Intent: Secure increased resources to put primary school finances on a solid foundation and increased resources for CPSMA to better serve our member schools
Details: Increased resources for schools and for CPSMA to improve services to schools
Discussed budget and enhanced services for boards as part of a more general catch up meeting. - MeetingFollowup regarding these matters - Phone callPre-Budget submission/ Proposals for enhanced services for Boards - Email
Intent: Get an update on the establishment and composition of proposed National Youth Sector Reference Group::Have the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Youth speak to delegates at NYCI Conference::Raise awareness of the funding challenges facing the sector
Intent: For the department of education take into account and act on where responsibility of eradicating the education gap for the pupils from lower socio-economic background
Details: The reality of the burden of education costs to families and the impact of educational disadvantage
Intent: Achieve equality and positively shape public and school policies, taking into the account the recent findings of the RiS report and informing them about the new findings (Racism in School Report Launch) findings to influence public policy and discussions shaping how schools respond and sharing the experience of students.
Details: Achieve equality and positively shape public and school policies, taking into the account the recent findings of the RiS report and informing them about the new findings
Invitation and post-event copies of the Racism in School Report to attend the event in IHREC. - EmailRacism in Schools Report Launch day. Findings of report shared. copies of report given out to all attendees. - Event / Reception
Intent: Provide information and have Members raise questions in Committee session with DEY officials::Parliamentary Questions to be raised on implementation plan for OFY::Secure a meeting to discuss current status of OFY & the National Youth Sector Reference Group
Details: Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028
Intent: Abolition of/ reduction in Croke Park hours for teachers::Flexible parental leave for teachers::Assessment of work place stressors in schools::Reduction in class sizes
Details: Teachers' terms and conditions of employment
ASTI President's address to ASTI Annual Convention, April 2026 - Event / ReceptionMeeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 15/01/2026Meeting with Minister for Education and Youth and Department of Education and Youth representatives on 25/03/2026 - Meeting
