NABMSE Bulletin - Education Updates: NPC Survey & SNA Information Session

Please see below for two important updates that may be of interest to you and your school community. These include a request for feedback from the National Parents Council on student attendance, and details of an upcoming information session for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) hosted by the Department of Education.

📢 National Parents Council Seeks Your Views on Student Attendance

In an effort to better understand the reasons behind student absences and to develop more effective support strategies, the National Parents Council (NPC) is reaching out to parents and guardians across the country.

📝 To gather this feedback, the NPC has created two short surveys—one for parents and one for students.

📎 Scroll to end of bulletin see the attachment from the NPC for more details and links to the surveys.

This initiative aims to ensure that both students and parents receive the support they need to improve school engagement and reduce absenteeism.

🎓 Online Information Session for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs)

Hosted by the Department of Education – SNA Workforce Development Unit

📅 Date: Monday, 26 May 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM
🏫 Organised by: ATU, St. Angela’s

The aim of this online session is to provide SNAs with key information about the national training programme.

📎 Scroll to end of bulletin to find attached poster for full details.

🔗 If you experience issues opening the PDF, you can find further information here.