Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Department of Education and Skills
Educational Disadvantage
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact title of the review of the DEIS scheme that is referred to in the Programme for Government. [33702/14]
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The DEIS programme is the subject of ongoing evaluation by both the Educational Research Centre and the Department's Inspectorate who have produced a series of reports to date. A list of the relevant evaluation reports is set out. This research was the subject of a research seminar in May 2014 entitled Learning from DEIS.
At this seminar, the former Minister for Education and Skills, announced plans to commission one further piece of research in relation to DEIS to provide recommendations for a renewal of the Government's policy in relation to educational disadvantage, including DEIS.A procurement process to produce a "Consolidated Report on the Learning from the Evaluation of DEIS" is currently underway.
DEIS Evaluation and Related Reports
1. ERC and Inspectorate DEIS Evaluation reports published to date:The achievements and characteristics of pupils attending rural schools participating in DEIS(Susan Weir and Laura Mc Avinue, Dublin: Educational Research Centre, 2013)
The Evaluation of the School Support Programme under DEIS – Changes in pupil achievement between 2007 and 2013 – Bulletin Report – Susan Weir and Sylvia Denner Dublin: ERC 2013
The impact of DEIS on class size in primary schools. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. Weir, S., & McAvinue, L. (2012).
A report on the first phase of the evaluation of DEIS. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. Weir, S., Archer, P., O’Flaherty, A., & Gilleece, L. (2011).
An evaluation of planning processes in DEIS primary schools (DES Inspectorate) 2011
An evaluation of planning processes in DEIS post primary schools (DES Inspectorate) 2011
Educational disadvantage in primary schools in rural areas. Weir, S., Archer, P., & Millar, D. Report No. 1: Analysis of English reading and mathematics achievement in schools in the rural dimension of the School Support Programme. Report to the Department of Education and Science. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. (2009).
The assessment of levels of disadvantage in Primary Schools for DEIS. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. Archer, P., & Sofroniou, N. (2008).
A report on the procedures used to identify post-primary schools for inclusion in the School Support Programme under DEIS. Dublin: Educational Research Centre. Weir, S. (2006).
2. Other Relevant Reports published to date:Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices in DEIS Schools (DES Inspectorate) 2009
Retention Data for DEIS and non-DEIS Post Primary Schools (DES Statistics Section) 2013
Early Leavers – What Next? (DES Statistics Section) 2013
The first in a series of reports which tracks students enrolled in DES-aided post primary schools.
Report of Dormant Accounts Funded Scheme to Enable DEIS Schools in Limerick City to Maximise Community use of Premises and Facilities– OSCAILT (Network of Limerick DEIS School Principals), Transforming Education through Dialogue (TED) Project Mary Immaculate College and DES – 2013
3. Evaluation Reports scheduled for release in 2014.A report on the evaluation of DEIS at second level. (ERC)
Data from the 2012/13 fieldwork exercise to form the basis of a report on the implementation of DEIS at second level. Monitoring of key trends over time in key areas e.g. Leaving Certificate retention rates
The organisation of learning support and resource teaching in a sample of urban primary schools serving disadvantaged areas. (ERC)
Findings of a study conducted in 2011/12 on the organisation of learning support and classroom traffic in a sample of 1,391 classrooms in 120 urban schools which participated in the achievement testing phases of the evaluation in 2007 and 2010.
Looking at Planning Processes in DEIS Schools 2010-2014: Primary (Inspectorate)
Looking at Planning Proceses in DEIS Schools 2010-2014: Post-Primary (Inspectorate)
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