Welcome To“ Compass News”
In this issue:
Welcome To“ Compass News”
A warm welcome to our first Compass Newsletter. We hope that you will find this newsletter informative. We are currently finalising our communication strategy and plan for this to be a regular feature of the academic year.
In this issue:
• Overview of Compass
• Interactive 19 th November
• TY Trip 4-6 April 2017
• History of Compass
• Policies
• Issues
• Guides
Compass and what it is doing?
By- Richard Brickenden President of Compass
The National Association of Compass is the s t a t u t o r y b o d y representing Parent Associations in Protestant and Minority Religion Secondary Schools.
We are a constituent part of the National Parents Council( post primary) and as such are recognised by the Department of Education and Skills. There are 28 such affiliated schools in the Republic. Most of these will have elected Parent Representatives on their Boards of Management.
The majority of Compass Schools have links with the Church of Ireland and there are also five Protestant established Comprehensive Schools, three of which are under the patronage of the Archbishop of Dublin, One under the Bishop of Cork and one under the Donegal Board of Education. The other minority religion schools are St Andrews College in Dublin which is associated with the Presbyterian Church, Wesley College in Dublin under the auspices of the Methodist Church Annual Conference; The Society of Friends manages Newtown School in Waterford and has links with Drogheda Grammar School; and the Jewish Community runs Stratford School in Rathgar, Dublin.
All Schools affiliated to Compass express a particular ethos which stems from their respective religious and cultural traditions. They welcome pupils and teachers from all religious backgrounds and none. Thanks to the affiliated schools for paying the fees that part fund Compass activities.
At Compass we endeavour to support and represent all the Parents who choose to educate their children in any of the Minority Religion Secondary Schools. We are delighted to perform this function irrespective of individual religious beliefs or none, and we hope that each pupil will benefit in a positive and inclusive way from the particular ethos of your chosen secondary school.