12 October 2021. Barnardos welcomes commitments outlined today in Budget 2022, many of which will go some way to alleviating the stresses and pressures families experiencing disadvantage deal with on a day to day basis. The children’s charity however cautions that this should not be seen as a once off reaction to help families ‘get
Spokesperson available Barnardos Calls for Schools and Parents to Register for their Online Safety Workshops Barnardos children’s charity is calling for primary school teachers and parents to sign up to their Online Safety Programme to support children in Ireland. Parents have reported that excessive personal screen time is causing difficulties between children and parents at
The Children’s Futures Campaign, established in February 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and comprising 13 children and young people organisations, is today throwing a spotlight on failures within the education system to tackle educational disadvantage “before and during Covid-19” and calling on Government to instigate wholesale educational reform. Almost 200 people are due
16 September 2021. Barnardos today launched its annual Pre-Budget Submission. The children’s charity calls for a Government focus on a number of measures to improve the lives of children and families in Ireland including; an increase of funding for family support services, reducing school costs, tackling waiting lists, a review and extension to government childcare
Barnardos, Ireland’s leading children’s charity was joined today by RTÉ 2FM presenter Jennifer Zamparelli to launch its annual National Collection Day, which is once again kindly supported by Dell Technologies. In the past, Barnardos annual National Collection Day involved over 1,000 wonderful volunteers organising bag-packs and on-street collections right across the country. This year things
Spokesperson available – 086 0445966 08 September 2021: Barnardos welcomes the publication of the Department of Education’s Covid-19 Learning and Supports Scheme with the aim of providing additional support within school, through increased teaching hours, to children most impacted by the pandemic. Results from Barnardos Back to School survey show it is clear that a
View our Back to School Infographics: Infographic Children’s Infographic Barnardos: Parents Concerned About Long-Term Impact of Pandemic & School Closures ~Barnardos Calls on the Government to Provide More Support for Schools & Families~ ‘My 7-year-old has had a total of 18 months desk time in front of a teacher. They’re behind 7 months of time
28 June 2021 – Barnardos 16th Annual School Survey remains open until July 5 giving parents and children another week to shine a light on the real cost of Ireland’s free education system. To date, 1,318 parents and young people have participated in the survey to advise what the cost is to them of returning
14 June 2021 – Barnardos 16th Annual Back to School Survey is now open and aims to shine a light on the real cost of Ireland’s free education system. Parents and young people are invited to fill out the survey and tell Barnardos how much money they spend on their children’s education – iPads, school
Barnardos Experiences 21% increase in referrals to intensive family support services in 2020 09/06/21: During a year where Barnardos had to completely re-imagine service provision for children and families, the charity experienced a 21% increase in referrals to intensive family support services, and a further 38% increase in waiting lists. According to Director of Children’s
