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EPA - European Parents Association 
The voice of parents for all children in Europe.  EPA gathers the parents associations in Europe and represents more than 100 million parents.
http://www.epa-parents.org

OE-GIAPEC International Committee of Parents Associations of Catholic Education
Consists of catholic parents organisations in European countries. with different views on various aspects of education.
http://oegiapec.dse.nl

National Parents Council Post Primary
The National Parents Council (Post Primary) is the umbrella organisation at post primary level representing parents from NPAVSCC, FED CBS, PACCS and COMPASS.
http://www.npcpp.ie  

Department of Education & Science
The Department of Education in Ireland.
http://www.education.ie/

  CAO
The Central Applications Office (CAO processes centrally applications for admission to the first year of undergraduate courses in institutions within the Republic of Ireland
http://www.cao.ie   National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
NCCA is the statutory body that advises the Minister on Curriculum and Assessment.  Currently there is only one parental representative at second level on the NCCA council.
www.ncca.ie   ASTI - The Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland
The ASTI is the main union representing teachers employed in Voluntary Secondary schools. 
http://www.asti.ie   TUI - The Teachers Union of Ireland
TUI is the main union representing teachers employed in Community and Comprehensive schools and VEC's.
http://www.tui.ie  

Qualifax
Qualifax is a computer assisted guidance software package. The software is the most comprehensive source of information on courses currently available for school leavers.
www.qualifax.ie

 

Eurydice
Eurydice is and excellent source of information for surveys and studies about european education
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School Development Planning Initiative
The School Development Planning Initiative was established in 1999 to stimulate and strengthen a culture of collaborative development planning in schools, with a view to promoting school improvement and effectiveness
http://www.sdpi.ie

 

Oasis
Public Service Information for Life.
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/

  Joint Managerial Body (JMB)
The JMB is the main decision making and negotiating body for secondary school management.
www.jmbsecretariat.org
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Newsflash

School Year 2010/11

 

February 2011 mid-term break
Post-Primary schools will close from 21st to 25th February 2011 inclusive. Primary schools will close from 21st to 22nd February 2011 inclusive or 24th to 25th inclusive. (Primary schools may use 3 discretionary days to extend this break to an alternative option of a 5 day break).

 

Easter 2011
All schools will close on 15th April 2011 which will be the final day of the school term.  All schools will re-open on 3rd May 2011. 
Religious Observance and standardisation 
The above arrangements are agreed without prejudice to closure on specific days, within the overall requirement of 167 days at post primary level and 183 days at primary level, dictated by religious observance that is required in schools under the patronage of different denominations or faiths. In the absence of an adequate number of discretionary days a school authority may choose to utilize a religious observance day for non-tuition purposes when planning the school year. 

Extent of flexibility

 It was not a requirement of this agreement that the commencement or end of the school year either at primary or post primary level should be standardised.  However while schools may use their discretionary days, where available, to determine the precise start and end of the school year, it is recognised the commencement of Certificate examinations will mean that post primary schools will not be open for tuition beyond the Friday preceding the June bank holiday in any year. The expectation is that in order to meet the overall requirement of a minimum of 167 at post primary level or 183 days at primary level the school year will normally commence in the week that 1st September falls.  The arrangements may provide some limited flexibility to schools on certain other days outside of the defined periods.  The scheduling of such days must not be used to extend or modify the periods set out above in respect of mid-term and Christmas and Easter breaks save where religious observance requirements of a school under a particular patronage make this necessary.  
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