Over recent decades, Ireland has experienced major cultural, religious, political, social and demographic changes. As ETB schools are ‘state’ schools, they have particular responsibilities in respect of the ‘common good’ in an increasingly diverse society. It is therefore imperative that ETB schools have a clear understanding of the ethos underpinning life in their schools and are guided in their realisation of this ethos.

The ETBI Patrons’ Framework on Ethos has been developed by ETBI and the Centre for Evaluation, Quality and Inspection, Dublin City University (DCU) in conjunction with Ireland’s 16 ETBs and ETB schools, primary and post-primary.

The Framework aims to describe what an ETB school is, locally and nationally by providing:

• ETB school communities and other relevant stakeholders with a common understanding of the ethos of the ETB school sector
• practical guidance to ETB schools on how the ethos can be lived out on a day-to-day basis
• a decision-making Framework for ETB school leaders and Boards of Management

View Patron’s Framework (PDF)