RÁITEAS ADIÉ: Cuireann Aontas Daltaí Iar-Bhunscoile na hÉireann Fáilte roimh na hAthruithe atá Molta do na Scrúdaithe Stáit 2023
Cuireann Aontas Daltaí Iar- Bhunscoile na hÉireann (ADIÉ) fáilte roimh Ráiteas an Aire Oideachais Norma Foley maidir leis na hAthruithe do na Scrúdaithe Stáit 2023
Beidh athruithe cosúil leis na hathruithe a fógraíodh i Lúnasa 2021 i bhfeidhm mar gheall ar na deacrachtaí a ghabh leis an bPaindéim Covid-19.
Deir Uachtarán Aontas Daltaí Iar- Bhunscoile na hÉireann ‘ Cuireann ADIÉ fáilte roimh fhógra an Aire Oideachais Norma Foley maidir leis na hAthruithe do na Scrúdaithe Stáit 2023. ” Tá an- áthas orainn go bhfuil an t-eolas seo ag Rang 2023 ag tús na bliana. Thacaigh ADIÉ leis na hathruithe seo agus d’ aontaigh na páirtithe leasmhara oideachais leo. Beidh daltaí na tíre anois in ann dul isteach ar scoil ar an Luan leis an eolas seo faoi na scrúdaithe a chabhróidh go mór leo” ’
Deir Oifigeach Oideachas ADIÉ Jack McGinn “ Tá an-áthas ar Aontas Daltaí Iar-Bhunscoile na hÉireann tacú leis an nGrúpa Monatóireachta do na Scrúduithe Stáit 2022 tar éis an sár-oibre a rinnedar i 2020 agus 2021 maidir leis na fadhbanna a ghabh le Covid-19 ar scoil. Cabhróidh na hathruithe seo go mór le daltaí ar fud na tíre agus gabhaimid buíochas leis an Aire Oideachais Norma Foley, An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, Coimisiún na Scrúdaithe Stáit agus na Páirtithe Leasmhara a chur na hathruithe seo i bhfeidhm a chabhróidh go mór le Rang na hArdteiste agus an Teastas Shóisearach 2023
Beidh a thuilleadh eolais faoi na hathruithe seo ar fáil i gceann cúpla seachtaine. Guíonn Aontas Daltaí Iar-Bhunscoile na hÉireann ádh mór ar dhaltaí na hArdteiste 2022 a bhfuair a dtorthaí inniu. Tá tacaíocht ar fáil do dhaltaí ag https://www.issu.ie/help
Cad atá a dhéanamh againn faoi láthair?
Tá moladh curtha le chéile againn don Roinn Oideachais d’athoscailt na scoileanna, a thacaíonn le daltaí na scrúdaithe agus le daltaí le riachtanaisí speisialta.
Táimid ag glaoch ar an Roinn Oideachais cruinniú a bheith againn chun an fhógra maidir le dúnadh na scoileanna a phlé
Táimid ag bualadh leis na h-oifigigh tofa go léir san aontas um thráthnóna chun plean gnímh a chur le chéile.
Tá feachtas á phleanáil againn ag lorg soléireachta do dhaltaí.
Tá comhairlel dhaltaí á phleanáil againn.
Athoscailt na Scoileanna
Tá ANDIÉ ag lorg athoscailt na scoileanna dos na mblianta seo a leanas: 3ú, 5ú, 6ú - le daltaí le riachtanaisí oideachaise speisialta, chomh maith leis na daltaí atá mar pháistí ag oibritheoirí riachtanacha, le h-oideachas a fháilt ar scoil i slí sábháilte (tríd na cianfhoglama) muna bhfuil sé indhéanta iad a bheith sa mbaile leo féin. Ba cheart go gheobhadh daltaí na meánscoile eile oideachas cianfhoghlama, le traenáil le fáil acu ar an gcianfhoghlaim agus achmhainní teicneolaíochta a chur ar fáil dóibh freisin. Ba cheart go dtacódh le múinteoirí agus iad ag múineadh óna gcuid seomraí ranga.
Cén brí atá leis seo?:
Osclódh na scoileanna dos na mblianta seo a leanas: 5ú, 6ú, 3ú agus daltaí le riachtanaisí oideachaise speisialta.
Bheadh an rogha ag páistí na n-oibritheoirí riachtanacha freastal ar an scoil chun tacaíocht a fháil agus ionas go mbeadh féitheoireacht ar fáil dóibh agus a dtuismitheoirí ag déanamh a gcuid oibre.
Bheadh cianfhoghlaim ar siúl dos na mblianta seo a leanas: 1ú, 2ú, 4ú, le traenáil cianfhoghlama ar fáil agus teicneolaíocht curtha ar fáil dóibh má tá sé ag teastáilt.
Cuirfear tacaíocht ar fáil do mhúinteoirí ionas go mbeadh siad in ann a gcuid cianfhoglama a stiúriú ón seomra ranga.
Call for Members of Sanitary Products Working Group
The ISSU Welfare Officer Matthew is forming a working group to discuss the importance of freely available sanitary products in second-level schools.
The ISSU realises the importance of breaking the stigmas surrounding normal bodily functions including menstruation - the working group will work with members of the National Student Executive to campaign for freely available sanitary products.
Meetings are foreseen to take place online, with the working group running until May 2021.
Anxious Students and Parents Voice Health Fears, Seek New Supports Ahead of Schools Reopening
Survey reveals concerns around lack of communication, facilities and resources
The ISSU, NCPPP, IGC, and UNICEF are urgently calling on the Government to provide the additional resources students need this Autumn, as preparations continue for the safe reopening of schools after COVID-19 closures. There are serious concerns about student welfare and the impact of distance learning. Plans for the reopening of schools must consequently be developed in consultation with the wider school community, and communicated clearly, ahead of the fast-approaching 2020/21 school year.
The representative groups are reacting to a recent survey of 11,615 students, parents and guardians by the ISSU and the NPCPP, which indicates significant concern around the return to school.
The groups have joined together to ensure the needs of students are addressed. Key concerns are: missed educational/developmental milestones for young people transitioning from primary to post-primary school, and out of post-primary education, health and wellbeing impacts and learning loss.
Survey findings
The core findings of the survey, conducted in June and July 2020, are outlined below. The full survey and its results can be found here .
Transitions:
24.08% of respondents raised concerns around transitioning back to school in September. 2020 and the lack of guidance provided to date, specifically for incoming first-year students
Participants sought an induction programme for adjusting back to school.
Health and well-being:
29% of respondents had concerns around their physical health amid reopening.
662 comments were made regarding stress, of which 62% were contributed by students.
353 comments relating to anxiety were made, 70% were made by parents/guardians.
Additional mental health resources were highlighted as a priority need.
Learning Loss:
Over 51% of respondents noted concerns regarding academic issues.
A common concern for students was that distance learning leaves them at a disadvantage, starting the new school year already behind.
In assessing the concerns highlighted, the groups are making the following recommendations:
Support students’ health and wellbeing, especially those most disadvantaged by school closures
Increase one-to-one support for students through the reinstatement of dedicated Guidance Counsellor hours to support their social-emotional wellbeing, and deal with anxieties around academic and vocational challenges.
Provide extra guidance to students transitioning through educational/developmental milestones or transitioning from primary to post-primary, and out of post-primary.
Provide a back-to-school wellbeing programme to address the social, mental, physical and environmental consequences of the pandemic and school closures.
Implement additional learning programmes and social supports to address learning loss, particularly for vulnerable or at-risk students, and/or those with special educational needs.
Adapt courses to account for the loss of learning due to school closures
Immediate review and adaptation of syllabi and examinations for all subjects at both Junior and Senior Cycle to ensure they are carried out in an equitable way.
Adaptations made to specific years or programmes - like Transition Year - must ensure learning, skills and experiences are not compromised.
Safeguard the health and safety of the school community
Provide the necessary sanitation facilities and implement social distancing, hygiene and cleaning practices.
Share clear, concise and accurate information about COVID-19, to combat the spread of misinformation which exacerbates fear and anxiety
ISSU, NPCPP, IGC and UNICEF further recommend that the Department of Education & Skills designate schools’ COVID-19 liaisons to coordinate the implementation of these measures, monitor health and safety and oversee contingency planning and the strengthening of remote learning practices in the event of future school closures.
Ráiteas ANDIÉ: Dul chun cinn le Torthaí na hArdteiste 2020
Tá díomá orainn go léir san ANDIÉ nach raibh guth na ndaltaí tógaithe san áireamh sa chinneadh seo, agus nach rabhamar coimeádaithe ar an eolas faoin gcinneadh seo roimh a fhógraíodh inné é (16ú Iúil).
Tá daltaí ag roinnt a gcuid smaointí linn agus beimid i dteagmháil leis an Roinn chun na smaointí sin a chur in iúl.
Is léir go bhfuil tábhacht leis an gcumarsáid agus na scoileanna dúnta ón 12ú Márta. Tá súil againn san aontas go leanfaidh an comhrá leis na páirtithe leasmhara ar aghaidh sna hamanna deacaire seo san oideachas.
Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil caidreamh láidir idir pháirtithe leasmhara agus an Roinn, agus is mór an trua é gur bhfuair daltaí na hArdteiste an t-eolas seo ó na meáin.
Cuirimid fáilte roimh an amlíne deimhnithe ach glacaimid go mbeidh tionchar diúltach aige seo ar chumas na ndaltaí ullmhú agus iad ag bogadh ar aghaidh sa saol. Ón bhfórógra tá daltaí na hArdteiste tar éis a gcuid smaointí a chur in iúl dúinn, agus tá súil againn go oibreoidh an Roinn chun tionchar diúltach an chinneadh seo a laghdú.
Déanaimid comhghairdeachas leis an t-Aire Foley agus í tar éis socruithe a dhéanamh le UCAS, ach tá sé ríthábhachtach treoirlínte a fháilt go luath chun cinntiú nach mbeidh míbhuntáiste ar dhaltaí atá ag iarradh a gcuid stáidéir a dhéanamh thar lear.
Glacaimid an chúis leis an moill seo, chun cinntiú go bhfuil na torthaí i mbliana ag an gcineál céanna le bhlianta eile - tá sé ríthábhachtach go bhfuil cáilíocht na ndaltaí ag leibhéal cothrom i gcomparáid le bhlianta eile agus glacaimid tábhacht an phróisis le seo.
Leanfaidh an ANDIÉ ag lorg freagraí ón Roinn agus tá súil againn go chinntóidh na himeachtaí seo go mbeidh caidreamh cumarsáide níos láidre ann sa todhchaí idir na ndaltaí agus páirtithe leasmhara eile.