Acorn School Completion Programme - SCP Operational Framework from practice-based research

Crean, Tom; Crean, Mags; Hyland, Áine

Acorn School Completion Programme - SCP Operational Framework from practice-based research

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MU - School Completion Programme Report A4 R5 Digital (2).pdf(12.69 MB)

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Date

2025-09

Authors

Crean, Tom

Crean, Mags

Hyland, Áine

Publisher

Maynooth University

Abstract

The School Completion Programme (SCP) was introduced in Ireland in the early 2000s to support children and young people at risk of early school leaving and educational disadvantage. There are currently 121 SCPs in Ireland but there is no currently agreed framework model that explains how they operate. The operational framework suggested in this document has been developed by SCP Coordinator, Tom Crean, in collaboration with two researchers, Mags Crean and Áine Hyland and is being shared and disseminated as an example of good practice.

Keywords

School Completion Programme (SCP) , Ireland

Citation

Crean, T., Crean, M. and Hyland, Á. (2025) Acorn School Completion Programme - SCP Operational Framework from practice-based research. Maynooth: Maynooth University, pp. 1-32.