News Archives - Educate Together

4 December 20234 December 2023

Revised parental complaints procedure for primary schools

The Parental Complaints Procedure provides parents and teachers with a structured and agreed format with which to seek resolution to grievances and complaints which can arise, from time to time, …

7 November 20237 November 2023

Evaluation of Educate Together’s Nurture Schools project finds positive impacts for students and school staff

Educate Together has welcomed the findings of a new evaluation report into the organisation’s Nurture Schools project. Over the past three years, Educate Together has supported a third of …

12 September 2023

Primary managers call for increase in school funding

In last year’s budget Minister for Education Norma Foley T.D. increased the primary school capitation grant to €258 euro per pupil to assist schools in dealing with the myriad of …

7 September 20237 September 2023

VHI Mini Marathon runners raise more than €3,000 for equality-based education in Ireland

We would like to say a huge well done and thank you to the #TeamEducateTogether women who took part on Team Educate Together in the 2023 Vhi Mini Marathon this …

7 September 202311 September 2023

Revised Learn Together curriculum launched & crowdfunding campaign exceeds target!

After extensive consultation, development and piloting, Educate Together member schools voted to formally adopt the organisation’s revised Learn Together Ethical Education curriculum at the organisation’s AGM on Saturday 6th May 2023. …

1 September 20237 September 2023

First Sod Turned at Ardee Educate Together National School as the school celebrates 21 years of equality-based education

There was great excitement today in Ardee in County Louth when the Ardee Educate Together National School community, led by principal Ann Middleton, turned the sod on the site of …

23 August 2023

Educate Together calls for a properly resourced education system in 2024 pre-Budget submission

Educate Together is calling for the Government to live up to its stated targets for Ireland’s education system and to properly resource that system via a range of targeted and …

31 May 20231 June 2023

Gerry McKevitt retires after 25 years of dedicated service to equality-based education in Ireland

[caption id="attachment_10266" align="alignright" width="331"] Gerry McKevitt pictured at Educate Together's 40th anniversary celebration in the Dalkey School Project in 2019[/caption] After more than 16 years of dedicated service as a …

26 May 202326 May 2023

Educate Together welcomes survey results confirming significant support for equality-based education in Ireland

Equality-based school provider, Educate Together, has welcomed the findings of a new study into demand for multi-denominational schools in Ireland.  The survey, which shows that more than three in five …

17 May 202317 May 2023

2023 AGM delegates hear of significant progress made by Ireland’s equality-based school movement

Delegates attending the 2023 Educate Together Annual General Meeting at Griffith Barracks Multi-Denominational School in Dublin 8 on Saturday 6th May 2023 heard of significant progress for Ireland’s equality-based school …