Parents

Parents’ Association and Parents’ Committee

The active involvement of parents in the life of the school is actively encouraged.  True education must be a three-way partnership between pupils, parents, and teachers.

Ashton School for many years has also had an active Parents’ Association.  The Parents’ Association Committee, elected at an AGM held in the autumn term, meets on a regular basis to discuss what is happening in the school and to plan events of social and educational interest for all parents.  The school principal and teachers’ representatives also attend meetings of the Parents’ Committee.

The Parents’ Committee consists of nine elected parents, the principal, deputy principal and two representatives of the teaching staff.   

Parent Members

Fiona Finnegan (Chairperson)
Niamh Sullivan (Secretary)

Lena Deevy
Dolores Foley
Diane Martin
Treasa Stapleton
Stephen Teap
Karyn Treacy

The Parents’ Committee may be contacted by sending an email to ashtonparents1@gmail.com.

Click on the link to access the Parents Association Constitution.  

Development Committee

Members of the Parents’ Committee are also members of the Ashton School Development Committee.  This Development Committee also has representatives from the Board of Management, the three main Protestant Churches in Cork, and the Ashton School Students’ Council.  The Development Committee raises funds to provide facilities for the school which might not be provided were the school to depend solely on funding from the Department of Education.