Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy that it is important to look at this in the context of the education welfare officer's and the home school community liaison work, so that we move forward with a holistic view. I agree with the Deputy that the space for flexibility and innovation in the context of the delivery of the school completion programme is absolutely key. I know, within the context of Tusla's work with the school completion co-ordinators and programmes throughout the country, that they have worked very diligently to provide continuous professional development, working with school completion co-ordinators, some of which relates to focusing on that flexibility and space for innovation, while at the same time ensuring, having identified the needs in those particular communities, if they want and decide to use models of best practice, that that is also within their remit.

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