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So proud of our Blue Star Flag . We love learning about the European Union 🇪🇺

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Scoil Mhuire Brusna: A Small School with a Big Heart

In the peaceful, green hills of the west of Ireland lies Scoil Mhuire Brusna, a small rural school that has quietly become a beacon of hope, inclusion, and diversity. In 2019, this close-knit school community made a significant step toward a more global future when it welcomed its first students from war-torn Syria. That moment marked the beginning of a journey that would transform the school—and its wider community—in deeply meaningful ways.

Over the past six years, Scoil Mhuire Brusna has opened its doors and its heart to children from across the world. Students from Ukraine, Eritrea, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Jordan have since joined the school, each bringing with them their own unique culture, language, and story.

For these children, many of whom have faced displacement, trauma, and upheaval, Scoil Mhuire Brusna offers more than just education—it offers sanctuary. Here, they find a safe, nurturing, and welcoming environment, where diversity is celebrated and every child is valued for who they are. Teachers and staff go above and beyond to ensure every student feels included, understood, and supported in both their academic and personal growth.

What makes this school especially remarkable is the strong network of support and collaboration it has built over the years. Scoil Mhuire Brusna has developed close links with parents, recognising the importance of involving families in their children's educational and emotional journey. The school also works closely with the EROC Centre and various local agencies in Ballaghaderreen that specialise in supporting individuals and families who have experienced trauma. These partnerships ensure that children receive the holistic care they need to thrive—academically, socially, and emotionally.

Despite being a small rural school, Scoil Mhuire Brusna has become a powerful example of how local communities can respond to global challenges with empathy and action. The school has embraced intercultural learning, language support programs, and community engagement initiatives to help children and their families feel at home in Ireland.

The success of Scoil Mhuire Brusna reflects the strength of its core values: kindness, inclusion, and respect. It also highlights the extraordinary potential that lies in small communities to make a profound impact on young lives.

As the school looks to the future, it continues to grow not just in numbers, but in understanding, unity, and hope. In the classrooms of Scoil Mhuire Brusna, the world comes together—and in doing so, everyone becomes richer for it.

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School staff were invited to the EROC to celebrate Eid with pupils and their famalies.

We had a great time and had lovely food.

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Infants project on Paddington Bear- The story of Paddington Bear conveys themes of kindness, open-mindedness and the importance of welcoming others. Paddington, a bear from “darkest Peru,” arrives in London, England, as a stranger and finds compassion and acceptance from the Brown family

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Infants project on Paddington Bear- The story of Paddington Bear conveys themes of kindness, open-mindedness and the importance of welcoming others. Paddington, a bear from “darkest Peru,” arrives in London, England, as a stranger and finds compassion and acceptance from the Brown family

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Now a British icon and friend to the late Queen Elizabeth II, Paddington, a bear from Peru, became popular after the Second World War. The man behind the marmalade-loving character, the late author Michael Bond, drew on his wartime memories of evacuees and refugees when he created the much-loved Paddington Bear.

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Sanctuary Ambassadors Webinar: The Inside Story – Schools of Sanctuary

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We were so lucky to have a teacher from Ukraine teaching in our school for two years. Yulia was an amazing teacher and was able to help us so much with translating when our children arrived from Ukraine initally. She was there safety net and she was able to continue teaching them they way they were taught in Ukraine. Yulia helped them settle into school in Brusna .She taught the teachers so much. In June 2024 she Moved to Moldova with her family to be closer to her son who is in University in Ukraine.

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Celebrating World Book Day - we had books in Arabic, English ,Ukraiane and Russian.

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Celebrating World Book Day - we had books in Arabic, English ,Ukraiane and Russian.

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Senior boys worked on projects explaing Ramadan to us.

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Alice - St David's Day (March 1st, 2025)

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Alice - St David's Day (March 1st, 2025)

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A Ukrainian song to start the day!

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Arabic version of the tune!

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Éire abú!

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Proud of their culture!

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Alice - February 25.2.25 (Wales)

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Making the headlines - Roscommon Hearld 

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Making the headlines - Roscommon Hearld 

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As part of Europe Day pupils made and brought food for their home countries for everyone to try/

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Say Yes to Languages 2024/2025 | Languages Connect

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‘Say Yes to Languages’ is for senior classes (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th class) in primary schools and in 2024/25 it will run for 8 weeks

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The Blue Star Programme teaches primary school pupils about European cultures and the EU through creative activities and projects.

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Oide - Supporting the Professional Learning of School Leaders and Teachers in Ireland

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The OIDE EAL Padlet provides a comprehensive suite of relevant Department of Education publications, materials, and resources for teachers and school leaders w

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The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf is a great book to open up discussions about inclusivity and diversity. Written from a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, it highlights the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense.

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Show Racism the red card - wear red day in Brusna.

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Show Racism the red card - wear red day in Brusna.

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Wear Red Day | Immigrant Council of Ireland

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Wear Red Day is an important opportunity for schools and students alike to send out a strong message that we as communities welcome diversity, celebrate it, and take a stand against racism in all forms.

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Children have access to books in their home langauage.

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The INTO welcomes Circular 0011/2024 which has been published today. The Circular outlines the staffing arrangements for primary schools in the 2024/25 school year and includes the primary staffing schedules for ordinary schools, gaelscoileanna, Gaeltacht and DEIS Urban Band One schools.

Supports for Teaching Principals

Circular 0011/2024 also confirms the retention of one leadership and management day a week, secured by this union for every teaching principal. This scheme has proven to be successful in supporting teaching principals with an increased workload, while ensuring consistent access to a teacher for their class. All existing clusters will cease at the end of the 2023/24 school year. Schools may cluster their Release Days into full-time Principal Release Time posts for the 2024/25 school year. All schools with a teaching principal will have access to 37 release days in the 2024/25 school year, with an additional 4 days available if the school has one special class. Schools with surplus SET hours may combine these with principals' release days.

Supports for school leaders

The INTO also welcomes the news that all deputy principals in special schools will be considered as administrative as per Circular 0011/2024. The new enrolment thresholds for principals and deputy principals are set out in Appendix B of this circular. This will provide much needed support for principals of special schools and have a positive impact on the education of pupils within these schools.

Substitute teacher supply panels

The INTO welcomes the continuation of the substitute teacher supply panel scheme to support schools during the next school year. The INTO firmly believes that this scheme is vital in ensuring availability of substitute cover for short-term absences and that the scheme must be extended to all primary and special schools. The current level of posts in supply panel areas will be reviewed at the end of the current school year. Base schools will be notified of supply panel allocations for next year at that time.

Special education

Circular 0011/2024 also includes information on the allocation of special education hours at Appendix C. Further information on this can be found in the separate Circular 0002/2024.

Redeployment and key dates

It is important that all schools participate in the redeployment process to ensure that teachers are redeployed as early as possible.

Members should note Thursday, 29 February 2024 as a key date for staffing arrangements in primary schools for the 2024/25 school year.

By Thursday, 29 February 2024 teachers and schools should:

The Main Redeployment Panels are expected to be published after Easter 2024 for schools to appoint teachers from the panels to vacancies.

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Department of Education publishes staffing circular - Irish National Teachers' Organisation

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The INTO welcomes Circular 0011/2024 which has been published today. The Circular outlines the staffing arrangements for primary schools in the 2024/25 school year.

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Leraning all about Ramadan

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Celebrating different countries and foods.

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Celebrating different countries and foods.

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My name is not Refugee | Children's Books Read Aloud

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What is a school of Sanctuary?

A School of Sanctuary is a school that is committed to creating a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment that benefits everybody, including anyone in its community who is seeking sanctuary.
By pledging to become a School of Sanctuary, our school Brusna NS will be part of a grassroots network and growing movement across Ireland and the UK. The Schools of Sanctuary programme is a collaboration between University of Galway Access Centre, the Places of Sanctuary Ireland and University of Galway Access linked schools.