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Submission to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector
- August 2008
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Education
In April 2011, the Minister for Education and Skills launched the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector and announced the appointment of Professor John Coolahan (Chair), Dr. Caroline Hussey and Ms. Fionnuala Kilfeather as members of the independent Advisory Group to the Forum.
While the issue of parental choice is clearly a central consideration, it is equally important to bear in mind the children’s rights dimension and the direct effect that any changes arising from the work of the Forum will have on children.
This paper elaborates briefly on these obligations so that consideration of them may inform the Advisory Group’s deliberations. In doing so, this paper makes particular reference to relevant principles and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
- August 2008
- Type: Advice
- Topic: Education
