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Family Support Service
Get PDFInformation sheetBarnardos Family Support Services seek to enhance family well-being and strengthen parenting capacity in order to reduce problems later in a child’s life
Teagmhais Chriticiúla i Seirbhísí Foghlaim agus Cúram na Luath-Óige agus Seirbhísí Cúraim Leanaí ar Aois Scoile: Pleanáil agus Freagairt
Get PDFBookletÉilítear ar gach seirbhís Foghlaim agus Cúraim na Luath-Óige (ELC) agus seirbhís Cúraim Leanaí ar Aois Scoile (SAC) plean Teagmhas Criticiúil ar leibhéal seirbhíse a bheith acu, faoi mar atá leagtha amach i gCreat Cáilíochta agus Rialála (QRF) Tusla agus sna Treoirlínte Náisiúnta Cáilíochta do Sheirbhísí Cúraim Leanaí ar Aois Scoile. Ní mór do gach fostóir, a mhéid is indéanta le réasún, sábháilteacht, sláinte agus leasa a bhfostaithe ag obair a chinntiú, faoin Acht um Shábháilteacht, Sláinte agus Leas ag an Obair, 2005.
Forbraíodh an treoir seo ó threoraíocht a bhí ann roimpi ar phleanáil le haghaidh teagmhais éigeandála, lena n-áirítear an tSraith Straitéise um Pleananna do Theagmhais Chriticiúla agus obair fhorleathan na Seirbhíse Náisiúnta Síceolaíochta Oideachais (NEPS), chun tacú le seirbhísí ELC agus SAC chun a machnamh a dhéanamh ar theagmhais chriticiúla agus chun pleanáil lena n-aghaidh agus chun tacaíochtaí praiticiúla a chur i bhfeidhm chun freagairt do theagmhas criticiúil.
Soiléirítear inti róil agus freagrachtaí ag leibhéil náisiúnta agus áitiúla i dtaca le freagairt do theagmhais chriticiúla.
D'fhéadfadh teagmhais tarlú lasmuigh de ghnáthuaireanta oibre nó d'fhéadfadh go n-éileoidís freagairt lasmuigh de ghnáthuaireanta, um thráthnóna, ag an deireadh seachtaine nó le linn saoire san áireamh.
Ní phléitear sa treoir seo na gnéithe ar fad a bhaineann leis an rud ba chóir do shuímh a dhéanamh i dtaca le pleanáil éigeandála. Ní mór do shuímh a bhfreagrachtaí dlíthiúla a chomhlíonadh, lena n-áirítear reachtaíocht sláinte agus sábháilteachta, agus ba chóir dóibh comhairle dlí a fháil de réir mar is gá. Ba chóir athbhreithniú leanúnach a dhéanamh ar mheasúnuithe riosca, beartais agus pleananna chun treoraíocht nua agus nuashonraithe a léiriú
ChildLinks Issue 1: Environmental Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care
No full textBarnardos journal ChildLinksGlobal concerns about pollution, overpopulation, waste disposal, climate change, global warming, and the greenhouse effect are central to current discourse about healthy futures for children. It is widely acknowledged that adults need to make more proactive efforts to sustainably restore and regenerate the planet on which we live for future generations. It is also increasingly evident that a proactive stance with children in urgently addressing global environmental issues, highlighting an ethical responsibility to sustainability, is needed. Children have a right to an education that supports the development of respect for the natural environment, and early childhood education and care (ECEC) is crucial to education for environmentalism and sustainability. A respect for and a drive to protect and preserve nature can be instilled in even the youngest children. While the influence of formative nature experiences in supporting children to develop an affinity with and appreciation of nature, and subsequently pro-environmental attitudes and behaviours, has been widely discussed, it is clear that early environmental education needs to go further to develop children’s understanding and awareness of issues relating to environmentalism and sustainability. In the first article in this issue on environmental sustainability in ECEC, Dr Sue Elliott and Dr Fran Hughes from the University of New England in Australia argue for deeper educator understandings about sustainability and stronger transformative pedagogical engagement for collectively shifting towards worldviews aligned with a global sustainability trajectory. This is followed by a consideration of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Dr Diane Boyd from Liverpool John Moores University, who highlights how one early years educator in Australia incorporated sustainability into her early childhood setting in an inspiring way. Muireann Ranta, SETU, then considers a child rights-based participatory education for sustainable development approach in ECEC, acknowledging that, for children to enjoy their education and participatory rights, they need regular access to nature, time, space and flexibility with listening adults who know them, and buy in from leaders, both within settings and at government level. Also in this issue, Magdalene Hayden, Education Programme Executive at SEAI, highlights the need for education programmes that focus on the importance of saving energy and protecting the environment in a safe and age-appropriate way. Clodagh Burke from Ballymacarbry Montessori School then details her setting’s experiences of taking part in a pilot scheme to bring Preschools into the An Taisce Green Schools Programme. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) then considers the relationship between Ireland’s early childhood curriculum framework Aistear and the Sustainable Development Goals, and highlights calls to renew and strengthen the focus on sustainability as Aistear is updated. Finally, Dr Jennifer Pope and Dr Mary Moloney from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick look at how inquiry-based learning nurtures positive dispositions towards learning about the environment in the early years
Talking to Children About War (2023)
No full textInformation sheetOnce again news of conflict across the world is dominating headlines, social media platforms and conversations across the country. Many children are likely to have been exposed to information about violence. Children do not always talk about what is worrying them but they may be trying to make sense of this information by themselves and, in the absence of factual information, imagining situations to be far worse than they are. Every child is different and while some might be scared, others may not be worried at all
TLC Kidz
Get PDFInformation sheetTLC Kidz is a psycho-educational group programme that supports children and mothers to recover and heal from Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA). First designed in Canada, it is an evidence-based programme that has been proven to work in Canada, the UK and Ireland
Evaluation of Barnardos National Wellbeing Project (Summary)
Get PDFEvaluation reportA summary of the evaluation of The Barnardos National Wellbeing Project , a trauma-informed intervention strategy for children (4 – 18 years), together with their parents and significant others in their communities
Responding to Trauma in Early Learning and Care: Traumatic Grief
Get PDFInformation sheetThis resource, which is one in a series looking at how ELC settings can support children experiencing adversity, focuses on children experiencing traumatic grief following the death of someone close to them. It explores how bereavement can result in traumatic grief for children, how to recognise trauma symptoms in children in response to a bereavement, and how, as early years educators, in partnership with families and specialist bereavement or mental health services, can support children to recover from traumatic grief
A Happy Childhood… Pass it On
Get PDFBookletOftentimes when you haven't had the most idyllic childhood yourself, it gives you motivation to make sure that other children don't face the same challenges as you have. Or maybe you’re on the other end of the spectrum, and really enjoyed your childhood. So much so, that you want to make sure all children have the same opportunities you had. By pledging to leave a gift in your Will to Barnardos, you are affording that opportunity to future generations of children. The chance of a happy childhood. Other caring supporters like you have already chosen to support us in this special way. A gift in your Will is a wonderful way of passing on the best parts of you, your kindness, your compassion, and your commitment to creating a better world, for children in the future. You might think, ‘I wouldn’t have the money to leave a big gift’. But the truth is many of the Gifts in Wills we get from our supporters are modest. Every gift matters. Every single one has the power to change a child’s life for the better. A gift in your Will also speaks to the kind of person you are, and the values that have guided and shaped you. Your love for children, your generosity of spirit. These things can live on too. These are the ways you can be remembered. These are the things you can pass on. Oftentimes when you haven’t had the most idyllic childhood yourself, it gives you motivation to make sure that other children don’t face
Bawnlea: Information Leaflet for Agencies & Professionals
No full textLeafletInformation leaflet for agencies and professionals describing how to refer clients in and the services provided in Bawnlea Child & Family Centre
Wizards of Words
Get PDFInformation sheetWizards of Words (WoW) is a paired literacy programme for primary school children, involving older people who volunteer directly with children in their local community throughout the academic year. It focuses on four key areas of reading: phonics, vocabulary building, reading comprehension and reading fluency