Secular Schools Ireland

The misleading of parents is shocking.
Good to see people, on the ground, objecting to segregation.

http://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2017/0327/862810-eight-schools-suspend-religious-segregation-of-children/

Eight schools suspend religious segregation of children Eight primary schools have suspended part of a controversial religious education programme which segregates children according to their religious background at a key time in the Catholic calendar.

Success in the Court of Appeal.

The Court of Appeal unanimously ruled in favour of Secular Schools Ireland holding that “the Department made a serious error of administration in rejecting the application on the basis of invalidity” and that Secular Schools Ireland had been “wrongly excluded” from the evaluation process.

The Court noted that although Secular Schools Ireland was not seeking to set aside the current patronage appointment in respect of the Carrigtwohill school which opened in 2015, “the case raised a significant issue of public administration and it is of real importance for the applicant that its position is vindicated.”

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/secular-school-firm-wins-appeal-over-patronage-application-1.2995476

Secular school firm wins appeal over patronage application Department of Education excluded firm because of ‘serious administrative error’, court found

Great news.

Rule prioritising religion classes in primary schools abolished Minister for Education: ‘Anachronistic for us to still look to a set of rules drafted in 1965’

Check out our website.
http://carrigtwohillsecularprimaryschool.com/

carrigtwohillsecularprimaryschool Carrigtwohill Secular Primary School

One new school has been granted for the Cork area - Carrigtwohill, September 2015.


http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/new-primary-schools-for-dublin-cork-galway-and-wicklow-1.2092582

New primary schools for Dublin, Cork, Galway and Wicklow Two non-religious patrons selected for schools opening next September

We believe that:
Every child is entitled to be treated equally, under the Constitution.

Every child is entitled to equal access to education.

Every child is entitled to expect fair and equal treatment...and is entitled to be treated as an individual, as well as a full and equal member of the school community.

Every parent is entitled to educate their children, in line with their values.

We also believe that every child is entitled to access to a rigorous academic education, provided in a nurturing and stimulating environment which not only meets their needs for social and personal growth and development but does so in an inclusive community which honours their need for belonging.