Donegal ETB aiming to assume patronage of Little Angels School by September

Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) is aiming to assume patronage of Little Angels School in Letterkenny by September.

Ms Anne McHugh, Chief Executive of Donegal ETB, said that no date has been confirmed yet for the takeover. 

However, in response to a query from 100% Redress Cllr Tomás Seán Devine at the meeting of the Donegal ETB Board in Letterkenny, Ms McHugh said it would be “ideal” for the takeover to be complete by September. 

She added that Donegal ETB is currently “working through” the process.

Cllr Devine also asked if a Board of Management could be set up for Little Angels, to which Ms McHugh responded that a board cannot be set up until the school is officially signed over to Donegal ETB.

It was confirmed last December that Little Angels School would come under the patronage of Donegal ETB, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Youth and the Little Angels Association. Little Angels will become both the first primary school and the first special school in the county to come under Donegal ETB patronage.

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Little Angels School is a multi-denominational school which caters for students with moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities and students with autism. Pupils range in age from three to18 years. It is currently administered by the National Council for Special Education (N.C.S.E.).

Donegal ETB provides a broad range of education and training services, including post-primary schools and colleges, Further Education and Training (FET), outdoor education and training, music education and has legal responsibilities for youth work in the county.

Donegal ETB currently provides full-time educational services in 15 post-primary schools in the county.