In this 20-minute podcast, we discuss three areas relating to supporting newly arriving children from Ukraine into Irish primary schools:-

1. Primary School Life in Ukraine

Firstly, we speak to Iryna Britanova-Listratenko, a Ukrainian teacher who recently arrived in Ireland with her daughter Sasha. Iryna provides an insight into how the Ukrainian primary school system operates. She also details the first-hand reality of a child leaving their native country at such short notice in unprecedented circumstances.

2. Admission Considerations and Department of Education Supports

Secondly, Fergal Kelly, Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) Education Advisor, outlines admission considerations for schools enrolling Ukrainian children, as well as current and planned supports from the Department of Education.

3. Advice for School Staff Supporting Children in a time of War

Finally, Michelle McCarthy, Educational Psychologist with the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), offers advice for school staff in relation to the integration of pupils arriving from a country at war, as well as considerations for existing school pupils.

Podcast on fostering and sustaining relationships with parents and managing situations that arise, including the use of the Parental Complaints Procedure.

In this episode CPSMA advisors  Deirdre Keane and Fergal Kelly discuss ventilation with specialists from Eirdata

The CPSMA office recently received a high volume of queries on school Level 1 requirements in relation to Child Protection as part of incidental inspections.

We subsequently made representations with the Department of Education Inspectorate on this area.

Please find a short 10 minute podcast on the main points of clarification

This podcast covers a range of questions raised by our members in recent weeks.

In this CPSMA Podcast Advisors Susan Carpenter and Paul O'Connell discuss Data Protection.

This podcast gives an overview of Circular 0019/2021 - Staffing arrangements in Primary Schools for the 2021/22 school year and offers guidance to Boards of Management on the steps that need to be taken to support the implementation of its provisions.

Thursday February 11th sees the phased return to in-school provision for pupils in Special Schools. Pupils attending Special Classes in Mainstream Schools will return to in-school provision on Monday 22nd February 2021.

In this podcast, CPSMA addresses a number of questions raised by school management in relation to the Department of Education’s framework for the safe reopening of special schools and special classes in this interim phased arrangement.

On Thursday 17th September 2020, CPSMA hosted a webinar with Dr. Kevin Kelleher, Assistant National Director of Public Health, HSE, and a member of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and Dr. Abigail Collins, Consultant in Public Health Medicine with HSE.