Religion and the Irish Education system is a sensitive and very prevalent issue in our society today. As such, it is by far and away the cause of most of the uncivil posts on this forum. Now, obviously this is an important issue and everyone has a viewpoint on it but that does not give you the right to be abusive and rude.…
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Hi all, Just looking for any info regarding the contracts, budgets and the T&Cs of the hot school lunches please? It's an area I'd love to get involved in but I'm not very clued in on how it all works, so would be very grateful for any info from people in the know Thanks in advance :-)
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Hi everyone, Like most parents, I’ve been dreading the primary school application process. There is no centralised system and every school seems to hide an enrolment information PDF (with a random 3-week enrolment window) on a website from 2004. I built a small automated tracker for myself as I was terrified of forgetting…
Hi all - my little one is due to start school this Sept (first child in family). We filled in the necessary paperwork for the below schools and as the acceptances are coming in now we need a little help with making a decision. St. Kevin’s Junior National School Scoil Bhríde JNS - Donaghmede Gaelscoil Ghráinne Mhaol Can you…
Hi all, I got placed on SENO panel with NCSE in July 2024 and I am currently number 3 on the list. I would like some information about the recruitment process: Has anybody been in a position of waiting for around a year and been successful in receiving a post? What will the process look like? Do they normally email/call…
Hi, Anyone know of anyone offered a job as SENO with the NCSE? Have been on the panel and under consideration for a position with them since May. Garda vetting is completed, references are meant to be delayed. I sent on hard copies of the references beginning of July and no word yet. Just wondering if anyone knows how long…
Hi, We are considering moving our son from an English speaking national school into Scoil Oilibheir from 4th class. The rationale being that he will not need to focus so much on Irish once he gets into secondary school as he will, hopefully, be fluent. Additionally, we are not particularly happy with the level of progress…
D/Education has embarked on a much publicised survey of parents on what type of primary school they would prefer. At the moment, Ireland has the following categories of schools: 1. Catholic 2. Other religions (various Protestant faiths, Jewish and Muslim). 3. Multi-denominatiion e.g. Educate Together. 4.…
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