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Vetting Procedures for Schools Webinar

 

The JMB  training webinar on Vetting Procedures for Schools and National Vetting Bureau Compliance 

Principals and Deputy Principals are requested to share the registration link with their colleagues working in the area of vetting in the school/Education Centre.   

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Transition year: Why other countries are copying the Irish ‘doss' year

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Tuesday 29 January 2019

Transition year: Why other countries are copying the Irish ‘doss' year

The Irish Times: Transition year is more popular than ever. By now it is available in 92 per cent of schools, and a record 72 per cent of third-year students went on to do it this year.

It’s a time for students to step away from the books, learn more about themselves and mature socially and emotionally.

Other countries seem to be taking note. In 2017 officials in Singapore – which tops the Programme for International Student Assessment rankings – quizzed then minister for education Richard Bruton about the model. Read article

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