Home School Community Liaison (H.S.C.L.)

Home School Community Liaison HSCL

HOME SCHOOL LIAISON refers to a “Home School Community Liaison Teacher – H.S.C.L.T.”.

The aim of the “Home School Community Liaison Teacher” is to develop partnership and co-operation between parents, teachers and relevant community agencies. Everybody works together with the best interests of the children in mind. Parents are encouraged to participate more fully in their children’s education and to become more involved in the life of the school. We encourage parents to become aware of their own ability in enhancing their children’s educational progress.

St. Bernadette’s Senior and Junior School has a shared, full-time Home School Community Liaison Teacher (H.S.C.L.T.) whose job it is to provide this essential link between home and school.

Our H.S.C.L. Teacher is Gillian Lynch

The Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) is a teacher who has a specific remit to work in a full time capacity, shared between both schools, as a Support to Parents, Guardians & Grandparents and to build on the strong partnerships and team-work that exists between Children, Parents, Guardians, Grandparents and Teachers and Special Needs Assistants in St. Bernadette’s schools.

The HSCL teacher works with parents/guardians in a number of ways:

visiting parents/guardians in their homes
organising courses, talks or meetings for parents/guardians in the school e.g. computer classes, support classes for parents, baking, cooking, parenting, fairs, crafts, well-being, keep fit etc.
actively involving parents/guardians in their children’s education e.g through projects such as Science for Fun, Maths for Fun and Literacy for Fun
promoting closer partnership between teachers and parents
working with the Parents Association
working with relevant community agencies that play a role in the life if the child
working with Tusla, Tess and the Education Welfare Board.

Gillian is available from 8.50 am – 2.30 pm each school day.

How to contact Gillian: