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Access to education Position Paper

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Access to EducationLast Monday, the 22nd June, the RIS launched its Position Paper on access to education in collaboration with Liam Coakley. The launch was held in Buswells Hotel, Dublin and attended by key figures from within the NGO sector as well as many others from the goverment and media.

Speakers on the day included Paul Rowe (CEO - Educate Together), Tendai Madondo (Programme Development Officer – Christian Aid), Eloho Egweutera (SPIRASI), Jo Ahern (RIS) and the paper’s author, Dr Liam Coakley (UCC).

The paper gained significant media coverage, featuring in the Irish Times and Irish Examiner among others.

 Please read the paper and add your comments.

RIS Position Paper

Click here for Irish Times article on launch

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RIS Press Release

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

The RIS has issued a press release outlining the key findings of its recently lauched position paper on education.

The piece highlights prohibitive fees and poor co-ordination among educators as some of the findings of the work.

Press Release – June 22 2009

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More Migrant Teachers Needed in Ireland

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

This week our Head of Communications and Integration, Wale Mogaji, wrote an opinion piece that was published in the Irish Independent.  Wale argued that Ireland’s migrant population must be properly represented in the schooling system and that “the employment of more teachers from migrant backgrounds would reflect the intercultural nature of present day classrooms”. The piece raises key issues in the debate about migrants access to education and can be accessed here:

http://www.independent.ie/education/features/in-my-opinion-more-migrant-teachers-needed-to-reflect-the-new-ireland-1744463.html 

The piece provoked positive responses from several groups including the online parents and teachers group, schooldays.ie:

http://www.schooldays.ie/education-news-item/More-migrant-teachers-needed-in-Ireland-19179205

Thanks to Wale for this excellent contribution.

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