Board of Education (R.O.I.)11 Nov 25

Help for your school from the Church Education Society

The Church Education Society was established in 1839 and aims to support Church of Ireland children in primary schools under sole or joint Church of Ireland patronage by making grants available in various ways.  The Society is regulated by a Deed of Trust and governed by an elected Executive Committee.  The Society receives many requests for funding each year and tries to support as many as possible provided finance is available and the request itself falls within the terms of the Society’s Deed of Trust.

The sum of money expended by the Society from its own funds over the last 25 years now exceeds €1 million.

Over the course of each year:

• almost 60 small primary schools under sole or joint Church of Ireland management receive grants of up to €600 each towards the purchase of non–consumable resources like religious education books, IT equipment, PE equipment and musical instruments;
• approximately eight bursaries are sanctioned to a maximum of €2,500 each to teachers in Church of Ireland primary schools who wish to follow postgraduate educational management courses which clearly demonstrate a leadership or mentoring component;
• grant–aid is provided for Religious Education provision;
• other grants consistent with the aims and objectives of the Society are also considered and provided, including grants towards relevant publications.

Full details of all schemes are furnished by email to schools in spring each year.  For further information, please write to the Assistant Secretary, Jennifer Byrne, at email [email protected]