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The Gathering: Travellers In Education – Celebrating Success, Framing the Future

23 May 2023
Leanne McDonagh, MTU Cork Campus; Anne Burke, Traveller Visibility Group Cork; Dr. Hannagh McGinley, Education Officer, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA); Sheila McGovern, SOAR Project Co-Ordinator UCC; Christina Boland, MTU Kerry Campus

Over 90 delegates attended The Gathering Travellers in Education – Celebrating Success, Framing the Future on 23 May 2023 at the Kingsley Hotel, Cork. Hosted by the SOAR Project, the event showcased models of best practice, shared research findings, identified outstanding challenges and priority actions to enable further Traveller success in education. Highlights of the day included keynote address from Dr. Hannagh McGinley, (NCCA); passionate discussions with programme participants; a specially-commissioned rap video from Traveller youths and a stirring performance from Steo Wall. A report on The Gathering will be published later. 

The short video below captured the essence of this hugely successful event.

SOAR Project Travellers in Education The Gathering May 2023

Leas-Uachtarán agus Cláraitheoir/ Deputy President & Registrar

First Floor, West Wing, Main Quadrangle, UCC, T12 YN60

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