DEIS Evaluation Report for St Paul’s 20/11/2023
DEIS, launched in May 2005 by the Department of Education and Skills, is a policy instrument addressing educational needs. The 2017 DEIS Plan outlines the vision for education as a pathway to better opportunities, aiming to narrow gaps and enhance outcomes. The current School Improvement Plan (DEIS Plan ) focuses on themes like attendance, retention, transitions, attainment, literacy, numeracy, and partnerships with parents and others. Monitoring and evaluation are integral to assess progress and effectiveness over the three-year period.
Benefits of DEIS in St. Pauls
Within St.Paul’s, we enjoy the following benefits of being a DEIS school :
- Lower pupil-teacher ratio (24:1)
- Additional grant aid
- Enhanced guidance allocation of 1.15 (non-DEIS allocation is 0.4)
- Access to JCSP and LCA programme, with additional teacher allocation, small classes and funding
- Enhanced rate of funding under the Schools Book Grant Scheme
- Priority access to School Meals Programme
- Access to Home School Community Liaison Service (HSCL)
- Access to a range of supports under School Completion Programme (SCP)
- Professional development and planning supports
- Expansion of National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provision
- Friends Programme and Get Up! Stand Up! Programme
- Transfer programmes
- Priority access to Centre for School Leadership
- Priority access to a range of professional development supports