Children are the centre of our school. Staff and parents together ensure our success at CETNS. It’s important that all members of the school community are fully knowledgeable regarding our special ethos which we are very proud of.
Educate Together schools provide a unique, inclusive and equality-based school ethos, as set out in Educate Together’s Charter. The Charter describes schools that guarantee:
- equality of access and esteem to children irrespective of their social, cultural or religious backgroun
- are learner centred in their approach to education
- and are run as participatory democracies, with respectful partnership between parents, pupils and staff.
- We have a right to be accepted for who we are.
We have a responsibility to accept other people for who they are.
- We have a right to have our language, customs and religion respected.
We have a responsibility to respect the language, customs and religion of others.
- We have a right to the best education for us.
We have a responsibility to do our best in school.
- We have a right to a safe school.
We have a responsibility to look after our own safety in school.
- We have a right to get medical care in school, if needed.
- We have a right to be looked after by adults in school.
- We have a right to comfortable furniture and good equipment in school.
We also have a right to use school equipment when we need it.
We have a responsibility to take good care of school furniture and equipment.
- We have a right to wear our own clothes in school.
We have a responsibility to wear suitable clothes and to be neat and clean.
- We have a right to physical education and physical activity.
We have a responsibility to take part in physical education classes and other physical activities.
- We have a right to vote in elections to the student council.
We have a responsibility to vote in elections to the student council.
We also have a responsibility to vote carefully in these elections.
- We have a right to get information from our student representatives.
We have a responsibility to ask for information from our student representatives.
- We have a right to take part in activites that help the school.
We have a responsibility to represent our school well.
- We have a right to be rewarded for good behaviour in school.
We have a responsibility to behave well in school.
Here are some fantastic illustrations by our children of each of our Rights.
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Like many other schools in Ireland, Educate Together schools are state-funded and teach the National Curriculum. They are non-fee-paying schools and are open to students of all backgrounds. They are co-educational and have no school uniforms. But they are much more than that: Educate Together schools work hard to instil a sense of equality and justice in students. They embrace the input of parents, students, staff and the wider community to improve the school in every way possible. They are committed to enabling students to achieve their full potential. All students are encouraged to explore their full range of abilities and are provided with equal opportunities regardless of their identity. Educate Together schools put students at the heart of all policies and practices. All children have equal access to school and no one religion or worldview is given priority over another in Educate Together schools.
Follow this link to read about our ET mission and values.
https://www.educatetogether.ie/about/values/
Listen to our C.E.T.N.S. school song composed by teacher David
Our monthly values show what we hold important in our school. Here are the fabulous winners of our monthly values competitions this year:
Our Learn Together Curriculum
Ethical Education is a key component of the Educate Together model; it’s a curriculum that is living in Ireland’s equality based schools and it seeks to offer students the opportunity to meaningfully and critically reflect upon the world around them. Our Learn Together Ethical Curriculum is taught alongside the National Curriculum. It replaces religious instruction and focuses on questions of equality, justice, sustainability and active citizenship, along with many belief systems and worldviews.
The Learn Together Curriculum can be found here: Learn-Together-Curriculum
Please take a look at our Learn Together school plan and read how you could be involved.
Learn Together Plan and Volunteer Request
Here are some lovely themed displays from our school Learn Together noticeboard
We have three special days in our school to promote what is important to us in CETNS:
- In term 1 we have ‘Odd Socks Day’. This day celebrates diversity and inclusivity.
- In term 2 we have ‘Lá Cineálta’ which means ‘Kindness Day’; a day where we are extra kind to everyone and ourselves.
- In term 2 we have ‘Earth Day’ promoting how we can each look after the environment/our planet, sustainability and appreciate for the beauty around us.
We invite families in our community to mark these days with us through simple discussions and fun activities at home.
