OECD Review of resourcing schools to address educational disadvantage in Ireland and supporting documents
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 18 July 2024
- Last updated on: 18 July 2024
OECD Education for Inclusive Societies – Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland
Action 4 of the DEIS Plan 2017 sets out the need for the development of a more tailored and graded model of allocation of resources to schools in the DEIS programme. Considering the changing demographics of schools, the scope of this action was extended to consider the allocation of resources to all schools to address educational disadvantage. To inform the implementation of this action, in July 2023, Minister Foley announced that the OECD Education for Inclusive Societies project had been invited to conduct a review of Ireland’s resource allocation approach to address educational disadvantage at school level.
The review is not a review of the overall DEIS programme. The review findings and recommendations will inform future policy development of the DEIS resource allocation model and school resourcing policies aimed at addressing educational disadvantage in all schools. The review was informed by information provided by the Department of Education and consultations with education partners, academics, advocates, government departments and school communities.
The report aims to provide insights and guidance for the Department of Education and other government departments and agencies to reduce barriers to education for children and young people at risk of educational disadvantage. It also serves to help other countries understand the Irish approach to an equitable education and to provide input for comparative analyses of the OECD Education for Inclusive Societies project.
Country Background Report – Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland
An important part of the country review work of the Education for Inclusive Societies project consists of collecting information on country approaches, policies and practices that address diversity and foster equity and inclusion, and the evidence of their impact. With these objectives in mind, the OECD required information on Ireland’s approach to equity and inclusion through the preparation of a Country Background Report (CBR) by the Department of Education, to enable Ireland to set its approaches in context. The CBR provides information on policies and practices that promote equity and inclusion in the education system to facilitate the analysis to be developed within the OECD project.
The CBR also provides comprehensive insights into Ireland’s broader national educational landscape and policy environment from early years to post-primary, ensuring that it serves as a reliable reference that can be accurately cited by the OECD.