General Information

Scoil Bhríde operates under the ethos of the Catholic Church and is under the patronage of the Bishop of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. The school accepts and supports the religious and educational philosophy of the Catholic Church. The school is managed by the Board of Management and operates within the guidelines and regulations set down from time to time by the Department of Education and Science(DES).

Scoil Bhríde operates under the Rules for National Schools and Departmental Circulars and is funded by grants and teachers resourced by the Department of Education and Science. The school is subject to The Education Act (1998), The Education Welfare Act (2000), The Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act (2004) and all relevant equality legislation. The school accepts and supports the religious and educational philosophy of the Catholic Church. The school depends on the grants and teacher resources provided by the DES and school policy must have regard to the resources and funding available.

Within this context the school supports the following underlying principles:

•     Inclusiveness, particularly with reference to the enrolment of children with a disability or other special educational need.

•     Equality of access and participation in the school.

•     Parental choice in relation to enrolment

•     Respect for diversity of values, beliefs, traditions, languages and ways of life.

Our school has 10  class teachers, three full time Special Education Teacher (SET) and 1 shared SET. Our SETs work as part of the general school team and will work at various times with groups of pupils, either within the classroom setting or outside the classroom. Any pupil may be included in these groups from time to time. If a child is to attend for individual tuition parental / guardian’s permission will be sought.

The class grouping vary from year to year and are dictated by the number of teachers in the school set against the number of pupils.

The school follows the curricular programme set down by the DES, which includes the subjects Irish, English, Mathematics, SPHE (Social, Personal & Health Education), Music, Science, History, Geography, Physical Education & Drama. On occasion we will welcome others into our school to supplement the work of the staff in these areas. This programme may be amended from time to time by the DES.