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Second-level General Members’ Meeting

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 …

Substitution Minister – Think Aggain

One of the most bizarre and poorly thought-out measures in the education budget is the decision to abolish payments to primary schools for the employment of substitutes when teachers call …

Frustration Leads to Parent’s Petition to Minister Over Second-level

INCREASING FRUSTRATION LEADS PARENTS TO PETITION MINISTER O’KEEFFE TO FACILITATE EDUCATE TOGETHER’S MOVE TO SECOND-LEVEL  (more…)

Educate Together AGM 2009

The 2009 AGM was held in Monkstown Educate Together NS. The motions adopted by the gathering of members will shape the policies adopted by the Board of Directors on their …

Blueprint for Educate Together Second-level schools Launched with Support of Leading Educationalists

With over 10,000 pupils now attending it’s 56 primary schools nationwide, Educate Together is working towards opening its first second-level school. Today in Dublin, Professor Áine Hyland has launched Taking …

Lucan schools celebrate Light and Giving

The five Educate Together primary schools in the Lucan area will come together in Griffeen Valley ETNS on Monday 21st December for a seasonal celebration of Light and Giving. The …

Educate Together Supports Parental choice in Primary schools

Educate Together, the national primary school organisation, has welcomed the acknowledgement by Fr Michael Drumm, that parental choice is the key issue in primary education and that ‘there are too …

Church’s Role in Primary Education – Letter Submitted to the Irish Times

Madam,Much comment has been recently made on the issue of school patronage in Ireland. Educate Together welcomes open debate on the issue - archaic historical references and breezy presumptions of …

Educate Together Questions New School Opening Decisions

For immediate release, 15 February 2010Educate Together is questioning the decision by the Minister to open three new VEC pilot primary schools in the Department’s Primary Provision plan for 2010. …

Educate Together Announce New School for Portlaoise

For immediate release, 16 February 2010Educate Together welcomes the Department of Education and Science’s sanctioning of a new Educate Together school for Portlaoise this September. The school is one of …