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Board of Management Annual Report 2016 – 2017

Board of Management Annual Report 2016 – 2017 The Board of Management is the school committee charged with the day-to-day management of the school. Under the Education Act of 1998 all schools must have a Board of Management and the functions and responsibilities of the Board are laid out in documents published by the Department of Education and Science. The Board of Management has
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Stay Safe Programme – Parents’ Guide

Thanks to all the parents from Senior Infants who attended the recent meeting organised to explain the Stay Safe Programme for the prevention of child abuse. The parents’ booklet which was mentioned on the night is currently out of print. however it can be accessed online copying by clicking here:      


Don’t bring nuts into school

Over the past few years the number of children diagnosed with life-threatening allergies has been on the increase and NKETNS is not immune to this trend. We have a significant number of children in both the senior and junior ends of the school with life-threatening allergies to nuts and consequently we have a blanket ban on bringing nuts of any type into school. Please
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Board of Management Annual Report 2015/16

Board of Management Annual Report 2015/16 The Board of Management is the school committee charged with the day-to-day management of the school. Under the Education Act of 1998 all schools must have a Board of Management and the functions and responsibilities of the Board are laid out in documents published by the Department of Education and Skills. The Board of Management has eight members.
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Helping Children With Grief

Grief (Adapted from “Grief in Children: Someone to talk to”. Barnardos p. 64 – 65.) It is acknowledged that while there are distinct stages/phases in the grieving process different people may go through these stages in different sequences and at different paces. Generally the grieving process in adults is thought to take about two years while with children and adolescents it may be over
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Swimming for Snr Infants

Swimming lessons take place on a Tuesday morning in Clondalkin swimming pool.