Social Inclusion Unit

Who we are

Social Inclusion Unit is responsible for developing and promoting a co-ordinated Department response to tackling educational disadvantage from pre-school through to second-level education (3 to 18 years).

What we do

• DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools)
• Co-ordination of Traveller Education
• High Support/Special Schools, Youth Encounter Projects (YEPS) and Children Detention Schools
• Integration – Migrant Policy
• Historical Educational Disadvantage Schemes (Pre DEIS).
• Circular 0016/2019 - Assignment of HSCL Co-ordinators within DEIS Schools

Contact

Address: Social Inclusion Unit
Department of Education and Skills,
Cornamaddy, Athlone,
Co. Westmeath. N37 X659

Email:social_inclusion@education.gov.ie

Phone:

DEIS - Grants:
(090) 648 3772 / 4127

Home School Community Liaison:
(090) 648 3764 / 3772

Social Inclusion Policy:
(090) 648 4111 / 3765

Co-ordination of Traveller Education: (076) 110 8531

High Support/Special Schools, Youth Encounter Projects: (090) 648 4152 / 4096