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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The staffing schedule at primary level operates on the basis of 1 classroom teacher for an average of every 28 pupils, with lower thresholds for DEIS Band 1 schools. Each one point adjustment to the current 28:1 schedule at primary level is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. Pupil Teacher Ratio 2010-2015 Level 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 First Level 15.7 16.2 16.4 16.3 16.2 Second Level 13.6 13.9 14.3 14.3 14.2

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. Average Class Size in Primary Schools - 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 Average class size in Mainstream Classes 24.3 24.5 24.7 24.8 24.9 The withdrawal of Resource Teachers for Travellers (Circular 0017/2011) resulted in a change in the way pupils from the Travelling Community are counted....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My focus in Budget 2015 was on obtaining the additional funding that was necessary to provide for demographic growth. The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our schools, as well as to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. That increase has provided funding for 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs to be recruited for our schools, as well as funding important reforms. However, it was not possible to secure the funding which would be required to also increase...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2015/2016 school year are set out in Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Principal duties in medium to large sized schools are carried out by administrative principals. Principal duties in small to medium sized schools are carried out by teaching principals. Circular 25/02 which is available on the Department website outlines the number of days that teaching principals may take as release time in a school year in order to assist them fulfilling their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 556 together. I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology services to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases receive assessment services through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554 and 555 together. The information requested by the Deputy for the years 2011 to 2015 is attached in tabular form. There are now more additional resource teachers and special needs assistants (SNAs) supporting children with special educational needs in our schools than at any time previously. The NCSE allocated 6,454 resource teacher posts to schools for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of the matter referred to by the Deputy. It is not the policy of my Department to comment on individual cases. The general position is that the Board of Management is responsible for the management of the school. Any queries or complaints in relation to how individual issues are being managed by a school should therefore be addressed to the Board of Management. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Patronage of the new school, to which the Deputy refers, was granted to the Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board. The intended date for the school's first intake of pupils is the commencement of the school year 2016/17. The ETB, as Patron, will put the necessary management structures in place commensurate with this date. The Design Team on the Major Building Project has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the letter of acceptance appointing the building contractor issued on 17 June 2015 which commenced the school building contract. The Contractor is expected to start on site in the coming days and the new school building is expected to be completed and ready for occupation before the start of the school year 2016/17.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that 11,330 whole time equivalent Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts have been made available to the NCSE to allocate to schools to end of the current school year. This is the highest number of SNAs that we have ever had and it has ensured that children with special educational needs can continue to participate in education and be supported in a manner appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not have the information in the format requested by the Deputy in PQ 24961 of 23 June 2015. However my Department does have the following information. Data on the number of classes that have 3, 4 or 5 or more grades and associated number of pupils is attached in table A. Data on the number of schools classified by teacher size is attached in table B. This data shows that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 563 together. Since September 2012 at post primary level guidance provision is now being organised by school management from within the staffing schedule allocation. Guidance is a whole school activity and schools have autonomy on how best to prioritise their available resources to meet the requirements in relation to guidance and the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council is the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. One of the primary functions of the Council is to maintain the register of teachers for the State. The number of teachers of English registered under Regulation 4 (Post primary) of the Teaching Council Registration Regulations is 10,042. The Deputy should note that these teachers may be employed as teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Social Personal and Health Education curriculum, which is currently mandatory for junior cycle students, is focused on promoting the health and well-being of our young people, helping them to create and maintain supportive relationships and to become active responsible citizens in society. The curriculum deals with issues such as making decisions, developing self confidence, growing and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy recently applied to my Department for capital funding for additional and improved accommodation. The application will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority subsequently.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A response has been issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department recently approved a grant for conversion works to the school concerned to create additional classroom accommodation. The school has been advised accordingly.