Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha/Creative Cluster
Is cúis áthais don Roinn Oideachais a fhógairt go bhfuiltear ag glacadh le hiarratais anois do bhabhta nua eile de Chnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha.
Is é an dáta deiridh a nglacfar le hiarratais ná an 10 Aibreán. Gheobhaidh gach Cnuasach Cruthaitheach maoiniú deontais €3,000 in aghaidh na scoile thar thréimhse dhá bhliain (2025-2027) chun a dtionscadal a chur i bhfeidhm.
- gheobhadh trí scoil €9,000
- gheobhadh 5 scoil €15,000
Chomh maith le tacaíocht airgeadais, gheobhaidh gach braisle an méid a leanas freisin:
- Éascaitheoir Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha
- Múinteoir ionaid chun freastal ar cheardlanna agus cruinnithe
- Seomra ar cíos, taisteal & cothú
Féach an nasc a leanas do bhreis sonraí le do thoil: Treoirlínte na Roinne Oideachais maidir le Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha 2025.
Ní mór iarratais a líonadh amach ar líne trí leas a bhaint as an nasc a leanas: Iarratas Cnuasaigh Cruthaitheacha 2025. Má theastaíonn cúnamh uait, déan teagmháil le d’ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais áitiúil le do thoil (tá an liosta le fáil in Aguisín 1 den cháipéis Treoirlínte ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne Oideachais) nó is féidir leat an nasc seo a úsáid Aguisín 1.
Má tá aon cheisteanna agat, déan teagmháil le d’Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais áitiúil le do thoil nó is féidir leat ríomhphost a sheoladh chuig Riarachán Náisiúnta na nEalaíon san Oideachas ag
Scoileanna Incháilithe - Tá fáilte roimh na scoileanna seo a leanas iarratas a dhéanamh chun páirt a ghlacadh i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha:
- Scoileanna nár ghlac páirt go fóill i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha.
- Scoileanna nár ghlac páirt go fóill i Scoileanna Ildánacha agus iad siúd a chríochnóidh Bliain 2 de Scoileanna Ildánacha sa scoilbhliain 2024/25.
- Scoileanna a chríochnóidh Bliain 2 de Chnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha sa scoilbhliain 2025/25. Ní mór dóibh iarratas a dhéanamh mar chuid de bhraisle nár ghlac páirt sa tionscnamh go fóill, áfach. Sa chás seo, ní mór don scoil seo iarratas a dhéanamh chun cnuasach scoileanna a threorú atá nua sa tionscnamh.
- Beidh ról lárnach ag an Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais áitiúil maidir le Cnuasach Cruthaitheach a aithint agus a thacú dá gceantar áitiúil.
- Roghnófar 42 Cnuasach Cruthaitheach go náisiúnta - 2 in aghaidh an Ionaid Tacaíochta Oideachais.
Is tionscnamh de chuid na Roinne Oideachais é Cnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha, faoi stiúir agus i gcomhpháirtíocht leis na 21 Ionad Oideachais lánaimseartha (Ionaid Tacaíochta Oideachais na hÉireann - ITOÉ) agus maoinithe tríd an gCiste Barr Feabhais Scoileanna.
The Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of a new round of Creative Clusters. The deadline for receipt of applications is 10 th April.
Each Creative Cluster will receive grant funding of €3,000 per school over a two-year period to implement their project 2025–2027.
3 schools would receive €9,000
5 schools would receive €15,000
In addition to financial support above each cluster will also receive:
A Creative Cluster Facilitator
Teacher Substitution to attend Workshops and Meetings
Room hire, travel & subsistence
Please see the following link for more details: Creative Cluster 2025 Department of Education Guidelines
Applications are to be completed online using the following link: Creative Clusters 2025
Application should you need assistance, please contact your local full-time Education Support Centre (list at Appendix 1 of Guidelines document on DE website) or use this link
Appendix 1
Any queries, please contact your local Education Support Centre or email National Arts in Education Administration
Eligible Schools - The following schools are welcome to apply to participate in Creative Clusters:
Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Clusters.
Schools that have not yet participated in Creative Schools and those who will complete Creative Schools Year 2 in the 2024/25 school year.
Schools that will complete Creative Clusters Year 2 in the 2025/25 school year. However, they must apply as part of a cluster who have not yet participated in the initiative. In this instance, it is required that this school applies to lead a cluster of schools that are new to the initiative.
The local Education Support Centre will have a key role in identifying and supporting a Creative Cluster for their local area.
42 Creative Clusters will be selected nationally - 2 per Education Support Centre.
Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education, led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI) and funded through the Schools Excellence Fund.
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