The Minister for Education and ETB Ireland are both presenting ETB schools as the State-run multi-denominational alternative for parents who do not want a Catholic education for their children. They are promoting ETB schools ahead of Educate Together schools. But Atheist Ireland has obtained documents under the Freedom of Information ...
Atheist Ireland has prepared this comprehensive report on how Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB), through its Central Technical Institute (CTI) in Clonmel, is failing in its statutory obligation to promote and protect the rights of minorities in their schools, based on the details of a recent case at the ...
In a recent case, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found in favour of Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB), in a case taken by a computer science and maths teacher. The teacher had claimed that he was discriminated against on the ground of religion in the Central Technical Institute in ...
All the various types of Education and Training Board Schools and Colleges in Ireland are obliged to have Religious Instruction and Worship. As far as we are aware at this stage the religious instruction and worship is Catholic. The ETBs refer to their schools as multi – Denominational. Multi - ...
Atheist Ireland has sent the following letter to the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, asking it to investigate human rights breaches in Community National Schools. RE: ETB / Community National Schools / Section 42 (1) IHREC Act 2014 Dear Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, We are writing to ...
It has become clear over the last week that the Minister for Education is supporting ETB Community National Schools. We are very concerned about the establishment of Community National Schools at primary level, given the record of ETBs in relation to the teaching religion at second level, and the amount ...
The Minister for Education has announced yet another consultation process in relation to religion and education. This time he hopes to pay the Catholic Church rent for school buildings, if they agree to a different Patron body running a small number of schools, while the State also pays for the ...
In a speech last week at the IPPN Conference, the Minister for Education said Community National Schools reflect international best practice in the area of faith and belief nurturing. He is wrong. He says that international best practice encourages schools to celebrate religious festivals and rites of passage. But international ...
I am a parent of four children. My eldest is twelve years old. With second level education an imminent consideration, I recently began to take a look at the school options available. The closest second level school to my home is Castleblayney ETB College, less than a ten minute walk ...
One family's story in accessing their local ETB school. Guest post by an atheist parent We are lucky enough to have landed in one of the world's more favoured places, good scenery, nice beaches and dog walks and a good active friendly community, taking part locally is as easy as ...
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