The work of Education and Training Boards is governed by a number of pieces of legislation to ensure that the work we carry out is done so effectively and public sector money is properly spent. But what exactly does governance mean in practice? In this blog Senior Governance Specialist Dr…
Donegal Education and Training Board’s schools are state, co-educational and multi-denominational, underpinned by the core values of excellence in education, care, equality, community and respect. Our schools live this ethos in many different ways, one of which is an Ethos Ambassador Programme. In this blog, our St Catherine’s Vocational School…
We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. One such partner that we work with locally within the county (but with a global outlook), is ChangeMakers Donegal. What do they do and how do they work with us? In this blog, Project Coordinator,…
The Community Education Support Programme within our Further Education and Training (FET) Service supports thousands of students around the county and its islands each year. We blogged about this in January 2023, highlighting the wide range of projects supported by the programme. In this blog one of these groups, the…
‘We seek to offer the very best quality education and training opportunities to all learners, by employing staff who are equipped to carry out their responsibilities’ (Donegal ETB Strategy Statement 2022-2026). In a rapidly changing world, our post-primary teachers achieve this by continuously undertaking professional development training throughout their teaching…
Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) plays a crucial role in overseeing the strategic direction and operational management of Donegal ETB’s post-primary schools, Further Education and Training Service (FET) and a wide range of programmes, including Donegal Music Education Partnership and youth work, within the county. It is made up…
Developing, maintaining and supporting Information Technology (IT) systems for an organisation the size of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), which is dispersed right across the county and its islands is no mean feat. As our first ever Head of IT, Ciaran Cunningham, retires in December, in this blog he…
We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. One such group that we work with locally, within the county is Donegal Travellers Project (DTP). What do they do and how do they work with us? In this blog, DTP’s Education Development Team Lead…
In 2021, the Government published its first Public Sector Climate Action Mandate which highlights the main climate action objectives for public bodies. It envisages the public sector leading by example on climate action to reach the target of reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and becoming climate…