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Schools to begin surveying parents on school uniforms
Part of Minister Quinns strategy to reduce the costs of going to school for parents The Minister for Education & Skill... read on
No complacency despite good results
A return to top rankings in reading and maths should not lead to complacency over school reforms, Education Minister Rua... read on
Education boost as Irish pupils' ranking jumps in global tests
IRISH 15-year-olds have turned in better performances than they did three years ago in international tests in science, r... read on
Government agrees to extra 390 SNA posts
Almost 400 extra special needs assistants can be assigned to help children with disabilities at school after the Governm... read on
Quinn to ask Cabinet for 400 special needs assistants in schools
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn is going to seek Cabinet approval today to hire another 400 special needs assistants nex... read on
Quinn warns teachers over redundancy risks again
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn has repeated the possibility of secondary school teachers being made redundant if their ... read on
Minister Quinn announces patronage of 9 new Post-Primary schools to be established in 2015 and 2016
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruair Quinn T.D., today announced the patrons for nine new post-primary schools ... read on
ASTI warned it will lose substitution pay if it rejects deal
EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn has warned he will stop paying secondary teachers for supervision and substitution work ... read on
Unions still unhappy at planned Junior Cert reform
Meeting focused on concerns over credibility and integrity of school-based assessments Pat King, general secretary of ... read on
Non fee-paying schools dominate the 2013 league tables for sending students into third-level education, accounting for three-quarters of the top 100 schools.
Non fee-paying schools dominate the 2013 league tables for sending students into third-level education, accounting for t... read on


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Revised maths syllabus has negligible impact: report
A much-hyped new maths syllabus has not yet led to improved student standards or widespread changes in teaching methods,... read on
Revised maths syllabus has negligible impact: report
A much-hyped new maths syllabus has not yet led to improved student standards or widespread changes in teaching methods,... read on
Revised maths syllabus has negligible impact: report
A much-hyped new maths syllabus has not yet led to improved student standards or widespread changes in teaching methods,... read on
Revised maths syllabus has negligible impact: report
A much-hyped new maths syllabus has not yet led to improved student standards or widespread changes in teaching methods,... read on
Teachers could be first public servants to lose jobs
TEACHERS in up to 30 schools face losing their jobs next year if the ASTI rejects the Haddington Road pay and productivi... read on
Launch of New Anti-bullying Training for Parents
We are happy to inform you that National Parents Council Primary and National Parents Council Post Primary will be deliv... read on
St.Vincent De Paul National School Book Camaign
St.Vincent De Paul is running a national school book camaign. It will only take people just over one minute to help mak... read on
National Parents Council Post Primary Support for National Study on Youth Mental Health
The School of Psychology, UCD and Headstrong, The National Centre for Youth Mental Health are conducting the first natio... read on


ISN’T it time that the Department of Education changed its syllabus in relation to the teaching of languages in our schools?
24 Feb 2026
At present, French and German are the main options. Soon India and China will become the dominant powerhouses in the world. Both countries comprise over a third of the world’s population, yet th... read on

Weight of School Bags
28 Apr 2026
National Parents Council post primary are concerned about the weight of school bags. Health and safety are of paramount importance, yet the Minister stated in a recent debate that she refuses to legis... read on

  

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National Parents Association for Vocational Schools and Community Colleges
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The National Congress of Catholic Schools Parent Associations
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Parents' Associations of Community & Comprehensive Schools
www.paccs.ie

COMPASS
Co-operation of Minority Religion & Protestant Parents Association
http://compassparents.org/

FEDCBS
Fed. of Parent Councils in Christian Bros. & other Catholic Secondary Schools
www.fedcbs.ie

New Anti-bullying Training for Parents

We are happy to inform you that National Parents Council Primary and National Parents Council Post Primary will be delivering a new Anti Bullying training programme for parents of primary and post primary school children. For further information please click Here.

 

     

  

Pesentations and Notes 

The National Parents' Council
Post Primary
Annual Education Conference 2013

Parents; Your role in these Changing Times


Can be found Here.


             

  

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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