Give Kids Their Chance

Dear Colleagues,  

The coming weeks will be important for primary education. The coming budget could contain serious and significant spending cuts that will impact directly on your classroom and your school.   We believe that we must all do all we can to safeguard primary education at this crucial time.  

The INTO is organising a campaign to protect expenditure on primary education to the greatest extent possible. We ask you to do your utmost to support this campaign – Give Kids their Chance.  

This website contains key information that may be of use to you in playing your part in this campaign.  

The key task is to make sure that everyone in your school community is aware of potential cutbacks, the impact these will have and is encouraged to stand up against these cutbacks.  

This site will be updated weekly. We ask you to check back in regularly, keep yourself informed and ensure that everyone in the school community is updated.  

Other documentation and resources, including postcards for local representatives, are currently being prepared by INTO and will issue to schools shortly.  

Yours sincerely,

Sheila Nunan                                                  Noreen Flynn
General Secretary                                           President

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Resources

Posters: please display this poster in your school staffroom to encourage involvement in the campaign.

Local events: this is a list of suggestions for possible events at local level.

Leaflets: the leaflet below may be downloaded and copied to parents to explain why class size matters. It can be sent to parents as a leaflet, included in a newsletter, or given out at parent teacher meetings.

Draft letters: these letters can be downloaded and adapted to suit your school's circumstances. They can be included in a newsletter or sent as a stand alone letter.

Lobbying Material

Key Information

This section contains key information that may be helpful for lobbying, briefing or for inclusion in newsletters.

Additional Reading