BEST SCP: Teacher [activelink.ie]
- Published: 30 March 2011
The Ballymun Educational Support Team School Completion Programme (BEST SCP) is a Department of Education and Science funded initiative. We are currently recruiting for the following vacancy:-
Vacancy: 1 Teacher to lead and support the BEST School Group
BEST has a two tiered programme. The first works with young people between the ages of 4 and 18 years who are at risk of leaving school early. The second tier (The School Group) works with seven young people between the age of 14 and 15 years who are completely out of mainstream education.
The School Group aims to facilitate and empower young people to take control of their lives in a positive way, through both an academic and personal/social development programme, which in turn will enable them to return to mainstream education or training. The School Group runs from 9.30am-1.30pm , Monday to Friday and mirrors the post-primary academic calendar. Two team members are assigned to work with this group at all times.
Brief of Role:
To lead and support both the academic and personal/social development programmes for the School Group pupils; To work in a group and 1-1 setting; To develop individual plans based on needs; Develop strong links with parents/guardians; Liaise with various agencies with the aim of strengthening the young people’s social network and to work as part of a School Group Care Team.
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€41.2m scheme to start Summer building work in 453 schools [merrionstreet.ie]
- Published: 30 March 2011
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today announced a €41.2 million Summer building works scheme. 453 primary and post-primary schools were listed as successful applicants.
Speaking about the scheme, Minister Quinn said…
The works in question cover projects in school buildings such as gas, electrical and mechanical works.
These works will be carried out in these schools over the summer months, when the pupils are on holidays, so the disruption to schooling will be kept to a minimum.
Full Story: www.merrionstreet.ie
Primary Schools Education Programme Visits Cork [marine.ie]
- Published: 30 March 2011
Young Explorers navigate the Real Map of Ireland and its seabed territory without ever getting wet.
The Explorers Programme, which has already been successfully rolled out to some 40 primary schools in the West of Ireland from Mayo to Clare, and in six schools in the greater Dublin area is a collaborative effort between the Marine Institute, Forfas Discover Primary Science, the Galway Atlantaquaria and Galway, Mayo and Clare Education Centres in the West and the Bray Sea Life Centre and Blackrock Education Centre in the Dublin Area.
The aim of the Programme is to empower primary school teachers to include marine themes into their classes by providing specially devised lesson plans and other support services adapted to the SESE primary curriculum.
“The Explorers Programme focuses on Ireland’s two greatest natural resources – our vast undersea territory and our young people,” said Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute. “If Ireland is to develop a thriving marine sector in tomorrow’s world, then it will be the young people of today who will make it happen.”
Full Story: www.marine.ie
Allocation of Teaching Resource Hours Paused [INTO.ie]
- Published: 30 March 2011
The DES has written to the NCSE requesting the NCSE to pause sanctioning any additional resource teaching support hours until further notice.
This arises in the context of the Government employee control framework on public service numbers and the projected numbers of LS/RT posts being sanctioned at present. The DES has sought data on the number of applications made by schools and a breakdown of hours sanctioned to date from NCSE.
Full Story: www.into.ie
Minister Quinn announces €41.2m scheme to get summer building works under way in 453 schools [Education.ie]
- Published: 30 March 2011
“Funding of €41.2m under the summer works scheme will see major improvements in primary and post primary schools around the country” -Minister Quinn
453 primary and post primary schools across the country have been successful in their applications for funding under the Summer Works Scheme this year.
Full Story: www.education.ie
