Social Inclusion – Programmes and Schemes - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS)
DEIS provides for:
- A standardised system for identifying and regularly reviewing levels of disadvantage and
- A new integrated School Support Programme (SSP) (download list of schools here) which will bring together and build upon the following existing schemes and programmes.
Over the years, no less than 8 separate schemes to tackle educational disadvantage have been put in place with some schools benefiting from just one or two of these and others benefiting from more. The DEIS initiative is designed to ensure that the most disadvantaged schools benefit from a comprehensive package of supports, while ensuring that others continue to get support in line with the level of disadvantage among their pupils. While there are benefits in individual interventions and programmes, a more integrated and joined up response to the issue of educational inclusion is required.
The following existing programmes will be integrated into the School Support Programme under DEIS on a phased basis over the five year implementation plan 2005/2006 - 2009/2010
More detailed information about the DEIS programme is available by clicking the links below
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