This information is for the attention of all parents but will be of particular interest to parents of children in 5th and 6th class, it would be great if you could please circulate. National Parents Council Primary are running free online interactive workshops on “Supporting your Child`s move from Primary to Post Primary School”. We would like to offer the parents of children in 5th and 6th class an opportunity to take part in one of our virtual training programmes. Every year, more than 50,000 children in Ireland move from Primary to Post Primary education. It is a time of many chall...

National Parents Council Primary are supporting the Department of Education Inspectorate to find out about parents views on remote teaching and learning, by circulating this survey to parents of pupils in primary, post-primary and special schools. If you have a child in primary, post primary or a special school please complete this survey, it will only take a few minutes. The Department want to find out how your child is experiencing remote teaching and learning. What you think as a parent is very important to the Department. It will help the Department to advise schools on how to further d...

National Parents Council Primary are running free online interactive workshops on “Supporting parents to support their children’s mental health and wellbeing”, a training programme by NPC in conjunction with St. Patrick's Mental Health services. This programme supports parents to encourage and promote positive mental health and wellbeing in their children. The programme also explores how the building of resilience in children helps them to manage and cope with the day to day stresses of life as they occur. Parents who attend this session will: Explore the factors that influence mental h...