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Primary Schoolbook Scheme 2024 Information Announced!
- Posted by ABC SCHOOL SUPPLIES
May 8th 2024:
This morning the Department of Education has announced the budget for the Primary Schoolbook Grant 2024/25. The Schoolbooks scheme was introduced to remove the cost from families of funding schoolbooks, workbooks, copybooks and stationery for children and young people. These schemes provide funding for pupils enrolled in primary and special schools across Ireland under the Free Education Scheme.
You can read the official article from the Department of Education here. We have also summarised the article for your convienence below.
New Innovative Irish Phonics Programme! 🌈
- Posted by ABC SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Fónaic le Fís is an innovative Irish phonics programme empowering young learners to grasp Irish phonetics and master reading and blending skills for a comprehensive language experience.
Fónaic le Fís is a systematic programme aligned with the Primary Language Curriculum and based on modern research on the ‘Science of Reading’ to cover:
- Phonological Awareness
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Reading Skills
NEW Move Write Handwriting Programme, by Dr. Sinead McCauley Lambe
- Posted by ABC SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Each book is accompanied by a FREE Prepare to Write Pupil Book presenting 20 step-by-step drawings that are based on nine geometric shapes from the Beery test of visual integration.
The New Primary Curriculum: What will the school day look like?
- Posted by ABC SCHOOL SUPPLIES
It’s been nearly a quarter of a century since the completion of the last primary curriculum in Ireland. The release of a new primary curriculum framework, following several years of consultation, seeks to align with numerous changes and better equip children for the demands of the 21st century.
What are the key priorities driving this change? And how might they reshape the contemporary classroom?