Congratulations to Donabate Community College on the wonderful achievement of not just winning one award but two great awards. Aisling Cleary of DCC gives us the details.
Citizens’ Passport Award for DCC!
Donabate Community College is delighted to accept the Citizens Passport Award for our engagement with Global Citizenship Education.
The Global Passport Award is an acknowledgement and recognition of our school’s contribution, dedication and diligence in implementing Global Citizenship Education into all aspects of teaching and learning.
Our school has played and continues to play, a key role in promoting quality values and principles that reflect a very positive GCE practice and you should be extremely proud of this achievement which acts to honour your contributions and commitment to exploring GCE.
Unfortunately, owing to our current circumstances an Award Ceremony was not able to take place. However, our Green Schools Committee, along with Ms Kelly, Ms Davis and Mr Doyle were delighted to accept the award on behalf of the school. We thank them for their continued hard work in school.
Health Promoting Schools Flag Awarded to DCC
Just before school closures back in March, our school received the Health Promoting Schools Flag, awarded by the HSE.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, there was no official ceremony and in lieu of this, Mr Doyle presented the flag and banner to a cohort of the Donabate Community College’s students.
This award is a formal recognition of all the good work that students, staff and the wider community have been doing in the area of Wellbeing.
The areas that the school was examined in were as follows, Environment, Curriculum and Learning, Policy and Planning and Partnerships.
The HSE were extremely impressed with all the work we have done in these areas and the work we are continuing to do.
In many ways, we are leading the way in the area of Wellbeing, and we would like to congratulate all in our school community for their continued engagement and support of our initiatives.
Vote for the new Post-Primary School in Blackrock, Booterstown and Dún Laoghaire
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyDublin & Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board is currently applying for the patronage of the new Post-Primary School in Blackrock, Booterstown and Dún Laoghaire.
The Department of Education decides which areas of the country need schools. The Department creates a catchment area for schools and invites parents to vote for their preferred patron.
You can vote for your school patron on the Department’s Online Patronage Preference System (OPPS).
Who can vote in the primary patronage survey?
Parents of children / young people living in the catchment area can vote. To vote you will need your child’s PPS number and your Eircode.
You can find more information on the post-primary school processes on the Department’s website here.
If you have any further questions regarding DDLETB and post-primary school patronage , don’t hesitate to get in touch with Janet: janetmurphy@ddletb.ie
Who will build the new school?
The Department of Education and Skills is responsible for the site acquisition, planning permission and building of all new school buildings, regardless of the patron. Schools that opened in the last few years have all opened in temporary accommodation.
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Donabate Community College Wins Two Awards
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyCongratulations to Donabate Community College on the wonderful achievement of not just winning one award but two great awards. Aisling Cleary of DCC gives us the details.
Citizens’ Passport Award for DCC!
Donabate Community College is delighted to accept the Citizens Passport Award for our engagement with Global Citizenship Education.
The Global Passport Award is an acknowledgement and recognition of our school’s contribution, dedication and diligence in implementing Global Citizenship Education into all aspects of teaching and learning.
Our school has played and continues to play, a key role in promoting quality values and principles that reflect a very positive GCE practice and you should be extremely proud of this achievement which acts to honour your contributions and commitment to exploring GCE.
Unfortunately, owing to our current circumstances an Award Ceremony was not able to take place. However, our Green Schools Committee, along with Ms Kelly, Ms Davis and Mr Doyle were delighted to accept the award on behalf of the school. We thank them for their continued hard work in school.
Health Promoting Schools Flag Awarded to DCC
Just before school closures back in March, our school received the Health Promoting Schools Flag, awarded by the HSE.
Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, there was no official ceremony and in lieu of this, Mr Doyle presented the flag and banner to a cohort of the Donabate Community College’s students.
This award is a formal recognition of all the good work that students, staff and the wider community have been doing in the area of Wellbeing.
The areas that the school was examined in were as follows, Environment, Curriculum and Learning, Policy and Planning and Partnerships.
The HSE were extremely impressed with all the work we have done in these areas and the work we are continuing to do.
In many ways, we are leading the way in the area of Wellbeing, and we would like to congratulate all in our school community for their continued engagement and support of our initiatives.
New Extension For Skerries Community College
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyDDLETB have received notification from the Department of Education & Skills that an extension to Skerries Community College has been approved. The Schedule of Accommodation being provide is as follows:-
The total accommodation, including circulation area and internal partitions, amounts to 4952.4m2. This is a devolved project however delivery method is still to be finalised with the Department.
This is very welcome news for the staff, students, parents and the community in the Skerries area as well as the wider DDLETB community.
As I Am Webinar
/in Uncategorized /by Jennifer FarleyBuilding understanding and inclusion of young people on the Autism Spectrum.
An AsIAm.ie training webinar for DDLETB led by Hannah O’Dwyer, Education Training Officer at As I Am.
Covid 19 Official Information
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyBeauty And Body Therapy At BFEI
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyYesterday’s Irish Times featured an article focusing on the career of Clare Cullen. Clare is a past student of the body and beauty therapy course at Blackrock Further Education Institute.
Clare explains that the course is very practical but is backed up with theory to help understand the science behind how the body works. ” There was quite a lot of biology, physiology and chemistry in relation to the products and we had to get a good understanding of how the body works”.
And of course, further education is not just about being in the classroom. Clare says “The course was great and we even had the opportunity to study abroad for a semester. It was full-time – mostly 10 am-5 pm – and the college had so many extracurricular offerings that they encouraged us to take part in”.
Following the course, Clare went on to work in a variety of salons and even qualified to enter the World Skills Competition in London, winning a medal of excellence.
Check out the Beauty courses currently available at BFEI.
To find other course opportunities at DDLETB, visit our Further Education section, where you can find a course that’s right for you.
Read the full article in the Irish Times.
Digital Learning For Everyone CPD
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyWelcome to DDLETB Digital Connect Support CPD for 2020 to 2021
Our emergency period saw a strong focus on platforms to ensure remote learning. We are now heading back into schools, colleges and centres in a socially distanced classroom we will continue to provide virtual CPD.
Support
In line with your own needs and those of your learners, we have listened to your feedback and highlighted three focus areas for future CPD which we recently addressed in our using technology to support the socially distanced classroom sessions.
This year our CPD will aim to digitally amplify learner voice, digitally enhance learner communication and collaboration and provide easy methods of digital assessment and feedback. These digital skills will keep you and your learner safe in the physically distanced classroom but will also transfer to the remote environment. If and when this is required a live event will be hosted at the beginning of each month. This event will give an overview of the monthly sessions. Each week we’ll provide a new focus area.
There will be three CPD sessions in a month. The final week of every month we’ll focus on a reflection or showcase week allowing educators to share best practice and ideas from the weekly sessions. Each session will last approximately one hour. Sessions can be accessed via a link on our CPD brochure.
Digital Learning for Everyone Digital CPD October 2020
Each session will include learning a digital skill as well as ideas and discussions to look at how this might positively impact learning in your classroom. More information on these sessions and how to access them will follow we look forward to seeing you.
Broadmeadow CNS – New Temporary Accommodation
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyBroadmeadow Community National School has finally taken ownership of their new temporary accommodation in the Rathbeale Road. We are situated in the heart of Swords, next to the brand new Swords Community College. We are very excited to welcome our new Junior Infants class at the end of August. We have been working hard, following DES guidelines and exploring our creative skills in order to set up a safe, secure and enjoyable environment for our children. We cannot wait to meet you all!
New Ériu Community College In Blanchardstown Is Taking Applications
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyÉriu Community College is a Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), co-educational, multi-denominational, post-primary school underpinned by the core values of
Places Available
There are still some places a.ailable for starting this year. You can found more details and the application form here.
College name
The name of our school is Ériu Community College.
The college is named after Ériu, who gave her name to Ireland, Éireann/Éire in Irish. She was a princess of the legendary Tuatha Dé Danann, a daughter of Delbáeth and Ernmas. See Jim Fitzpatrick’s beautiful drawing of Ériu below.
Ireland Football Player Matt Doherty Makes Donation to Cabra FAI-ETB Centre
/in Corporate News /by Jennifer FarleyThe Republic of Ireland’s Matt Doherty has made a generous donation to Cabra ETB. Matt started as a young player in Cabra with The Bogies.
Matt went on to train under the watchful eyes of FAI-Education & Training Board Player Development programme coaches, Harry McCue and Gino Brazil, both former League of Ireland professionals.
Matt is a graduate of the FAI-ETB course in Cabra, which gives young players an opportunity to train full time while also pursuing educational qualifications to fall back on should their dream of a professional football contract not materialise.
The FAI-ETB Player Development programme has an extraordinary record of player progressions in recent years with over 100 current League of Ireland players having graduated from the programme and a number of senior internationals including Matt, Sheffield United’s Enda Stevens and Burnley’s Kevin Long also following Matt into the Premier League.
This week, Matt Doherty initiated a gesture to say thanks for the help in getting there! The kind gesture will see the agency which represents him cover the cost of new IT and training equipment for the Cabra course which will be of great benefit to the young players who are now in the position that Matt once was. Doherty is represented by Gestifute, the agency founded by Jorge Mendes, the agent who also represents Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho among other stars, and is further supported by Polaris Sports, one of the leading commercial agencies in the world, which is part of the Gestifute group.
Mendes and Gestifute’s Irish-based staff became aware of the FAI-ETB course via a conversation with Matt’s father, Tom who explained that Matt had trained full time for a year on the FAI-ETB course before the opportunity to sign for Wolves came along. Fascinated by this slightly unusual route into Premier League football a spark of interest was ignited. Mendes’ agency has an arrangement with his clients whereby they nominate a number of organisations or charities to support annually, and the FAI-ETB course in Cabra was nominated by Matt for a donation to cover the cost of the IT and training equipment.
FAI-ETB Cabra Course Coordinator, Harry McCue said: “It’s really great that Matt has remembered the opportunity which our course gave him to train full-time and I believe it had a big influence on improving his game and helped him to reach the fitness levels required to get to the next stage of his career.
“Of course, Matt had great ability and resilience which was most important. However, it’s really nice that Matt and his dad Tom have acknowledged the work that we do here in the FAI-ETB courses to help young players progress, whether it’s as a pro footballer or to get them to college.
“It’s worked out well for Matt and we’re delighted for him. This gesture he has now made via his agency will provide some great resources for the lads we have now who are looking to be the next Matt Doherty!”