Gaelscoil an Lonnain

Overview

Gaelscoil an Lonnáin is described as a school where staff and governors are committed to providing a “positive and nurturing immersion learning environment.” Despite recent challenges, senior leadership has been “proactive and robust” in addressing issues, empowering the community to strive towards their vision of “A community learning, a community developing, a community growing.” The report highlights that children are “happy, respectful and well-mannered” and proud of their school.

Strengths

• Children feel safe, are treated with care, and are supported to grow as bilinguals with a “love of learning.”
• Significant strides have been made in strengthening inclusivity and improving provision for children with special educational needs.
• Strong partnerships with parents and the wider community are enhancing holistic learning experiences.
• The school has established a clear ethos rooted in Irish-medium education values, including “Meas, Gaeilge, Déan do Dhícheall.”

Areas to improve

• Improve planning, teaching, and assessment to raise standards and provide “high quality learning experiences across the curriculum.”
• Develop a shared understanding of self-evaluation and establish “more collegial accountability for continuous improvement.”

Safeguarding

The report states that child protection arrangements align with statutory guidance, but notes that statutory training for the board of governors “should be completed as a matter of urgency.”