55% of leavers overall went back to education or on to training within a year. The above research makes clear that DEIS is working and needs to be continued and funded to a greater degree. Supports must also continue to other initiatives in disadvantaged areas such as the School Completion Programme. All schools need access to comprehensive pastoral structures including career guidance and middle management. It is also clear that significant resources must be invested in further and adult education as this is an important route into and through education for many students especially in areas of educational disadvantage. The Future: Downes and Gilligan (2007) have set out a comprehensive roadmap for the future. Amongst their suggestions are: Schools reaching out to parents in genuine ways e.g. expansion of the HSCLO scheme which has been shown to generate positive outcomes (Weir and Archer, 2004). Greater emphasis on the teaching-learning relationship in mathematics. Greater access for maths students to critical reasoning. Continuous professional development. More learning support in numeracy. A comprehensive system of education for 3-5 year olds. Adequate funding of the NEWB (attendance improves by 4% in areas where education welfare officers are based). It needs 300 staff but had far less at the time of recent amalgamations of agencies occurring. Provide funding for more posts in NEPS (now the Inclusion Support Service). Increase co-ordination between primary schools and second levels. More pre-service training for teachers going to designated disadvantaged schools. It is noting that some of the above have since been implemented in whole or in part. At a recent conference in Edinburgh, Pasi Sahlberg from Harvard University suggested that education can enhance equity if the following are supplied:
(4) (2) (b) ‘office’ insert; subject to the agreed procedures for nomination and or election. (5) (7) Delete (8) Delete (6) (4) After ‘may’ insert; with good reason, adequate notice and fair procedure seek to… (9) After ‘may’ delete ‘’at any time’ and insert; with good reason, consultation and adequate notice seek to… (8) (4) Delete ‘whose decision shall be final’ and insert; where this decision is challenged it should be put to a vote of the Governing Body… (10) (2) After ‘(1)’ delete ‘commits an offense’ and insert; will be afforded adequate notice of the allegation and a fair procedure to consider the matter, this does not preclude members from releasing information which is in the public interest or deemed as whistleblowing. (4) (a) ‘confidential’ insert; for stated good reasons… After (b) insert a subsection (c) The Governing Body should operate an open governance policy similar to the ‘Open Government’ policy making as much information as reasonably practical available to staff, students and the public, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Acts and in compliance with Data Protection Acts. General, in this section where reference is made to the merged institutes the name of the new entity should be specified and it replaces the Dublin Institute of Technology. Head 9 - Amend After ‘respect of’ insert; employment, grievance procedures, industrial dispute or… General, in this section where reference is made to the merged institutes the name of the new entity should be specified and it replaces the Dublin Institute of Technology. Head 10 - Note TUI notes this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff. General, in this section reference is made to the merged institutes the name of the new entity should be specified and it replaces the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Head 56 - Amend TUI notes this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff Delete ‘college’ and insert; institute Head 57 - Amend TUI notes this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff Delete ‘college’ and insert; institute Head 58 - Note TUI notes this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff Head 59 - Amend General, in this section TUI is seeking to delete the term ‘Technological University’ and insert; University of Technology (1) (a) after ‘Government’ insert; or by a collective agreement, (b) at end of sentence insert; maintaining a minimum of 95% tenured academic staff. (3) after ‘such terms and conditions’ delete remainder of sentence and insert; as negotiated and agreed with a recognised trade union. (6) after ‘Department’ insert; through collective agreement with a recognised trade union. (7) delete ‘staff associations’, at end of paragraph insert; the protection of Ministerial enquiry expressed in the 1992 RTC Act and 1993 DIT Act shall remain in place for academic staff to secure academic freedom. Head 60 - Amend (2) (a) delete ‘staff association’ (b) at end of sentence insert; including the full range of dispute resolutions mechanisms of the state, Statutory Instruments and Codes of Practice developed by same.
Head 87 - Note TUI this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff Head 88 - Note TUI notes this section; where there is implication for our members TUI shall be consulted as the recognised trade union for academic and research staff First schedule - Amend (3)After ‘may’ insert; without good reason, adequate notice and fair procedure seek to… (b) After ‘the member’ delete sentence and insert; has committed an offense or engaged in gross misbehaviour. (c) Delete complete sentence and insert; where it can be demonstrated (in accordance with the amended (3) (3)) that a member is seeking to deliberately undermine and adversely affect the performance and functions of the Governing Body. (4) (2) (b) After ‘office’ insert; subject to the agreed procedures for nomination and or election. (5) (1) At end of paragraph insert; Academic representative on the Governing body should be facilitated to attend meetings. (6) (4) After ‘may’ insert; without good reason, adequate notice and fair procedure seek to… (9) After ‘may’ delete ‘’at any time’ and insert; with good reason, consultation and adequate notice seek to… (8) (4) Delete ‘whose decision shall be final’ and insert; where this decision is challenged it should be put to a vote of the Governing Body… (10) (2) After ‘(1)’ delete ‘commits an offense’ and insert; will be afforded adequate notice of the allegation and a fair procedure to consider the matter, this does not preclude members from releasing information which is in the public interest or deemed as whistleblowing. (4) (a) after ‘confidential’ insert; for stated good reasons… After (b) insert a subsection (c) The Governing Body should operate an open governance policy similar to the ‘Open Government’ policy making as much information as reasonably practical available to staff, students and the public, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Acts and in compliance with Data Protection Acts.