Shinrone National School

Home School Community Liasion Co-Ordinator

The H.S.C.L. co-ordinator is the link between the school and the parents. As Home School Co-Ordinator I will get to know the parents by visiting them, organising classes eg cookery, swimming, computers and Irish for adults. I encourage parents to visit the school. If parents have any ideas for activities they would like to participate in, please don't hesitate to have a chat with me. My number will be available by contacting the school office.

Contact us

Martin Meade

Aims of Home School Community Liaison

To maximise active participation of the children in the learning process in particular those who might be at risk of failure.

To promote active cooperation between home, school and relevant community agencies in promoting the educational interests of the children.

To raise awareness in parents of their own capacities to enhance their children's educational progress and to assist them in developing relevant skills.

To enhance the children's uptake from education, their retention in the educational system, their continuation to post-compulsory education and to third level and their attitudes to life-long learning.

To disseminate the positive outcomes of the scheme throughout the school system generally.

Structure of the Scheme

The basic unit of the scheme is at local school level where a full-time co-ordinator serves the liaison needs of one school or of a number of schools in no more than two catchment areas. "Family clusters" of co-ordinators in primary and second level catchment areas serve the families which have children from pre-school years to leaving certificate level. Co-ordinators in an area form wider clusters and meet regularly for mutual support and development. Co-ordinators from numbers of clusters are brought together for in-career development on two occasions in each school year.

Further information on this scheme can be obtained from Department of Education website

www.education.ie