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To: Members of Dáil Éireann
Education Matters
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Vote for the Private Members' Motion to be debated on Tuesday 18th October in Dáil Éireann showing that class sizes, back to school costs and third level investment matters.
Why is this important?
We call on the Government to:
- immediately commit to a one-point reduction to the staffing schedule of primary schools which controls average class sizes for the coming school year;
- publish a roadmap to outline how we can reach an average class size of no more than 20 within the lifetime of this Government;
- commit to multi-annual increases to school capitation rates, sufficient to end the practice of requesting voluntary contributions from parents;
- provide the full €21m funding required to meet demographic growth in third-level, and to direct additional resources at improving the staff-student ratios in third-level and reducing the student contribution
- guarantee the funding required to fully roll out all new apprenticeships which will provide a wider range of opportunities for young people, and in particular young women