Irish Travellers Movement

Legislation and Education

Legislation and Education

There are several pieces of legislation which govern education in Ireland and these can be accessed in the education section of the ITM Legal Pack. Full details of the following Acts can be accessed on the Internet.

Education Act 1998:

www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/act_51_1998.pdf

Education (Welfare) Act 2000

www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/act_22_2000.pdf

Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004

www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/educ_persons_special_ed_2003.pdf

The Equal Status Act

The Equal Status Act also applies in schools and the Equality Authority, in conjunction with the Department of Education and Science, has published an invaluable summary on how the Equality legislation governs practices in schools called Schools and the Equal Status Act (2nd Edition). This can be accessed at:

www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/ge_schools_and_equality.pdf