Taskforce on Traveller Education
1. to review the educational needs of Traveller children and the current delivery of services;
2. to consider best practice models;
3. to actively consult with members of the Traveller community in relation to the work of the Taskforce;
4. to make recommendations to improve educational access, attainment and outcomes for Traveller children in pre-school, primary, post-primary and youth provision;
5. to assist the Department to develop an agreed action plan for both the statutory and non-statutory sector to see how together improved educational outcomes can be achieved by all Traveller children;
6. to monitor the action plan over a two year period on a six monthly basis;
7. to inform the National Traveller Monitoring and Advisory Committee in the south of Ireland; and
8. to ensure that recommendations for improvements are underpinned by the Convention on the Rights of the child(1) (UNCRC) and other relevant equality and human rights legislation;
(1) Article 2: protection against discrimination
Article 12: right to have a voice
Article 28 :education on the basis of equal opportunity
Article 29 : education with respect for child’s parents, cultural identity, language and values.
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