Educate Together

A general meeting of Educate Together will hear tomorrow about the contribution innovative approaches to learning, values education and relationships can make to their proposed second-level schools.
Áine Hyland, former Professor of Education in UCC and Carmel Mulcahy, Head of Education Studies in DCU will be among those to address a ...read more »

Educate Together wishes to correct the statement made by Michael Moriarty, General Secretary, in his speech to the IVEA Congress at Ballybrit, Co. Galway, September 17.
In this speech he stated:
“IVEA absolutely rejects the assertion of Educate Together that their vision of a model of multidenominational school would (to use words ...read more »

New Schools are opening in state-of-the-art buildings but without the funds to equip them. Start up grants have stayed at their 2000 level of €6248.69. It costs approximately €40,000 to equip a school. Existing schools taking on new classrooms also face additional costs of approximately €10,000 per classroom without DES ...read more »

Congratulations to the Minister for the Success of this Summer’s Building Programme
No Children will be left at the side of the road this year. System building of state-of-the-art accommodation is the way to provide additional school places and is also the answer to sub-standard school buildings in the Irish primary ...read more »

No less than 10 state-of-the-art new school buildings are being handed over to Educate Together today, just two days before schools open next Monday.
These schools, built by the Department of Education’s Rapidly Developing Areas programme have been constructed in an intensive effort over the summer. Some projects have gone from ...read more »

Educate Together News Release 26th January 2008
Parents want respect and balance at second-level
New research from Trinity College Dublin shows high demand for Educate Together second-level schools.
A feasibility study carried out by the the school of Education in Trinity College Dublin indicates strong demand for second-level Educate Together education. The results ...read more »

Motion 1: Business Plan
This AGM approves Educate Together’s Three Year Business Plan and commits the sector to working together to achieve its aims. Proposed by the Board of Directors; motion passed.
Motion 2: Business Plan.
That the Educate Together Business Plan is amended to allow school communities to develop Educate Together ...read more »

Dear Sir/Madam,
In your coverage of the recent INTO conference, your readers may receive the impression that there is no existing model of education in Ireland that addresses the needs for equality and religious diversity in schools.

Educate Together is very proud of this three year plan. The planning process has taken an intensive 9-month period of work involving many people. Having been at the core of this work, I would like to personally thank the Board of Educate Together, the planning team, our consultants, Prospectus and ...read more »

Educate Together launched its new three year Business Plan in the Chester Beatty Library on 29th March 2007. David Denny, Chairperson of Educate Together introduced the procedings. The document was formerly launched by Fergus Finlay, Chief Executice of Barnardoes. Paul Rowe, CEO of Educate Together described the plan for the ...read more »

Educate Together calls for Fine Gael to make concrete commitments to introduce key reforms in the way that new schools are provided if they form part of the next government.

February 10th 2007 – Swords Educate Together National School
The second Educate Together General Members Meeting of school year 2006/2007 was held in Swords Educate Together N.S. on Saturday February 10th. Swords ETNS is a rapidly developing Educate Together school based in pre-fabricated buildings in Applewood, Swords. The school opened in ...read more »

The first General Members Meeting of the school year 2006-2007 took place in Griffeen Valley Educate Together N.S. by kind permission of the Principal Tomas O’Dulaing and Board of Management. At the meeting the Board of Directors presented our new 3 year Business Plan. This plan has been a work ...read more »

Motion 1: PE Curriculum
The AGM calls on Educate Together to highlight to the DES the need for funding to implement the Aquatics programme of the PE curriculum. Currently it is impossible for ET schools to provide the full PE curriculum without funding from parents for swimming lessons, hire of pool ...read more »

The second National Forum of Educate Together in the school year 2005-2006 will be held on Saturday, the 4th of March 2006 in Waterford Educate Together N.S., by kind permission of the Principal and Board of Management, at 11:00am.
The purpose of the meeting is:

to provide a Forum for Educate Together ...read more »

Educate Together welcomes and encourages the current debate on the role of religion in Irish primary education and on the shape of our education system into the future.

Educate Together welcomes the debate sparked off by the officers of the Irish Primary Principals Network on the need to address the role of religion in Irish primary education.

Initial results from the 2005 Annual Survey of Educate Together Schools show impressive evidence of sustained and dramatic growth. This growth underlines the continued popularity of this model of education amongst Irish parents and the need for a radical change in the way that the State funds the movement.

At a vibrant, well-attended meeting in the award-winning Educate Together school in Ranelagh, delegates from the 39 Educate Together schools met to discuss national policy. The meeting heard reports on the negotiating success of the movement, the development of its services to new schools, its training programmes, its fundraising policy ...read more »

Multi-denominational Education, a Vital Option for the Future of Irish Society
Ireland’s economic development and rapid social diversification demands that the State take action to increase the availability of schools that guarantee equality of access and respect to children irrespective of their social cultural or religious backgrounds.

Summary of key recommendations

Ireland’s only secular management body delivering multi-denominational education remains starved of urgently needed State aid

Educate Together is a secular, transparent and accountable management structure that acts as patron for multi-denominational schools. It has become the fastest growing sector in Irish education but struggles to meet escalating demand ...read more »

Download Pre Budget Submission pdf (4 pages)
Educate Together’s Pre-Budget 2005 Submission
Its as Simple as A B C D!
A Funding for Primary Education
The Irish State has failed in its obligation to adequately fund primary education. Despite publicity around improvements in funding, the proportion of GDP that Ireland invests in education has ...read more »

Senator
Senator Dominic Hannigan speaking about the poor accommodation for the Educate Together school in Drogheda

A core legal requirement for Educate Together is to “promote a future where multi-denominational education ...read more »

CSO figures released today confirm Ireland is the fastest growing population in Europe with 70,000 people immigrating in the past year
Educate Together, the national representative body for multi-denominational schools, is currently the fastest growing sector in Irish education, creating a complementary choice in primary education and working with existing ...read more »

Educate Together remains the fastest growing primary education sector in Ireland. The National Office for Educate Together congratulate the voluntary work and energy invested by communities determined to set up multi-denominational schools in their locale on behalf of the State for a rapidly diversifying Irish population. This summer, committed parents ...read more »

The possible introduction of a Green Card System to attract highly skilled employees into Ireland is another clear indication of the economic developments and progress Ireland is experiencing. In order to remain a competitive player in the international market and maintain our economic success we must attract an international work ...read more »

Motion 1: Education Welfare Act
“The AGM calls on Educate Together to impress upon the DES the urgency of reviewing the Education Welfare Act, to include all children enrolled in Primary schools.”
Proposed by Swords ETNS
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Motion 2: Teaching Principal
“The AGM calls on Educate Together to highlight the unmanageable, inequitable and unrealistic portfolio ...read more »

Educate Together are delighted to announce the approval of five new Educate Together schools due to open in September 2005.

The Educate Together sector, consisting of 35 Schools nationwide, will be launching their latest publication “What is an Educate Together School” on the 20th April 2005.

Educate Together, as the representative organisation for multi-denominational schools in Ireland would like to express its heart-felt sympathy, support and solidarity with the Roman Catholic community at this time of great loss at the passing of Pope John Paul II.

The United Nations CERD Committee has issued a formal response to the Irish government recommending that the Irish State “promote the esablishment of non-denominational or multi-denominational schools.” This is a significant success for Educate Together’s lobbying efforts.

The second National Forum was held on March 5th, 2005 at Limerick School Project. Our guest speaker was Ms. Joan Crowley O’Sullivan from the Special Education Support Service. Copies of the key presentations are available from the the office. The National Office would like to sincerely thank everyone at Limerick ...read more »

Educate Together ‘s report to the CERD Committee highlights fundamental concerns that the Irish State’s policies towards primary education are in conflict with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination.

Address for the Launch of the ‘Learn Together’ Curriculum by Educate Together, Ag Foghlaim Le Chéile, The Ark, Chldren’s Cultural Centre
Dublin October 6th 2004
Professor Kathleen Lynch, Equality Studies Centre, UCD
I am delighted to launch this new curriculum for Ethical Education. It is an innovative and imaginative set of resources that ...read more »

Four new Educate Together schools are opening this year bringing the total number nationwide to 35. All four schools have opened after many months of dedicated hard work by the Boards of Managements, parents and staff. In many cases, extraordinary efforts have been made by volunteers right through the summer ...read more »

From two tiny rooms in the local scouts den to a brand new purpose built 16 classroom school in two years.  That’s what the Board of Management and the parents of Griffeen Valley ET school will be celebrating when their new building opens this week right on schedule.

As part of the School Development Plan, Educate Together facilitates meetings for Staff, Boards of Management, Patron Committees and Parent Associations to build a shared vision for their school, with a view to drawing up a vision statement. This can be a time to reflect and restate missions and aims, ...read more »

Educate Together schools are set up and developed by groups of parents in local communities, who wish to send their children to a national school that is multi-denominational, child-centred, co-educational and democratically run. The schools are recognised by the Department of Education, are non-fee paying and operate under the same ...read more »

North Kildare Educate Together are proud to announce the awarding of their second architectural award from the RIAI for their school building.