Religious rule should be abolished and schools transferred from Church patronage
The Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in primary schools has recommended a number of changes to the patronage of schools in Ireland.
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The TCD graduate and star of the ‘The Wire’ spoke at the University Philosophical Society tonight.
View ArticleTeachers call for reduced Church control of schools
Primary school teachers will also vote on a motion to maintain their pay levels as set out under the Croke Park deal.
View ArticleMinister: Primary school system needs to “adapt to more diverse society”
A report on patronage and pluralism in the primary sector showed that there is increased demand for new forms of multi-denominational and non-denominational schooling.
View ArticlePoll: Should religion have a role in education?
Yesterday it was recommended that a rule placing religion at the heart of primary education be reviewed but should religion play any role in schools?
View ArticlePoll indicates three-quarters of parents want change in primary school patronage
The poll results also show that many parents still want religious education in schools.
View ArticleQuinn: I’ve been caricatured as enemy of the Catholic Church
The education minister said the debate around school patronage had become distorted.
View ArticleParents asked who they want to educate their children
Surveys about local primary school patronage are being distributed in five areas today but Minister Quinn warned the process will be slow.
View ArticleSurvey begins asking parents who should run primary schools
Ruairí Quinn said the survey is a historic opportunity to parents say whether schools should be denominational, multi-denominational, all-Irish or something else.
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View ArticlePoll: Should Irish primary schools be non-denominational?
Parents in 38 Irish towns are voting on the type of school they want to send their children to but what do you think?
View ArticleArchbishop Martin says the Church should not be ‘gagged’
But he added the Catholic Church in Ireland needs to learn that it cannot expect people to do as they are told.
View ArticlePrimary schools in 23 towns to change patronage following survey
The change comes after surveys were carried out in 38 towns across the country.
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View ArticleApplications open to determine patronage of four new primary schools
The four schools – due to open in September 2014 – are in Cork, Dublin Fingal, Dublin South, and Galway.
View ArticleEducation Minister: ‘Do we really need 150 minutes of religion class per week?’
In a recent broad-ranging interview, Ruairí Quinn talks patronage, third-level fees, Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and his own future.
View ArticleQuinn: I’m not an aggressive secularist
The Minister for Education launched a public consultation on inclusiveness in primary schools today.
View ArticleEducate Together appointed patron of new schools in Dublin and Galway
The NGO aims to provide equality of access to children regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds.
View ArticleColumn: Louise O’Keeffe ruling shows Ireland’s school patronage system is...
The State is responsible for the rights of students in the national school system even if the schools are run by patron bodies, writes Peter Ferguson.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s take the Sacraments out of class time (and out of teachers’ hands)
Instead of spending 20-30 hours of curriculum time focusing on the Sacraments, preparation should take place after school hours.
View ArticlePoll: Should Catholic schools be allowed give preference to Catholic children?
Is it up to the state to provide non-denominational schools?
View Article‘Parents and teachers are scared’: Why won’t more schools give up their...
Many have staunchly resisted calls to amalgamate or divest.
View ArticleThe Archbishop of Dublin says parents who don’t want their kids to do...
But he says Catholic education is “not poison”.
View ArticleSecular Schools Ireland to apply to run three new primary schools in Dublin
Some 96% of primary schools are under religious control.
View ArticleNew Educate Together primary school to open in Dublin this September
The Programme for Government has committed to reaching 400 non-denominational and multi denominational schools by 2030.
View ArticleEducate Together applying for patronage of four more schools in Dublin and Cork
Patrons are being asked to provide evidence of parental demand by 4 January 2017.
View ArticleTwo new Educate Together primary schools announced for Dublin
The four new schools will be able to cater for up to 1,728 pupils.
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