08Feb 2024 by Admin User

Jesuits in Ireland – Narrative Record Statement

Nuacht
The Irish Jesuit Order has welcomed the publication of a narrative record of the historical abuse perpetrated by Fr Joseph Marmion SJ (1925-2000) on students in Jesuit schools. Fr Joseph Marmion SJ. His abuse, the harm caused and Jesuit accountability: A narrative record details how the Jesuit Order dealt with the allegations of abuse and the response of particular Jesuits from the time the first allegation of child sexual abuse was made until the present day. Click here to read the narrative in full »  https://jesuit.ie/narrative-record-statements »
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12Dec 2023 by Admin User
Revised Parental Complaints Procedure for Primary Schools

Revised Parental Complaints Procedure for Primary Schools

Nuacht
The Parental Complaints Procedure helps parents and teachers work together to solve grievances and complaints which can arise, from time to time, in schools. Based on principles of fair procedures, the intention at each stage is to provide an open and clearly defined process to facilitate parents/legal guardians in raising concerns about their own child/children in an agreed, fair and transparent manner, with a view to seeking an early resolution of the issue. The original procedure has been around since 1993, and it has recently been updated to make improvements. This revised procedure comes into effect on January 1, 2024. Parties to the agreement include the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA), the General Synod Board of Education of the Church of Ireland, Educate…
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26Aug 2020 by Admin User

WhatsApp Groups

CTM
Message from The Parents' Association Class /Year Group WhatsApp groups can sometimes be a useful and way of communicating with parents of your child's class or year group. *Please note that these are informal groups and are not used by the school to communicate to parents. Aladdin.ie and email is in use for all official school communications. Each year, several parents have set up What's App groups. Any messages in class/year WhatsApp groups are not the responsibility of the school and the Parents' Association would appreciate if parents would respect the following guidelines when engaging in these informal What's App discussions: The group should never be used as a platform to air views/grievances regarding a teacher, child or parent in the class or school. Teachers and individual students should never…
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25Aug 2020 by Admin User
Sráid Scoile

Sráid Scoile

Sráid Scoile
Sráid Scoile School streets A Chairde, Tá áthas orainn a chuir in iúl daoibh go bhfuil Scoil Iognáid ag comh-oibriú le Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe, Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair agus Scoileanna Glas (An Taisce) chun an chéad Sráid Siúl i nGaillimh, agus an dara cheann sa tír, a chruthú mar scéim píolóta. Is é a bheidh i gceist ná dhúnadh na mboithre atá aibhsithe thíos don trácht ag amanna scoile ionas gur féidir timpeallacht níos sábhailte a chruthaigh do thuistí agus a bpáistí agus iad a filleadh ar scoil, agus chun deis a thabhairt scaradh sóisialta ceart a dhéanamh taobh amuigh den scoil. I am pleased to inform you that Scoil Iognáid is working with Galway City Council, the National Transport Authority and Green-Schools to create Galway’s first, (and Ireland’s second)…
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24Aug 2020 by Admin User
Park and Stride

Park and Stride

Sráid Scoile
Free parking is available in over 20 carparks in Galway City to those who participate in 'Park and Stride' on the school run. This involves leaving the car less than 10 minutes’ walk from the school & making the last leg of the journey on foot. See http://galwaycity.ie/news/1720/59/ for details including how to sign up for your permit with the Galway City Council directly.
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