Gaeilge
Congratulations to Abbey Vocational School student India Kennedy, who, in her role as the North West Regional Representative of the Irish Second-Level Students Union (ISSU), has developed a mental health and well-being resource for students returning to school in the Covid-19 environment. The resource, titled ‘How’s Your Head? A Resource for Staying Afloat Post-COVID-19’, contains […]
28
Aug
Aug
I wrote in May as we were coming to the end of the 2019/20 academic year that the new year may well be different to previous years. This is indeed the case but the welcome this Autumn remains as strong and positive as ever, as does the commitment to continue to strive to provide the […]
Further Education & Training
Report Released on Provision of Further Education and Training during COVID-19 Pandemic
10
Jul
Jul
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has released a research report examining the provision of its teaching, learning and assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic. FET Centres closed on 12 March following the Government announcement of a two week closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, to support efforts to contain the […]
06
Jul
Jul
Donegal ETB has appointed two new Deputy Principals to its Carrick and Donegal Town schools. Mr Gareth Doherty has been appointed Deputy Principal to Coláiste na Carraige (Carrick) for the 2020/21 school year, while Ms Caroline Mohan has been appointed Deputy Principal to the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town. Donegal ETB is the largest […]
Further Education & Training
New Leadership and Management Training Course Developed to Upskill Supervisory Staff
25
Jun
Jun
A new leadership and management training initiative has been developed that aims to upskill supervisory staff across the North West and North East regions during the COVID-19 pandemic which is being delivered locally by Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service. Providing highly subsidised training to upskill supervisory staff through the Skills to Advance […]
16
Jun
Jun
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service has appointed two new staff to support employers to upskill and reskill their staff. Margaret Timoney has been appointed as the new Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Coordinator and Donna McDade has been appointed as the Skills for Work Coordinator. Margaret’s post is funded by SOLAS under […]
04
Jun
Jun
Donegal ETB has appointed Mr Patrick Queenan as the new Principal of Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille on Tory Island. This is one of two island schools that Donegal Education and Training Board manages. Donegal ETB is the largest education and training provider in the county and manages fifteen out of the county’s twenty-seven post-primary schools. An […]
28
May
May
As we come to the end of the 2019-2020 academic year for our schools and centres, I would like to publicly acknowledge our amazing staff who have risen to the deeply difficult challenge that has confronted us. Quite literally, overnight, staff have had to continue their work against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. And […]
Further Education & Training
FET Service hosts first Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) webinar series
25
May
May
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service will host an exciting week of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) webinars for its staff this week from 25-29 May. Over the last year TEL Professional Development has been central to both Donegal ETB’s TEL Strategy for its FET staff and the national TEL plan supported by SOLAS. […]
22
May
May
Donegal ETB’s Peace IV funded Restorative Practices (RP) project has recently concluded after involving over 1,600 young people and adults across the county in developing skills to support them in resolving conflict in their lives. In 2018 Donegal ETB successfully secured €500,000 of EU PEACE IV funding for three projects that began in December 2018, […]