Extra primary school resources allocated to Tipperary Town are well-received
St Joseph's Primary School Tippeary Town
The allocation of extra resources to a Tipperary Town primary school has been welcomed by the school community.
Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton TD launched the new DEIS Plus scheme and the DEIS Strategy 2035 recently with good news for St Joseph’s Primary School in Tipperary Town.
“As principal of St. Joseph’s Primary, I was thrilled but also a little surprised to be informed that we were getting a full-time HSCL teacher, up to now we had a part-time post, and also we were going to be receiving additional grant funding. I was informed that this increase is only being provided to a selection of schools that have been identified as having a concentration of children at risk of educational disadvantage,” said Louise Tobin, principal St Joseph’s Primary School.
“From 2016 to 2022 I led a campaign seeking the resources under the DEIS programme for the schools in Tipperary Town along with my fellow principal colleagues.
"We were eventually added to the list of DEIS schools in 2022 after a long hard battle. It is now wonderful to see that the level of need in our schools is now being recognised”she said.
“In my role as a DEIS Advocate and as President of The Irish Primary Principals Network so I was well aware of the possible positive outcomes for some primary schools.
The DEIS Plus scheme is to give additional support to the country’s most disadvantaged schools and includes a range of additional supports.
The DEIS Strategy 2035 will see an expansion of the Home School Community Liaison Teacher, very important role to link school and home, enhanced grant funding, innovative approaches and a more flexible system of supports,” added Louise.