Annual Reports

Covers a major period of change as NPC expanded its representation, services and membership to include post-primary parents, becoming the recognised national parent representative body across Early Years, primary and post-primary education.

Highlights the first year of NPC’s Building Futures Together: Strategic Plan 2024–2028, alongside expanded support across Early Years, primary and post-primary education, national policy consultations, parent training, Helpline services and the annual Education Conference.

Reviews the return of in-person services alongside continued online delivery, support for Ukrainian families navigating the Irish education system, parent consultations and the decision to extend NPC’s remit to parents of children in post-primary education.

Highlights NPC’s continued response to the pandemic, including expanded online training and Helpline services, support for parents during periods of remote learning and consultations involving more than 10,000 parents.

Explores how NPC adapted its services during the COVID-19 pandemic, moving training and parent supports online, developing learning resources for families and representing parents’ experiences of school closures, remote learning and the reopening of schools

Reviews a year of growing demand for NPC services, including increased Helpline and training engagement, the continued development of Early Years supports, Regional Assemblies and extensive consultations with parents on education and childcare issues.

Highlights the launch of NPC’s 2018–2022 strategy, the establishment of its Early Years service and Helpline, continued growth in parent training and support, the development of regional structures and consultations involving more than 10,000 parents and school principals

Highlights the continued growth of NPC’s parent supports, including anti-bullying training, a new mental health and wellbeing programme developed with St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, the expansion of Partnership Schools Ireland and work to represent the voices of parents and children.

Reviews NPC’s work during 2013, including record participation in parent training, continued Helpline support, the introduction of anti-bullying training, the launch of Partnership Schools Ireland and NPC’s work on school costs, book rental schemes and parental involvement in education.

Reviews a significant year in which NPC expanded its services to parents of children in Early Years education, completed its 2012–2017 strategy and developed the new Parents as Partners: Children, Schools and Communities 2018–2022 strategic plan.

Covers NPC’s campaign for stronger recognition of parents’ role in education, progress towards the proposed Parent and Student Charter, support provided through the Helpline and training programmes, and extensive surveys involving parents, children and teachers

Reviews NPC’s work during 2014, including Helpline and training services, the first national conference for parents of children with special educational needs, the development of online parent training and a major consultation with children about their experiences of lunchtime at school.

Highlights the launch of NPC’s new strategic plan, Supporting Parents, Supporting Children, as well as work on children’s rights, anti-bullying policy, school patronage, teacher education and the continued delivery of Helpline and training services across Ireland.

Reviews a year of increased demand for NPC services, with growth in Helpline enquiries and training participation, alongside work on literacy and numeracy, school patronage, Boards of Management, parental involvement and support for children’s learning.

Covers the introduction of NPC’s bullying support service, its first Education Conference, the development of new county branches and the European Alcuin Award received for supporting migrant parents’ involvement in primary education.

Highlights the Primary Education Counts campaign, NPC’s response to the introduction of the free pre-school year, new training on Whole School Evaluation and school codes of behaviour, multilingual information services and continued support for parents through the Helpline and county network.

Reviews NPC’s work during 2008, including its Helpline and training services, the campaign for better funding of primary schools, support for new Boards of Management, increased membership and the development of services for migrant parents.

A record of NPC’s work and priorities during 2006, reflecting its continuing role in supporting parents, promoting parental involvement and representing the parent voice within primary education. The supplied PDF contains only the report’s cover, so this description is necessarily broader.

Reviews NPC’s work to improve information and support for parents, including Helpline activity, expanded training, programmes on starting school and the transition to post-primary, and representation on issues such as assessment, special educational needs and children’s rights.

Highlights NPC’s modernisation work in 2004, including the work of the Implementation Group, parent services, training and development, county activity, interest groups and the representation of parents across education.

Reviews NPC’s progress on its strategic plan during 2003, alongside its parent support services, training programme, county and interest group activity, representation of parents’ views and work with national and international education bodies.

An overview of NPC’s work during 2002, covering future planning, parent support services, training and development, county-level activity, the first European Day of Parents and School, interest groups, policy representation and international engagement.