Ethos & Mission
Educate Together is the representative organisation for primary & secondary multi-denominational schools in Ireland. It is an independent NGO that runs and supports schools that guarantee equality of access and esteem to children “irrespective of their social, cultural or religious background”. Educate Together schools are learner centred in their approach to education and are run as participatory democracies, with respectful partnership between parents, pupils and teachers. The Educate Together national office is working towards an Ireland in which all people have access to an excellent education that is inclusive of all, irrespective of belief system, ethnicity, class, culture, gender, language, sexuality, family background and ability.
For more information on Educate Together’s primary schools:
http://www.educatetogether.ie/our-schools/primary
Curriculum
Educate Together schools teach the Learn Together Ethical Education Curriculum, rather than the religious instruction programmes taught in denominational schools. This curriculum has four strands:
- An Ethical Approach to the Environment
- Equality and Justice
- Values and Ethical Perspectives
- Belief Systems
For more information visit:
http://www.educatetogether.ie/about/learn-together
From September 2023 there is a new Learn Together curriculum being introduced. To download more information, click the following link: https://www.educatetogether.ie/app/uploads/2023/05/Revised-Learn-Together-Curriculum.pdf