Gallery May 23

Galway City Council hosting students from Mercy Primary, Galway as part of the Time to Read programme Volunteers from Veolia, Cork and St. Joseph’s NS Fermoy enjoying their Time to Count session Volunteers from Gallagher’s Bakery and students from Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola Donegal engaging in teambuilding exercises as part of the World of Work programme

Graduating With Honours

“Everybody needs a mentor” it has a lasting impact that can change the trajectory of a young person’s life. Inspiring and motivating opening statement by our keynote speaker Barry Slattery, Deputy CEO of the NCCA at our recent Student Mentoring Celebration event. After three years of online events, we were thrilled to finally get back

Gallery April 23

1. Time to Count session with Workday and Presentation Primary George’s Hill 2. Donegal County Council hosting students from Errigal College as part of the World of Work Programme 3. Student Mentoring programme with SSE Ireland and Glenart College, Arklow 4. An exciting library visit as part of Time to Read with

Coillte & Duiske College – World of Work programme

    Watch this video and learn about their visit to the forests. Coillte partnered with Duiske College in Co. Kilkenny this year to deliver the World of Work programme.  Students learned about forestry in Ireland and its diverse roles. While visiting the forests, the students were led by Coillte staff and learned first-hand about the multi-purpose

Impacting on Student Retention in Ireland

BITCI supports student retention in Ireland and we do this by partnering the schools that are listed and targeted under the School Completion Programme initiative.  This initiative is one of a myriad of supports that are part of the Government’s Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Strategy.  This initiative was designed to give tailored support to schools