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20 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Info and expression of interest forms for school based provision at Post Primary up now.

Nothing yet for primary, special schools or home based tuition

gov.ie/en/publication…

#EdChatIE
Some interesting stuff in the documents that may transfer over to primary one as well youd imagine

➡️ Staff (overseer/teacher/sna) paid their personal rate of pay for the time, not the set rate of home based.
➡️ Overseer role has to be permanent member of staff

#1
➡️ Other staff can be from outside, including final year PME
➡️ Eligibility list until places are full. Max 12% of enrolment (not sure if primary will have same % or how it would work in small schools
➡️ 12:1 Teacher /student ratio
➡️ 10 hours paid prep time per week of camp

#2
From the PP parents info leaflet

Application forms for home based provision due to be available in schools from 24th May

#3

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21 May
Primary Summer Provision - Summary Thread

I'll start with the facts & throw in my opinions at the end.

3 programmes for primary
➡️ Special class & school provision
➡️ Mainstream provision
➡️ DEIS literacy & numeracy camps

Full docs here:
gov.ie/en/publication…

#EdChatIE

#1 Image
There will also be home based provision.

➡️ 40 hrs
➡️ Parent sources tutor
➡️ No details yet, documents to follow.

Home based tuition is only available if the child's school is NOT running the school based programme or if there's isn't space for them

Parent leaflets below

#2 ImageImage
Measures to encourage schools to run programmes

➡️ Overseer role added for Mainstream & DEIS programmes
➡️ 10 hours per week of provision paid preparation hours
➡️ Commitment to paying staff earlier
➡️ PME teachers with Teaching number can be used

#3 Image
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15 Feb
The implementation of a new SNA model has gotten a bit lost in the madness of the last year.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what it means and what implications should be.

Here's a thread where I try to dig into the main points.

@SNAsSpeakOut
#edchatie

#1
The new model is based on this review.

It was piloted with a limited amount of schools, and increased resourcing from what will be available (please jump in if you were a pilot school and have info).

#2
ncse.ie/wp-content/upl…
It was due for implementation for this year, but "postponed" to 2021/2022 (with elements de facto introduced).

It's expected to be rolled out this year by DES.

It's involves a frontloaded allocation of SNA, for 2 years, in the same way as SET allocation currently.

#3
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4 Feb
To lighten the mood & give insight into ehat I think perfectly sums up the DES I present a thread on my first (traumatic) experience of

"The Cluster Games"

(sometimes known as the clusterf**k)

* Other principals, please jump in here with your experiences *

#1

#edchatie
So, I came home from teaching abroad and got a principalship starting Sept 2018. Great! Busy, full on, a million jobs to get my head around, but all going well.

Then, February comes.

Oh SET allocations are out, great! No. Not great.

So begins "The Cluster Games"

#2
The DES releases allocations. You may think these look like a random assortment of hours and minutes for each school that make no sense. You would be right.

Here's a random sample, from Carlow.

First school on the list. That's 71.03 hours.

#3 Image
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4 Feb
Not actually that much in the documents so key points thread.

Supplementary Provision scheme:

➡️ Special school, special class & School support Plus in Mainstream eligible. Schools have flexibility to add to SSP taking into account current circumstances

#1

#edchatie
➡️ 20 hours over 4 weeks
➡️ Outside of school hours
➡️ Flexibility for catch up over Easter/Spring Break
➡️ Can be done by Teacher or SNA, rates in image

#2
The school should :

➡️ Identify and inform eligible parents/children
➡️ If interested, fill out part 1 of form & pass on
➡️ Help to match school staff who volunteer with eligible pupils
➡️ Try to help find someone if possible if no school staff available
➡️ Send parents doc

#3
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4 Feb
Summary of Information Note on Leave

➡️ Parental Leave
➡️ Unpaid Leave
➡️ High risk
➡️ Pregnant

Only applies for this temporary interim period.

Underpinned by all just be BOM approved and they must ensure safe amount of staff on site.

#1
#edchatie
Parental Leave:

➡️ BOM may waive 6 weeks notice
➡️ BOM can approve a pattern of leave, less than one week blocks. E.g where staff are available some days but not others, with childcare.

#2
Unpaid Leave:

Can waive requirements for notice

#3
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4 Feb
Long summary of reopening schools docs from 3/02.

5 docs total
➡️ Letter to Principals
➡️ App1 -Framework for return
➡️ App2 -HSPC Guidance
➡️ App3 -Additions to COVID response plan needed
➡️ App4 -COVID response plan doc

All here:

#edchatie
#1

into.ie/2021/02/03/gui…
Letter to Principals:

➡️ 2 phases and dates confirmed again.
Special schools - 11th - 50%
Special classes - 22nd - 100%

➡️Circular to follow on staffing, parental leave etc (the parts people want info on 🙈)

➡️ Dicussions ongoing for further reopening

#2
Appendix 1: Framework for return

This is the meat of it, most of the new stuff is in here.

3 main areas
➡️ Risk mitigation and public health advice
➡️ Interim model incl flexible staffing
➡️ Sequencing and timeline

#3
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