Educate Together 'needs own secondary schools' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 30 July 2010
THE multi-denominational Educate Together says there is a need for a brand new type of second-level school to cater for the growing number of pupils coming out of their primary schools.
The vast majority of parents of children in Educate Together primary schools want them to continue their second-level education in the same ethos, research has shown.
Educate Together's long-running campaign for recognition as a second-level patron yielded limited results this week with a proposal that it share control of a new school in Co Dublin.
Education Minister Mary Coughlan said she favoured joint patronage between Educate Together and County Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) for a school in Clonburris, Lucan.
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