITE) and one independent private provider of primary ITE. The current requirements for Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of 2 x 2 week placements, which are outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was maintained in 2022 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. There were circa. 180 school building projects delivered during 2022 and a further 273 school building projects remained under construction at the start of 2023...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, Caranua was established in 2013 to disburse the contributions of €110m (€111.38m including interest) provided by the religious congregations following the publication of the Ryan Report by funding approved services to support the needs of former residents who, as children, suffered abuse in relevant institutions. As the funding available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As part of Budget 2023, I announced over €50 million to provide free schoolbooks for all children and young people in primary schools, including special schools within the free education scheme from September 2023. This measure will eliminate the cost to these families for all school books and workbooks. It delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the free school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Meeting the educational needs of children and young people from Ukraine is a priority for the Government, and my Department is determined to support the efforts of school communities across the country, who have shown huge commitment and generosity. I announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALTs) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland....