Department of Education and Science, Ireland.
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Department of Education Department of Education and Science, Ireland.and Science, Ireland.
Educational Disadvantage and Educational Disadvantage and Social InclusionSocial Inclusion
Domnall Fleming April 2010Domnall Fleming April 2010
OverviewOverview
Primary School: 4 – 11/12 years
Secondary:
Junior Certificate – 12-15 years
Leaving Certificate – 15-18 years
Third Level:
Post-Leaving Certificate courses, Institutes of Technology, University.
Inspectorate:Inspectorate:
Education Act 1998 Section 13.
• An Inspector shall visit recognised schools and centres of education . . . and following
• consultation with the board, parents of students and teachers as appropriate . . .
• —Evaluate the organisation and operation of those schools and centres and the quality and effectiveness of the education provided in those schools and centres . . .
Key Statistics (Key Statistics (state funded schoolsstate funded schools))
• Primary: 450,000 students (8 year cycle) in 3000 schools
• Secondary: 320,000 students (6 year cycle) in 740 schools
• Third level: 140,000. (37,000 – 1980)
Educational Disadvantage and Educational Disadvantage and Social Inclusion.Social Inclusion.
• 1000 students do not transfer from Primary to secondary.
• 2400 leave secondary with no qualification.
• Approx 13% leave school with a Junior Certificate but without a Leaving Certificate.
DEISDEIS
Delivering
Equality of Opportunity
In
Schools
An Action Plan for Educational Inclusion.
DEISDEIS• 203 PP schools have DEIS status (740)
Focus on:
• Retention and attendance
• Literacy and numeracy
• Attainment and progression
• Partnership with parents
• Support for transitions
School Support Programme School Support Programme (Primary)(Primary)
Approx 300 Primary schools in areas of highest concentration of disadvantage
• Early start programmes and 20:1 PTR, home school community liaison, reading recovery programmes.
• other designated schools: Financial support and school book grant support.
Second-level SupportsSecond-level Supports
DEIS Schools
• School Completion Programme (SCP)
• Curricular support; Junior Certificate Schools Programme (JCSP), Leaving Certificate Applied Programme (LCA).
• Targeted supports for International students and Traveller students.
• Additional resources
Access and TransitionAccess and Transition
• Access programmes to third level.
• Youth reach programmes
• Back to Education initiatives
• Links with voluntary Youth sector services
ConcernsConcerns
• International students / refugee groups.
• Traveller students (access)
• Concentrated areas of disadvantage.
• Transfer, retention, completion.
• Retention of teachers
• Third-level uptake.
• League tables!