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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The vision of my Department’s Strategy Statement is to ensure an education system where every student is welcome, valued and actively supported to reach their full potential. The curriculum at all levels is considered to be for all learners regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic background, gender or orientation. The Programme for Government commits that ‘this...

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

Norma Foley: The current status of all projects, including those in Mayo, are listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie/en/service/c5b56b-major-projects/ and is updated on a regular basis to reflect their progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. The description of architectural planning Stages 1-5 of Large Scale Projects and...

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

Norma Foley: My Department is currently compiling the information that is available in response to the Deputy's request and this will be furnished separately to him as soon as possible.

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 396 together. Since January 2021 Tusla Education Support Services (TESS) is under the remit of my Department. 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...

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

Norma Foley: 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. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

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

Norma Foley: 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. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

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:...