Social Inclusion Unit

26 March 2010 – Covid 19 – School Closures

This guidance note is for schools currently participating in the School Meals Programme and explains what these schools should and need to do to make sure pupils have continued access to school meals while the schools are closed.

 School Meals Programme Guidance to Schools (Updated 29 March 2020)

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