( Front duo) Home-School Community Liason Ms Christine Coleman, North Monastery and Caroline McCarthy, Blarney Street CBs with (rear l to r) teachers Jill Kelly and Colin Daly of Scoil Mhuire Fatima North Monastery NS, Maths teachers Kieran Ruby and Eoghan Healy, of North Monastery Secondary School and Ian Hannon, teacher, Blarney Street CBS. Pic: Larry Cummins. Ref John Bohane The Echo. The School Excellence Fund-DEIS (SEF-DEIS) is an innovation of the Department of Education and Skills which enables schools to apply for funding to implement innovative programmes which are context-specific and aimed at improving learning outcomes. The project has a three-year life span. The Department of Education & Skills is delighted to welcome this cross-sectoral cluster of schools on the North Side of Cork city to the project and looks forward to working closely with them over the three years to promote and support collaboration, innovation and learning in the area of Mathematics.