New post primary school for North Wicklow

North Wicklow Educate Together 2nd Level

Hi all- the Minister for Education announced today that a new second level school will be opened in North Wicklow in 2016. If you would like this school to be an Educate Together one then please visit www.wicklow2school.ie and sign an expression of interest. (Here we go again!)

Nancenet70

I've shared the link (www.wicklow2school.ie) on FB!

Nancenet70

Just making sure everyone has seen this! Please share the link!

Nancenet70

hoping you're all spreading the word and sharing the link!

Nancenet70

Did you see the statement from the Wicklow TD's? WOOHOO!

STATEMENT BY WICKLOW TDS
Thursday, 06 June 2013

WICKLOW TDS SUPPORT CALLS FOR EDUCATE TOGETHER SCHOOL
Donnelly, Doyle, Ferris, Harris & Timmins support calls for Educate Together patronage of new North Wicklow post-primary school.

“A new 1,000 pupil school will open in 2016 in North Wicklow and the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, has invited patron bodies to apply for patronage of the new school.

“We are supporting calls for Educate Together to be recognised as the patron of the new school.

“As it stands all other patron groups are well represented in North Wicklow, with a Gael Scoil, three newly built VECs and a joint patronage VEC and Catholic school in Bray, two Church of Ireland schools and a mix of legacy single sex and coeducational Catholic schools.

“Educate Together, then, is the only patron that does not have a second level school to continue onto in their own ethos.

“Parents should have choices in the education of their children and as Minister Quinn has stated before parental preference is the key issue in determining who should be awarded patronage.

“With that in mind, we would encourage parents to engage with the process and sign an expression of interest form. These forms can be found on the Educate Together website www.wicklow2school.ie which also has all the information that they would need about what to expect from an Educate Together second level school.”

ENDS

swedex

Nancenet70 wrote: »

Did you see the statement from the Wicklow TD's? WOOHOO!

STATEMENT BY WICKLOW TDS
Thursday, 06 June 2013

WICKLOW TDS SUPPORT CALLS FOR EDUCATE TOGETHER SCHOOL
Donnelly, Doyle, Ferris, Harris & Timmins support calls for Educate Together patronage of new North Wicklow post-primary school.

“A new 1,000 pupil school will open in 2016 in North Wicklow and the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn, has invited patron bodies to apply for patronage of the new school.

“We are supporting calls for Educate Together to be recognised as the patron of the new school.

“As it stands all other patron groups are well represented in North Wicklow, with a Gael Scoil, three newly built VECs and a joint patronage VEC and Catholic school in Bray, two Church of Ireland schools and a mix of legacy single sex and coeducational Catholic schools.

“Educate Together, then, is the only patron that does not have a second level school to continue onto in their own ethos.

“Parents should have choices in the education of their children and as Minister Quinn has stated before parental preference is the key issue in determining who should be awarded patronage.

“With that in mind, we would encourage parents to engage with the process and sign an expression of interest form. These forms can be found on the Educate Together website www.wicklow2school.ie which also has all the information that they would need about what to expect from an Educate Together second level school.”

ENDS

This is a joint statement from the 5 TD's from Wicklow?
Where's the source??

North Wicklow Educate Together 2nd Level

Hi, it's in this week's Wicklow Times on page 19 and also on our website www.wicklow2school.ie. We are very appreciative of all 5 TDs recognition of our need for choice at 2nd Level.

Nancenet70

Yes sorry for not getting back sooner - page 19 of last week's Wicklow Times - personally I thought it should have been front page news - so great to have support for something this county, the parents and children need!

Nancenet70

Hello! Just reminding you that you can still submit Expressions of INterest at the website www.wicklow2school.ie
Thanks for your support!

The Bishop Basher

Nancenet70 wrote: »

Hello! Just reminding you that you can still submit Expressions of INterest at the website www.wicklow2school.ie
Thanks for your support!

Are any other groups seeking patronage ?

North Wicklow Educate Together 2nd Level

Swanner wrote: »

Are any other groups seeking patronage ?

The VEC have expressed an interest but we don't know who else has.

Nancenet70

Hello all! One final call for Expressions of Interest! We are supporting Educate Together to be the patron of the new North Wicklow 2nd Level in 2016. We have until Thursday to collect interested families and we'd love for you to go to the website and quickly fill in an online form at www.wicklow2school.ie
And feel free to share this to help spread the word one last time!

Nancenet70

After all of our efforts - in 2016 - patronage for a North Wicklow ET school has been granted (a location has not been confirmed) but the bad news is Greystones ET and Wicklow ET are NOT on the feeder list. PLEASE SIGN all 3 PETITIONS on this page and help us send a message to the Minister, the TD's and all current Councillors and those running in the upcoming election...our voices will be heard, thank you for your support.

http://northwicklowetsecondary.ie/

sallymomo

Signed!

Merrilady

Signed

Nancenet70

thank you sallymomo & merrilady!

sallymomo

You're welcome!
though I wasn't expecting the torrent of replies directly from Councillors!