Welcome
स्वागत हे
Witamy
Bem-vinda
Bine ati venit
Laipni gaidīti
Sveiki
Bienvenida
Herzlich willkommen

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

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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

Have some questions or feedback?

If you need some direction or help, you can contact us.