Parents’ Page.

 

To find information about how you can support your children, click on the logos below:

 

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Scoilnet is the official education portal of the Department of Education and Science in Ireland, promoting the integration of ICT in teaching and learning under the Government’s ICT in Schools Programme. It also contains useful information and links to resources on a number of topics, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Dyslexia, and Dyspraxia, among others.

                               

ency (Small)Encyclopedia Britannica is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. Explore the updated online encyclopedia with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and Web sites.

 

 

Mangahigh (Small)Mangahigh  is a games-based Maths. resource designed to keep pupils engaged in Maths. activities which reinforce the concepts learned in the classroom.

 

bbcBitesize is the name given to the BBC’s free online study support resource for school-age students. It is designed to aid students in school work.

 

dance mat (Small)BBC Dance Mat Typing  is an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 – 11 years. There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages.

 

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Information for parents about resources to support literacy and numeracy in Irish.

 

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This website is packed full of ideas to help your child learn every day!

 

 

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Webwise is the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre which is funded by the Department of Education and Skills and the EU Safer Internet Programme. Webwise is an internet safety initiative focused on raising awareness of online safety issues and good practice among students, their parents and teachers. It provides advice on internet safety topics, including cyberbullying and privacy.

Click on the link below to access an excellent internet safety guide for parents:

Internet safety Guidelines for Parents

 

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The Family e-Safety Kit, which is aimed at six to twelve year olds, was created to help parents share the benefits and risks of surfing the web in a fun and engaging way. It contains a parental e-safety guide and many other resources. Access the Family e-safety kit by clicking the image.

 

rsa (Small)RSA is the Road Safety Authority, a state agency formed by the Irish Government to promote road safety.