INTO AND FÓRSA STRIKE ACTION: The unions, INTO and FORSA, have agreed with other public sector unions to withdraw labour during a 24 hour strike action on Thursday 12th November. The unions' industrial action which commenced on 5th of October will continue until further notice, but will be escalated from Monday November 16th. Currently, union members have been advised to continue non-co-operation with Croke Park Hours and refrain from attending staff meetings and formal parent/teacher meetings outside of school hours.Please note under continued industrial action there will still be no morning yard supervision. Access to the school yard will be from 08:35 and not 08:25. Children will go to their lines at 08:35 to be collected by their teachers. Teachers will not be participating in after school staff training, nor in before or after school meetings. Core teaching and learning hours in school stay the same; 08:35-14:15. Should these directives from the unions
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Our Student Council had its 4th meeting. We lead a whole school assembly. We followed the Lundy model using our voice, space, audience and influence. The chairperson called the meeting into session by using a judge's gavel and block. The secretary and treasurer were intoduced. We introduced our different sub committees : Child Safeguarding: Bí Cineálta, Zones of Regulations, the Newsletter , ANSEO attendance, the suggestions boxes, frásaí na míosa, Léigh Liom and Wellbeing Wednesdays. The sub committees oulined their roles to the whole school assembly and their duties and will continue to do the same at future assemblies. Our next Wellbeing Wednesday is November 25th. The Student Council will organise a whole
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