National Parent Council Post Primary http://www.npcpp.ie
Introducing your child to school http://npcpp.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Introducing_Your_second_Level_School1.pdf
Parentline www.parentline.ie
ISPCC http://www.ispcc.ie/Parents.aspx
Barnardos http://www.barnardos.ie/index.html
Nation Parent Council for Education and Training boards http://www.npaetbs.ie/
Irish Vocational Education Association http://www.ivea.ie/
Parents should understand the safe use of social networking sites accessed by teenagers from home computers, I.T. mobile phones, game machines etc.
Useful links :
http://www.iab.ie/
http://www.hotline.ie/
http://www.webwise.ie/
Data Protection
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years. By law Irish schools must follow the principals set down but the EU.
Since 2018 the Irish Government has set the legal Digital Age of Consent at 16 years. The links below provide information to help parents and students understand their rights and resposibilities around personal data.
Webwise information on Digital Age of Consent.
Mayo Sligo Lietrim Data Protection Policy
Common Sense appraoch to using photos