Cothrom? Comhroinnte? Tacaithe?
Ag scrúdú Réaltachtaí do chleachtóirí lán-Ghaeilge
Fair? Shared? Supported
Fair? Shared? Supported? Examining the Expectations and Realities for Irish-medium practitioners.
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Press Release
Reáchtáladh Siompóisiam Taighde ar an 6ú Feabhra i nGailearaí Fada Chnoc an Anfa, le plé a dhéanamh ar thuairisc de chuid Ollscoil na mBanríona dár teideal Fair? Shared? Supported? Examining the Expectations and Realities for Irish-medium practitioners.
Is é Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta a choimisiúnaigh an taighde agus a d’eagraigh an ócáid thábhachtach seo, ar a d’fhreastail cleachtóirí ó earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta; baill foirne na n-eagraíochtaí oideachasúla áitiúla & náisiúnta agus ionadaithe polaitiúla áitiúla ó pháirtithe éagsúla. Is é Nick Mathison, MLA, a bhí mar phríomh-urraitheoir na hócáide le tacaíocht ó pháirtithe eile an Tionóil.
I gcomhthéacs ganntanas leanúnach múinteoirí san earnáil lán-Ghaeilge, mar aon le ceisteanna a bhaineann le hearcaíocht agus coinneáil, dírítear sa tuarascáil ar na hinniúlachtaí breise sin agus ar na dúshláin shuntasacha atá roimh chleachtóirí an Ghaeloideachais chomh maith le moltaí le dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin seo.
Anuas airfoireann na hOllscoile, labhair an tOllamh Noel Purdy, Coláiste Ollscoil an tSrutháin Mhilis ar an nasc idir ábhar na tuairisce agus tuairisc shainiúil a raibh sé féin mar Chathaoirleach (ar an phainéal) , A Fair Start, a rinne anailís ar tearcghnóthachtáil sa chóras oideachasúil áitiúil. Leis sin, labhair cleachtóir Ghaelscolaíochta, Ciarán Mac Ailín, Príomhoide Ghaelscoil an Lonnáin, ar an taithí laethúil s’aige san earnáil agus labhair, oifigighde chuid CnaG ar mhór-cheist sholáthar múinteoirí in earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta chomh maith le (easpa áiseanna, uirlísí mheasúnaithe, easpa TPL...).
Ag caint ar cé chomh rathúil is a bhí an imeacht suntasach seo, dúirt Maria Thomasson, Príomhfheidhmeannach CnaG:
‘Tá me dóchasach, anois go bhfuil na dúshláin agus fuascailtí a bhaineann le gnéithe ar leith den Ghaelscolaíocht pléite go poiblí agus os comhair ár n-ionadaithe áitiúla, go bhfeicfidh muid gníomhartha praiticiúla curtha i bhfeidhm gan mhoill, a bheidh le leas na hearnála ar fad. Tá cruinnithe iarrtha againn leis an Aire úr Oideachais agus leis an Aire úr Geilleagair leis na ceisteanna thábhachtacha seo a chíoradh. Tá sé thar am go gcuirfear an infheistíocht cuí ar fáil d’earnáil na Gaelscolaíochta le go dtig tabhairt faoi na dúshláin seo ar bhonn stráitéiseach. ’
A Research Symposium was held on the 6th of February in the Stormont’s Long Gallery, to discuss a report by Queen's University entitled Fair? Shared? Supported? Examining the Expectations and Realities for Irish-medium practitioners.
The research was commissioned by Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta and this important event, which was attended by practitioners from the Irish-medium education sector; staff of local & national educational organisations and local political representatives from various parties. The main sponsor of the event was Nick Mathison, MLA, with support from other Assembly parties.
In the context of the ongoing shortage of teachers in the Irish-medium sector, as well as issues relating to recruitment and retention, the report focuses on these additional competencies and the significant challenges faced by Irish-medium education practitioners as well as recommendations to address these challenges.
In addition to the University's staff, Professor Noel Purdy, Stranmillis University College, spoke about the link between the content of the report and his own report (as panel chair), A Fair Start, which analysed underachievement in the local education system. Following, a practitioner of Irish-medium education, Ciarán Mac Ailín, Principal of Gaelscoil an Lonnáin, spoke about his daily experience in the sector and CnaG officials spoke on the major issue of teacher supply in the Irish-medium education sector as well as (lack of facilities, assessment tools, lack of TPL...).
Commenting on the success of this landmark event, Maria Thomasson, CEO of CnaG said:
'I am hopeful, now that the challenges and redemptions associated with particular aspects of Irish-medium education have been discussed publicly and in front of our local representatives, that we will see practical actions implemented without delay, which will be in the interest of the whole sector. We have requested meetings with the new Minister for Education and the new Minister for Economy to explore these important issues. It is high time that the appropriate investment is made available to the Irish-medium education sector so that these challenges can be tackled on a strategic basis. ’