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Catholic Primary Schools Management Association provides advice and support for BoM Chairpersons & Principals in over 2,800 schools. Reg. Charity No. 20028930
Kildare, Ireland
Joined September 2016
Sincere thanks to schools and parents who contacted their local TDs for an increase in capitation
73 minutes into Budget speeches and the first 'here here' from the backbenches is when Jack Chambers announces higher capitation grants for primary and secondary schools
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CPSMA welcomes capitation increase as a positive step towards a properly funded primary system
rte.ie
Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has announced an increase in the standard capitation rates paid to all schools.
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Happy Michaelmas to all our schools
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael—Archangels! On this great feast, Fr. Gabriel Torretta, O.P., encourages you to pray to St. Michael, to fight for you against the deadly powers of the enemy; to St. Gabriel, to fill you with the
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An important milestone for CPSMA - today for the first time ever we dealt with over 2000 calls in one month - both we and all our schools are hoping for a much quieter October - it’s been a challenging start to the year
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To-day schools are recognising the good work of their Special Needs Assistants and are showing their appreciation of the important role played by them in our schools.CPSMA wishes to join our schools in this expression of appreciation
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Schools need funding so they can focus on implementing the new curriculum not fundraising
As Minister for Education Helen McEntee stood at a podium in a Dublin primary school to launch the State's new primary school curriculum it was difficult to ignore the smell of damp that pervaded the hall, and the state of the ceiling above her head https://t.co/bPr7CWqEVN
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IPPN is a signatory to the letter to the minister, which will be on the https://t.co/Un8VEmw5GZ website shortly
ippn.ie
Ireland’s most widely used website for advertising education related job posts. Substitute recruitment across primary and post primary DES schools. Our online group text service for schools to...
In a letter to the Minister for Education ahead of Budget 2026, all six of the country's primary school patron bodies have called for an immediate 33% increase to school capitation https://t.co/Sbt18aAatU
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All for one
A coalition of primary and special school management bodies, staff, parents, and children – including IPPN – has issued an urgent appeal ahead of Budget 2026 to Minister McEntee and the Government to address a growing funding crisis in schools. https://t.co/bRJ9iisCYM
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@into @IPPN @forsa_union_ie @AFPatrunachta @EducateTogether NAMBSE, Church of Ireland Board of Education, Muslim Primary Education Board, @ETBIreland and @SVP_Ireland all call for increased school funding -not just patrons
In a letter to the Minister for Education ahead of Budget 2026, all six of the country's primary school patron bodies have called for an immediate 33% increase to school capitation https://t.co/Sbt18aAatU
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CPSMA would like to express our deepest sympathies to the children, parents and school community of Annunciation Catholic School. “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18).
Dear friends: Pray for the two children killed, all those injured, and their families and friends, in the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, during the first Mass of the new school year. Pray for an end to gun violence and for sensible gun control laws. May
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Terrible news from Minneapolis of a shooting at a school Mass - God comfort their poor families
Minneapolis police responded to a shooting at a Catholic church and school in the south end of the city and authorities said the shooter had been 'contained.' Follow live updates here: https://t.co/hk2QunNQPD
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"Daniel O’Connell’s achievement in forcing the British government to concede Catholic emancipation in 1829 was immense,” Bishop Niall Coll of Ossory told CNA.
Daniel O’Connell, known as “The Liberator,” was a pivotal figure in 19th-century Ireland, championing the cause of Catholic emancipation.
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Schools fundraising to fund the basics
‘We’re in a dire situation’: Parents fundraising ‘an average of €10,000 per primary school’ https://t.co/OKrzPoNqVn
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In the Irish Times this morning ‘We’re in a dire situation’: Parents fundraising ‘an average of €10,000 per primary school’ https://t.co/3TODdLwZgn
irishtimes.com
Capitation funding falls about €25,000 short of real costs on average, new survey finds
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Great article by Jess Casey on the financial challenges facing primary schools
irishexaminer.com
School principals in Limerick and Louth tell Jess Casey the forthcoming capitation grant rise will not be enough amid surging prices of everything from utilities to insurance
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Some schools are relying on deposit return scheme to stop them going broke https://t.co/GgarOjm1MC
irishtimes.com
More is being spent on free hot meals for students than on education itself
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Thanks to the Daily Mail for this article on school finances -sadly the headline is accurate
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