Liaison Scheme
HOME/SCHOOL LIAISON
Blakestown Community School is a participant in the Home/School/Community Liaison Scheme.
In general the Home/School Liaison teacher will support parents in relation to their children’s’ education.
More specifically, the Home/School Liaison teacher will -
- Visit Parents in their home to support and advise on educational matters;
- Meet with parents at their request;
- Call to homes when poor attendance suggests a student maybe in need of support;
- Liaise regularly with year heads and attendance secretary;
- Link with support services such as the School Completion Programme and Blakestown/Mountview Youth Initiative;
- Liaise with the feeder primary schools – Scoil Mhuire, Blakestown and St. Philip’s Mountview on all matters relating to the transfer of pupils from first to second level;
- Assist with registration of new students and with the entrance assessment tests;
- Organise morning classes for parents;
- Maintain a comfortable and welcoming parents’ room;
- Be an active participant in the Care Team;
- Assist in the work of the local committee
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Work co-operatively with the Home/School Liaison teachers from other local schools.
- Assist the Principal and the senior management team in all matters relating to parents.
- Carry out other duties in consultation with the Principal.
Parents are welcome to contact Ms Catherine Durkin through the school office
01-8215522
Catherine is usually in the Staffroom from 8.45 to 9.00 each morning if teachers wish to request home visits.