Last week (July 23) Pavee Point’s Education Programme, in partnership with @national_adult_literacy_agency, deliver Day two of NALA ‘Literacy Champion’ training with the Primary Health Care and CE workers of Clondalkin Travellers Development Group. The training is designed to support adults with unmet literacy needs in their community, and signpost them towards services to improve their […]
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Tag: Education
The Pavee Point Education Team attended the HEA PATH Showcase in Croke Park on 16 June. The event brought together higher education institutions, community organisations and policymakers to highlight the impact of the pilot phases of PATH (Programme for Access to Higher Education). It was a great opportunity to learn about ongoing work to improve […]
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This week Pavee Mothers and our education team delivered an information session on anti-racism and discrimination to the Alternative Education Assessment & Registration Service in Tusla. The morning made for an engaging exchange and we look forward to future sessions and continued engagement with Tusla services. #PaveeMothers #Diversity #Inclusion
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Last Wednesday, the Pavee Point Education and Roma teams attended the Traveller and Roma Education Forum. This was the final Forum meeting under the current two-year Action Plan (2024–2026), with the next Action Plan due to be published in July. The current Action Plan has seen progress across a range of commitments, with important structures […]
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The Pavee Point Education Team and Pavee Mothers attended the Towards a National Policy on Transitions in Education for Students with Disabilities stakeholder event on Tuesday, 26 May. The event brought together stakeholders from across government departments and agencies to share understanding of the supports currently available to disabled children, young people and adults at […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the publication of the ‘Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan (2022-2028)’ (NAP) and the continued named focus on Travellers and Roma by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The sustained work by Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma, NAP […]
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Last week, Pavee Point was in attendance at the annual University for All Symposium in UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business. ‘Call It Out: Racism impacting the Traveller and Roma experience in higher education,’ focused on moving beyond institutional rhetoric to confront both overt and nuanced barriers. A panel discussion described how policy in Ireland […]
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Pavee Point welcomes the new partnership between Mary Immaculate College, Tipperary ETB, and Limerick and Clare ETB, which will provide students with an opportunity to take a Further Education pathway into primary teaching. This follows a similar partnership between Trinity College Dublin and City of Dublin ETB in nursing, which launched in January. Both initiatives […]
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On Tuesday (Apr 28), Pavee Point’s Education Programme hosted a consultation morning with members of the Roma community to exchange perspectives on education provision for the community. This consultation focused on capturing Roma experiences in education and ensuring that Roma perspectives are meaningfully reflected in future policy and practice. It provided an opportunity to contribute […]
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Pavee Point attended the launch of a new postgraduate medical education resource by The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI). ‘Inclusion Health: An Education Framework’ aims to help doctors treat people facing social exclusion, translating Inclusion Health principles into practical guidance. The framework was developed collaboratively by doctors, patients, and the RCPI, along with […]
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Today marks a significant milestone for the Traveller community in Ireland, where 13 Travellers will graduate with Masters and Graduate diplomas at the University of Limerick. This represents the largest of group of Travellers to be conferred with Level 9 postgraduate qualification from any Irish university at any one time To mark the occasion both […]
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While the normal deadline for applications to the Central Applications Office (CAO) for September 2026 undergraduate college and university places closes on February 1st at 5 pm, the closing date for the reduced-cost application (€35) closes tomorrow: January 20th at 5 pm. Normal online applications cost €50 and you can find further information on fees […]
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From Pavee Point’s Education Programme comes an explainer for two new action plans published by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (DCDE): ‘Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan (Phase 1)’; and ‘Simplify and Support: Action Plan for Simplification’. The action plans focus on improving affordability, quality and sustainability in childcare. ‘Shaping the Future: […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement June 9th 2015 Yes to Equality: Yes to Ethnicity Recognition? Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre today welcomes the questions posed by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about Traveller and Roma rights, particularly around Traveller ethnicity recognition, poor education outcomes and persistent […]
read more →Easter Celebrations with the Parent Child Home Programme Families from the Pavee Point Parent Child Home Programme (PCHP) attended Easter celebrations in the IFSC, Dublin on Thursday 26 March. The event was organised by the Early Learning Initiative in the National College of Ireland for PCHP families from Inchicore, Docklands and the Finglas area. Currently […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement February 24th 2015 Minister: Get Rid of Discriminatory Enrolment Policies Speaking today following the Supreme Court dismissal in the case of Stokes v High School Clonmel, Pavee Point Director Martin Collins highlighted the ongoing and endemic discrimination created by enrolment policies in Ireland. “This outcome effectively legalises […]
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