Published: 11 June 2009

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Published: 11 June 2009

Tuairisciú do thuismitheoirí: Teimpléid le haghaidh cártaí tuairisce

Teimpléid le haghaidh cártaí tuairisce

Is féidir le scoileanna a rogha a bhaint as naoi leagan éagsúil de chártaí tuairisce, chun faisnéis a thabhairt do thuismitheoirí ar dhul chun cinn a leanaí. Is ó thaobh leagan amach de atá na cártaí tuairisce éagsúil óna chéile, tá an t-ábhar céanna iontu ar fad. Tá ceithre phríomhréimse chun dul chun cinn agus gnóthachtáil páistí a thuairisciú i ngach ceann de na naoi dteimpléad le haghaidh Cártaí Tuairisce. Is iad na príomhréimsí sin ná:

• léargais ar mheon(ta) foghlama an pháiste a roinnt
• machnamh ar fhorbairt shóisialta agus phearsanta an pháiste
• tuairisiciú ar fhoghlaim an pháiste trasna an churaclaim
• príomhról tuismitheoirí i dtacú le foghlaim an pháiste a aithint.

Tá na teimpléid curtha i láthair anseo i gcaoi ar féidir iad a phriontáil agus a fhótachóipeáil, nó iad a líonadh go leictreonach agus ansin a phriontáil.

Féadfaidh tú Treoir Úsáide a íoslódáil chun cabhrú leat na teimpléid a phriontáil/a fhótachóipeáil.

Féadfaidh tú Treoir Úsáide eile a íoslódáil chun cabhrú leat na teimpléid a líonadh go leictreonach.

* Seo an rogha d'amharc scáileáin **Neamhoiriúnach d'amharc scáileáin

Le cois na dteimpléad, tá na bileoga thíos ar fáil le híoslódáil:

Teimpléid Chártaí Tuairisce - eolas do scoileanna

Teimpléid Chártaí Tuairisce - eolas do thuismitheoirí

Teimpléid Chártaí Tuairisce - eolas do thuismitheoirí :Francais (Fraincis)

Teimpléid Chártaí Tuairisce - eolas do thuismitheoirí: Polski (Polainnis)

Teimpléid Chártaí Tuairisce - eolas do thuismitheoirí: Lietuvi (Liotuáinis)

Cúlra

Cheap an CNCM roinnt dréacht-Teimpléid le haghaidh Cártaí Tuairisce mar fhreagairt ar iarratais ó mhúinteoirí ar eolas agus ar chomhairle faoi dhul chun cinn páistí ar scoil a thuairisciú do thuismitheoirí (Primary Curriculum Review, Phase 1, 2005). Bhí páipéar cúlra i leith Reporting Children's Progress in Primary Schools (NCCA, 2006) mar bhonn eolais le ceapadh na dteimpléad.

Sa pháipéar seo bhí foramharc ar threochtaí agus ar fhorbairtí maidir le beartais agus cleachtais tuairiscithe idirnáisiúnta. Thug sé srac-chuntas ar chórais dhifriúla atá ann chun dul chun cinn páistí a thuairisciú agus d'aibhsigh sé an ról tábhachtach atá ag tuismitheoirí maidir le foghlaim a gcuid páistí ar scoil a thacú, a athneartú agus a leathnú.

Chríochnaigh an CNCM tionscnamh forbraíochta scoilbhunaithe maidir le tuairisciú do thuismitheoirí le linn na scoilbhliana 2006/07. Bhí príomhoidí, múinteoirí agus tuismitheoirí i gcúig bhraisle scoileanna ar fud na tíre páirteach sa tionscnamh sin. Sampla ionadaíoch ab ea na scoileanna de chineálacha éagsúla scoileanna i mbunoideachas na hÉireann.

Bhain gach scoil triail as dréacht-Teimpléad le haghsidh Cárta Tuairisce amháin nó níos mó i bhfíoram sa seomra ranga agus chuir tuairisc maidir leis chuig an gCNCM. Baineadh úsáid as an eolas seo ó scoileanna chun teimpléid leasaithe a cheapadh - chun go mbeidís níos úsáidí, níos intuigthe agus níos sobhainistithe do scoileanna, agus chun acmhainní a aithint a theastódh chun tacú lena n-úsáid sna scoileanna.

Tá an tuarascáil dheiridh faoin tionscnamh ar fail sna doiciméid thíos. Mar thacaíocht don obair choimisiúnaigh an CNCM taighde ar chleachtas bhunscoileanna i leith thuairisciú do thuismitheoirí. An tOllamh Kahty Hall agus foireann ó Ollscoil na hÉireann, Corcaigh, a rinne an taighde seo, agus tá an tuarascáil le híoslódáil thíos.

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Published: 11 June 2009

On catholic schools

THE BISHOPS discussed the role of Catholic schools in Irish society in the wake of the publication of the Ryan report. There have been calls from politicians and in the media for the Catholic Church to be removed from the provision of primary education.

"The Catholic Church is one patron among many different patron bodies providing primary education in Ireland. School patrons, whether Catholic or otherwise, are fully accountable and operate under State regulation.

"Specifically, the safety and welfare of pupils in our schools are assured by State law and regulation.

"The standards that operate to safeguard children in our schools are those contained in the State's own Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children (1999), the Department of Education and Science's own Child Protection Guidelines and Procedures (2001) and in relevant legislation, and not those of an individual school patron (eg Catholic bishop).

"There is no ambiguity on this important issue: the State's child protection standards apply to all schools and they require that each school have its own designated liaison person to receive and report complaints. That person must be a member of the school staff. Because of these standards and procedures, primary schools are very safe and supportive environments for children."

"It is important to emphasise that school life and management are regulated by the State.

"The Education Act 1998 and subsequent legislation, as well as departmental guidelines and circulars, determine the day to day running of schools.

"Whole school evaluation, conducted by the schools' inspectorate, is now a feature of all primary schools. This involves a minute examination, not just of what happens in the school, but also of the working of the board of management and the involvement of the patron.

"The Catholic Church is committed to continuing to provide Catholic schools to cater for the needs of parents who wish their children to have a Catholic education. The Church accepts and supports choice and diversity within a national education system.

"We believe that parents who desire schools under different patronage should, where possible, be facilitated in accessing them.

"It is the role of the State to provide for the education needs of communities, and the Church will engage with the State, and other education partners, in this. In areas where the population has changed, there are sometimes more Catholic schools than are required by the local community.

"In these locations this will mean reducing the number of Catholic schools, and we are ready to do this.

"Of course we recognise that the local community: parents, staffs and boards and management, have to be consulted in any such change of patronage or ownership."

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Published: 11 June 2009

The Department of Health and Children and the Health Service Executive have launched The National Guidelines on Physical Activity for Ireland ;'Get Ireland Active'. The aim of these guidelines is to:

• highlight the importance of physical activity to the health of Irish people;
• outline the recommendations for physical activity for people of all ages and abilities;
• provide information to support those promoting physical activity in their everyday work, and direct people to where they can access information and support to become more physically active.

The National Guidelines on Physical Activity for Ireland have been produced, as one of the recommendations from the National Task Force on Obesity,1 to increase physical activity and reduce the levels of overweight and obesity among Irish people. These guidelines highlight the recommendations for physical activity for children, young people, adults, older people and people with disabilities, for example:

Adults (18-64yrs) need at least 30 minutes a day of moderate activity on 5 days a week or 150 minutes a week.

Older people need at least 30 minutes a day of moderate intensity activity on five days a week, or 150 minutes a week.

Adults with disabilities should be as active as their ability allows. They should aim to meet the adult guidelines of at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity on 5 days a week.

Children and young people (2-18 yrs) should be active at a moderate to vigorous level for at least 60 minutes everyday.

Launching the Guidelines, Ms Aine Brady, TD, Minister for Older People and Health Promotion said "the benefits that increasing levels of physical activity can bring to the people of Ireland, demands that we promote increased levels of physical activity across the population; and help to make this possible through supportive policies in health, education, environment, sport and transport, both at national and local levels".

We have developed a number of information resources giving details on the Guidelines for those working in the area of physical activity and for the public including 'get active your way' a public information booklet, a fact sheet for adults and a fact sheet for parents and children. The Guidelines can be accessed through:

Local HSE Health Promotion Department;
www.getirelandactive.ie, and
HSE information line 1850 24 1850.

Dr Patrick Doorley, National Director of Population Health, Health Service Executive stressed that "the key message we want to give is that physical activity is for everyone and that any level of physical activity is better for your health than none at all. Recent evidence has highlighted that despite longer life expectancy and reduced rates of deaths from heart disease, Irish people still face health risks from the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes, and that physical activity will reduce these risks."

Physical activity decreases health risks and is a public health priority as:

* Only 41% of Irish adults do moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 20 minutes three or more times a week. (SLAN, 2007)2
* 1 in 5 people in Ireland are physically inactive. (SLAN, 2007)2
* The Health Behaviours in School Children Survey (HBSC, 2006)3 found that more than half of primary school age children in Ireland did not do the recommended level of physical activity and by 15 years of age, almost nine out of 10 girls and seven out of 10 boys don't reach the recommended level.

The National Guidelines on Physical Activity for Ireland will support existing work on physical activity in the Health Service and in Schools, Sports Partnerships, Communities, Workplaces and the Voluntary and Statutory sectors.

Internationally people's physical activity levels are a major public health priority as national guidelines on physical activity have been developed in countries such as Canada, USA and Australia.

Relevant Websites:

www.getirelandactive.ie
www.littlesteps.eu
www.hse.ie
www.healthpromotion.ie
www.dohc.ie

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