Scéim leabhair na Sraithe Sóisearaí agus acmhainní áirithe 

A Thuismitheoirí/Chaomhnóirí,

Maidir le: Scéim Leabhar Scoile na Sraithe Sóisearaí ó thús na scoilbhliana 2024/25. 

Don scoilbhliain 2024/25, gheobhaidh gach scoláire i mblianta na Sraithe Sóisearaí sa chóras oideachais saor in aisce leabhair scoile in aisce agus acmhainní áirithe eile in aisce. Beidh sé seo i bhfeidhm i mí Mheán Fómhair 2024.

Tá an scéim nua seo tugtha isteach ag an Aire Oideachais Norma Foley TD mar aitheantas ar an gcostas a bhaineann le daoine óga a ullmhú le filleadh ar an scoil. Cuireann an scéim nua deireadh leis an gcostas atá ar thuismitheoirí/chaomhnóirí leabhair scoile agus acmhainní áirithe a sholáthar. Cinnteoidh an scéim cothromas rochtana inar féidir le gach leanbh agus duine óg atá cláraithe i mblianta na Sraithe Sóisearaí in iar-bhunscoileanna sa Scéim Saoroideachais tús a chur leis an scoilbhliain nua in 2024/25 leis na leabhair scoile agus acmhainní ranga céanna le leanaí agus daoine óga eile ina rang.

Áirítear le “Leabhair Scoile” na téacsleabhair ábhartha go léir, lena n-áirítear ríomhleabhair, ag leibhéal na Sraithe Sóisearaí. Clúdaíonn sé freisin leabhair oibre atá in úsáid sa scoil chun tacú le teagasc agus le foghlaim ábhair sa tSraith Shóisearach. Áirítear freisin téacsanna breise riachtanacha ar nós úrscéalta agus drámaí don Bhéarla nó leabhair iarpháipéir scrúdaithe na Sraithe Sóisearaí do gach ábhar. Ba chóir do scoileanna a chinneadh an bhfuil sé níos éifeachtaí ó thaobh costais de scrúdpháipéir, atá ar fáil ó shuíomh gréasáin Choimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit, a phriontáil nó a fhótachóipeáil nó iad a cheannach.

Tá maoiniú na scéime in 2024/25 á chur ar fáil go díreach d’iar-bhunscoileanna ag an Roinn Oideachais. Tá freagracht ar scoileanna anois leabhair scoile agus acmhainní ranga a sholáthar do scoláirí uile na Sraithe Sóisearaí ag tús na scoilbhliana atá le teacht.

Beidh go leor de na leabhar scoile agus acmhainní ranga atá ag teastáil don tSraith Shóisearach ceannaithe cheana féin ag tuismitheoirí/caomhnóirí na scoláirí atá ag tosú sa dara agus sa tríú bliain. Clúdófar anois aon leabhair scoile agus acmhainní lárnacha ranga breise a bheidh ag teastáil ó scoláirí sa dara agus sa tríú bliain faoin scéim nua.

Fanfaidh na leabhair scoile go léir agus na hacmhainní ar leith a chuirfear ar fáil faoin scéim nua faoi úinéireacht na scoile, ionas gur féidir iad a athúsáid sna blianta atá le teacht.

Cuirfear leabhair scoile agus acmhainní áirithe ar fáil ar iasacht do scoláirí ar feadh na scoilbhliana 2024/25 agus ní mór iad a thabhairt ar ais ar scoil ag deireadh na scoilbhliana/deireadh 3 bliana na Sraithe Sóisearaí. 

Cuir i gcuimhne do leanaí aire a thabhairt dá leabhair scoile agus acmhainní ranga agus iad a choinneáil i riocht maith don tréimhse a mbeidh siad acu. Ní cheadaítear scríobh ar théacsleabhair.

Le dea-mhéin

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Re: Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme for the 2024/25 school year.

For the 2024/25 school year all students in Junior Cycle years in the free education system will receive free schoolbooks and certain other resources. These will be in place in September 2024.

This new scheme is being introduced by Minister for Education Norma Foley TD. It is in recognition of the cost of preparing children and young people for the return to school. The new scheme eliminates the cost to parents/guardians of providing

schoolbooks and core classroom resources. The scheme will ensure equity of access, where all children and young people enrolled in Junior Cycle years in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme can commence the new school year in 2024/25 with the same schoolbooks and classroom resources as other children and young people in their class.

“Schoolbooks” includes all relevant schoolbooks, including ebooks at Junior Cert level. It also covers workbooks in use in the school to support teaching and subject learning at Junior Cycle. It also includes necessary additional texts such as novels and plays for English or books of past Junior Cycle examination papers for all subjects. Schools should determine whether it is more cost effective to print/photocopy examination papers, which are available from the State Examination Commission’s website or to purchase these.

Funding for the scheme in 2024/25 is being provided directly to post-primary schools by the Department of Education. Schools now have responsibility for providing schoolbooks and core classroom resources to all Junior Cycle students at the start offorthcoming school year.

Parents/Guardians of students commencing second and third year will have already purchased a significant amount of the schoolbooks and classroom resources required for Junior Cycle. Any additional schoolbooks and core classroom  resources required by students in second and third year will now be covered under the new scheme.

All schoolbooks and core classroom resources provided under the new scheme will remain the property of the school, so that they can be reused in future years.

Schoolbooks will be provided on loan to students for the duration of the 2024/25 school year and must be returned to school at the end of the school year/at the end of the 3 years of Junior Cycle. 

Please remind your children to take care of their schoolbooks and classroom resources and keep them in good condition during the period that they are in their possession. It is not permitted to write on schoolbooks.

There may be some additional classroom resources that are not covered by the scheme.

Yours sincerely