Last Wednesday, the Pavee Point Education and Roma teams attended the Traveller and Roma Education Forum. This was the final Forum meeting under the current two-year Action Plan (2024–2026), with the next Action Plan due to be published in July. The current Action Plan has seen progress across a range of commitments, with important structures […]
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Category: Education
The Pavee Point Education Team and Pavee Mothers attended the Towards a National Policy on Transitions in Education for Students with Disabilities stakeholder event on Tuesday, 26 May. The event brought together stakeholders from across government departments and agencies to share understanding of the supports currently available to disabled children, young people and adults at […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre welcomes the publication of the ‘Mid-term Progress Review of the National Access Plan (2022-2028)’ (NAP) and the continued named focus on Travellers and Roma by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS). The sustained work by Traveller organisations and groups working with Roma, NAP […]
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Last week, Pavee Point was in attendance at the annual University for All Symposium in UCD Lochlann Quinn School of Business. ‘Call It Out: Racism impacting the Traveller and Roma experience in higher education,’ focused on moving beyond institutional rhetoric to confront both overt and nuanced barriers. A panel discussion described how policy in Ireland […]
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Pavee Point welcomes the new partnership between Mary Immaculate College, Tipperary ETB, and Limerick and Clare ETB, which will provide students with an opportunity to take a Further Education pathway into primary teaching. This follows a similar partnership between Trinity College Dublin and City of Dublin ETB in nursing, which launched in January. Both initiatives […]
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On Tuesday (Apr 28), Pavee Point’s Education Programme hosted a consultation morning with members of the Roma community to exchange perspectives on education provision for the community. This consultation focused on capturing Roma experiences in education and ensuring that Roma perspectives are meaningfully reflected in future policy and practice. It provided an opportunity to contribute […]
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Last week the Children’s Right Alliance (CRA) published their annual ‘report card’: grading the Government’s achievements for the previous year in areas that affect children and young people. ‘Report Card 2026’ is the eighteenth edition in the series, and the first for the current Fianna Fáil and Fine Geal leadership and their ‘Programme for Government […]
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Last Friday, the Pavee Point Education Team delivered an anti-racism and cultural awareness session for New Community Link Workers, with additional attendance from management within the Tusla Education Support Service (TESS), representatives from the Department of Education, and School Completion Officers. The Community Link Worker role is a key action under the Traveller and Roma […]
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Today marks a significant milestone for the Traveller community in Ireland, where 13 Travellers will graduate with Masters and Graduate diplomas at the University of Limerick. This represents the largest of group of Travellers to be conferred with Level 9 postgraduate qualification from any Irish university at any one time To mark the occasion both […]
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Pavee Point attended the Follow-up Dialogue with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) Advisory Committee, hosted on November 6th by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and moderated by Michaël Guet, Secretariat of the FCNM. Ireland ratified the FCNM in 1999 and the Irish State has recently been through its […]
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Pavee Point hosted an online Education Roundtable on Monday, October 20th. The event focussed on developing a response to the Midway Review of the National Access Plan for Equity of Access, Participation and Success in Higher Education 2022–2028. With a short consultation window, participation was invited from Travellers, Roma, Traveller organisations and groups working with […]
read more →Pavee Point was delighted yesterday to have another of our staff graduate from Maynooth University. Michael Collins, Men’s Health Worker at Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, graduated with a BA in Social Science (Community and Youth Work). Michael returned to education as part of an initiative by the Eastern Region Traveller Health […]
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Pavee Point welcomed a new report yesterday which provides a unique perspective on Traveller and Roma students and their experiences of higher education. The report builds on previous research, suggesting that Traveller and Roma students continue to face persistent and systemic barriers in higher education. The Community Needs Analysis (CNA) was conducted by College Connect, […]
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This morning the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) published their annual report card which grades the Government on whether it delivered on its commitment in the now completed Programme for Government. The Government received a C+ in Traveller and Roma Education, an increase from D+ in 2024. Speaking at the launch of the Report Card 2025 […]
read more →Education Programme Coordinator Would you like to be involved at a key moment in education history as work begins on the implementation of the national Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES) which Pavee Point has significantly to. Are you committed to and experienced in working for human rights, particularly in education access, participation and outcomes […]
read more →An Bord Pleanála are recruiting for two roles, see links below: Administrative Assistant | An Bord Pleanála Planning Inspector | An Bord Pleanála The closing date for the Administrative Assistant competition is 24th January 2025 and the closing date for the Planning Inspector competition is 31st January 2025.
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On Tuesday 26th November, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre held its third Annual Roundtable, which focused on the recently published Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES). A range of people working in education as well as Traveller organisations attended. There was also representation and input from the Department of Education. Discussions focused on the […]
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Missie Collins, Primary Health Care worker at Pavee Point receives an honorary doctorate from UCD for her lifetime of dedication to Traveller health advocacy. Five Traveller Community workers receive their BA in Social Science (Community and Youth Work) from Maynooth University Thomas McCann becomes the first Traveller man to receive a PhD from Maynooth University. […]
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