Minister for Education Norma Foley announces the opening of a tender process to undertake an independent evaluation of the STAR pilot project, dedicated to tackling educational disadvantage in Traveller and Roma communities.
The Supporting Traveller and Roma (STAR) pilot project in education was established in 2019 under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) with the aim of improving attendance, participation and school completion in specific Traveller and Roma communities regionally.
The announcement of this eTender process is a key action in responding to the Programme for Government commitment to undertake an independent assessment of this pilot project.
The Minister strongly encourages those qualified to apply for this evaluation contract, which will play an important role in enabling the learnings from the pilot to inform future policy initiatives for the benefit of the Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland.