New ethos framework for ETB schools will focus on 'common good in diverse society'

With Ireland experiencing major cultural, religious, political, social, and demographic changes in the last decade, school leaders have consistently asked for clarity on how to articulate the ETB ethos, in particular the place of religions and beliefs in ETB schools. File picture

Schools under the patronage of Education and Training Boards (ETBs), which have often wrestled with the "complex task of establishing a positive identity built on who they are", have received a clear framework around interpreting their ethos.

Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) has launched the ‘ETBI Patrons’ Framework on Ethos’, a culmination of 10 years of empirical research, consultation, and policymaking involving all ETB schools.