Home School Liaison (HSCL)

Supports offered by HSCL

• • Home visits
• • Assist with the transfer of students from primary to secondary school
• • Liaise between parents, Principal and teachers
• • Support parents to ensure your child’s regular attendance at school
• • Support with your child’s behavioural and emotional issues
• • Support with referrals to local support agencies (EWO, ISPCC)
• • Support with referrals to NEPs, Speech and Language, Occupational therapy, HSE
• • Support parents’ attendance at appointments
• • Link families with local agencies
• • Advocate for parents at meetings
• • Run courses to promote parents’ personal development
• • Run courses to promote parents’ positive participation in your child’s education
• • Run Parent subject-based courses
• • Hold information meetings for parents
• • Distribute information leaflets to parents
• • Provide a Parents’ Space for meetings, classes and activities
• • Inform parents of HSCL news

How parents are involved in our school

• • Attend Information meetings of incoming 1st year students
• • Parent-teacher meetings
• • Information meeting of third year parents to discuss progression options (Transition Year, Traditional 5th Year, Leaving Certificate Applied)
• • Participating in Parent courses/activities
• • Attend award ceremonies & celebrations
• • Parents’ Association Fundraising
• • Support School Initiatives
• • Parent representatives on the school’s Board of Management
• • School Policy formation