An intercultural look at our schools.
A toolkit for self-evaluation and supporting cultural and linguistic diversity in our schools .
120+
Nationalities in Ireland
182+
different languages are spoken across Ireland
12% +
students in post-primary speak a language other than English or Irish at home
18%
of students in post-primary schools have a diverse cultural background
The numbers
Diversity in Ireland
An environment where cultural and linguistic diversity is upheld is fundamental to supporting students to build positive identities and realise their full potential.
About us
The Toolkit team
This toolkit has been developed by Post-Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) in collaboration with Dublin-Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB).
The European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML) developed a project called A Roadmap to Support the Languages of Schooling. Both for PPLI and DDLETB were involved in the project with the ECML and decided to localise the project for the Irish post-primary context. The result is this toolkit for self-evaluation and support for intercultural and linguistic diversity in schools wishing to address inclusion. We acknowledge the ECML support in the process.
How are you doing? Looking at your school in 4 easy steps
Step 1
Engage the school community.
Step 2
Log in to do the survey
Step 3
How did we do?
Step 4
Examples of good practice
