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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 …

1 June 202311 March 2024

People, schools and borders: Educate Together publishes new research on the education opportunities and challenges facing border communities

Border areas research report: Educate Together partnered with the Integrated Education Fund and Ulster University’s School of Education in 2022 to research the opportunities and challenges facing primary schools and communities …

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 …

17 May 202317 May 2023

Educate Together’s revised Learn Together Ethical Education curriculum is launched

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. …

17 May 20233 August 2023

Educate Together’s ‘Snapshot in Time’ book has been officially launched!

The Educate Together national office has published a new book capturing and celebrating examples of innovative and creative practices in Educate Together primary schools nationwide. The publication, ‘A Snapshot in …

6 May 20236 May 2023

Educate Together CEO calls for urgent action on school choice in Ireland

Educate Together CEO Emer Nowlan addressed Educate Together’s Annual General Meeting today, calling for urgent action to ramp up the provision of Educate Together schools. In her remarks at Griffith Barrack Multi-Denominational School, Dr Nowlan expressed deep concern about the lack of progress at …

27 April 202327 April 2023

Educate Together disappointed with failure to allocate sufficient resources to support children with additional needs in developing schools

Educate Together is disappointed that developing schools are once again left in the lurch in seeking to meet the needs of their students with additional needs, following today’s announcement of …

5 April 2023

Educate Together welcomes the resumption of school building construction projects

Educate Together welcomes Minister Foley’s announcement today that delayed school building projects are now set to resume. The Department of Education announced last month that 58 school building projects due to go to construction were placed …