2016-2017 Announcements

School to re-open tomorrow, 8th November 2016

As the DES and the ASTI have accepted an invitation to talks from the Teachers’ Conciliation Council, the Supervision & Substitution directive from the ASTI is suspended pending the outcome of those talks and the school will open in the morning as usual.

Dispute Update 7th November 2016

Tomorrow is a strike day by the ASTI, the second in a series of seven one-day strikes in regards to pay equalisation for newly qualified teachers. As such, the school will be closed.

On Wednesday and on subsequent days, the withdrawal of supervision and substitution will continue as today, unless there is a breakthrough in talks between the union and the DES (Department of Education and Skills). Please monitor the media for updates on the situation.

Supervision and Substitution Dispute Update 6th Nov 2016

As there has been no breakthrough in the dispute between the ASTI and the DES over Supervision and Substitution and talks have concluded for today, the school will not be in a position to re-open tomorrow.Please monitor the media to see whether there is a breakthrough in the coming days which will enable us to re-open the school.Clearly, it will not be possible to hold the 3rd Year Parent/Teacher meeting tomorrow as scheduled. This will be postponed until after the dispute is resolved.

Possible industrial action by ASTI 7th November 2016

Regarding the possible withdrawal of Supervision and Substitution by ASTI members in schools on Monday the 7th of November, a letter was sent home on Friday 28th October with students. A copy of the letter is available here. In the event that the industrial action takes place, the Board of Management has determined that the school will not be in a position to re-open. This also means, in that event, that the 3rd Year Parent/Teacher Meeting cannot proceed as arranged on the 7th of November; if this should occur, then it will be rescheduled for another time. We will use the website and the texting service to apprise parents of any significant developments that occur.

2017 ENROLMENT update

The 2nd round of offers for students applying for admission in Autumn 2016 was issued in the last fortnight. Where offers were declined, additional offers were made to those next on the list. The available places have now been filled. A letter confirming that has gone out to the parents/guardians of those applicants who were unsuccessful. Any places that become available through an applicant declining a place will be offered, in the first instance, to those who remain on the list. Thank you to all who applied. Particular commiserations to those whose applications were unsuccessful. (October 2016)

Pupil Personal Accident School Insurance

Parents are reminded that students attending our school have 24 hour personal accident insurance. Any parent wishing to make a claim under this Allianz policy may do so by downloading the claim form, completing the details and bringing the form to the school to be validated. The completed form and any receipts must then be forwarded by parents to Allianz. The premium for this cover is paid for by the school out of funds collected from parents’ voluntary contributions (which emphasises the importance of parents making this contribution!!)  Pupils who attend Swiftcare or any hospital will normally be able to claim back all expenditure under this policy. Please note that the school does not administer claims under this policy and all claims must be made directly through Allianz per the instructions on the claim form. A link to a Claim Form may be found here: pupil-personal-accident-report-form

Board of Management Report

The Annual Report of The Board Management by the then Board Secretary (Mr. Sexton) on the activities of the school during the 2015-2016 school year is now available on the website (under ‘About Us’ – Board of Management). (September 2016)

Parking

May we respectfully remind parents of the importance of parking in a manner that is both respectful of concerns of our neighbours and cognisant of the safety of our pupils. Please never park across driveways, on yellow lines or close to junctions. Please bear in mind that your impatience should never compromise the safety of our students.