Galway Bay FM Newsroom – 9 rural Galway schools have been included in a pilot teacher sharing initiative.
Six clusters across Galway, Donegal, Kerry, Wicklow and Waterford are being formed - made up of between three and five schools each.
A number of rural schools will have the option of sharing teachers and principals under a new project being launched today.
They included two Galway primary school clusters, with South Galway schools St Columba's, Ballyturn; Kilbeacanty, Lurga, Gort and Tierneevin, Gort grouping with Tubber National School from county Clare.
The second cluster will consist of Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh Ciaráin and Aird Mhóir, Cill Chiaráin Connemara; in Carna - Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire, SN Naomh Colmáin, Muigh-Inis and SN Ard, an Aird Thiar.
They will be encouraged to identify common challenges and receive funding under the two-year initiative.
Among the options are sharing teachers, organising common activities and bringing a number of schools under the management of one principal.
