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School interpreter for the meeting.

From €149.99 / hour. Child-friendly.

Interpreters for SEN assessments and enrolment meetings in Irish primary and secondary education, subject to availability.

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Education

  • School Enrolment
  • NEPS Assessments
  • IEP / Resource Meetings
  • EAL Screening
  • Junior Cycle Subject Choice
  • Leaving Cert Subject Choice
  • Transition Year Planning
  • DEIS School Meetings
  • Behaviour & Pastoral Care
  • Disciplinary Hearings
  • Exam-Result Reviews
  • SPHE / RSE Communication
  • Report Card Explanation
  • Curriculum Navigation
  • Year Transition Meetings

Modes

How It Works

In-School Support

Our interpreter attends the meeting at the school, subject to availability.

Dedicated to Students

Interpreting that helps students understand and participate in their education.

Neutral

Interpreters remain neutral, do not advocate or advise, and follow strict confidentiality on all school and pupil information. Need court, medical or another setting?

Full interpreting services

Standards

What You Get

  • Quick Booking

    Contact us with school name and date. Short-notice bookings where an interpreter is free.

  • Affordable Rates

    Competitive pricing: remote from €49.99 per 30 minutes, on site from €149.99 per hour. No hidden fees or surcharges.

  • Parent Reassurance

    Know your child’s teachers, curriculum, and progress. Full participation in education decisions.

  • Student Success

    Language barriers shouldn’t limit learning.

  • Child-Appropriate Register

    Language pitched to the age group — infants, senior primary, junior or senior cycle — with the parent as the primary listener.

In depth

SEN Assessments & Support Meetings

Special Educational Needs (SEN) meetings in Ireland involve specialist vocabulary that rarely translates cleanly. We can interpret at NEPS assessments, IEP reviews, resource-teacher planning and follow-up feedback, subject to availability, so parents leave the meeting understanding the same document the school is working from.

NEPS assessments

The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) conducts psychological assessments to identify learning, behavioural or developmental needs. We can interpret at the initial parent-consent conversation, the feedback session where results are discussed, and any subsequent review meetings held by the school, subject to availability.

  • Consent and background-history interviews with the psychologist
  • Feedback sessions covering cognitive, literacy and behavioural findings
  • Discussion of recommendations and next-step referrals (e.g. CAMHS, HSE Primary Care)

IEP and resource-teacher meetings

Individual Education Plans (IEPs) set out targets, supports and review dates for a pupil with additional needs. We interpret at IEP setting, mid-year review and end-of-year evaluation meetings with the SET (Special Education Teacher) and, where relevant, the SNA.

  • Target-setting language: academic, social, communication, self-care
  • Review of resource-teaching hours and in-class support
  • SNA (Special Needs Assistant) allocation conversations

Assessment reports & recommendations

Written NEPS or private psychologist reports are dense. We can also translate the report itself (as a separate certified translation service) so parents can re-read the findings in their own language after the meeting.

In depth

School Enrolment Meetings

Enrolment in Irish schools follows a formal admissions process governed by each school’s admissions policy under the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. Meetings can be brief and administrative, or lengthy where a school is oversubscribed, ethos-based, or dealing with an EAL (English as an Additional Language) intake.

Primary school enrolment

Junior Infants enrolment usually opens 12–18 months before the September start. Meetings cover the admissions policy, catchment, siblings-first rules and any special-needs disclosures. We interpret the parents’ questions and the principal’s clarifications neutrally.

Secondary (post-primary) enrolment

First-year admissions bring in feeder-school lists, entrance assessments (non-selective in most cases), subject-taster days and open-evening tours. We can attend the enrolment interview and any pre-entry assessment conversations.

Oversubscription and ethos

Where a school is oversubscribed, the admissions policy is the deciding document. Ethos-based schools — Catholic, Church of Ireland, Educate Together, Gaelscoileanna, Muslim-ethos, Jewish-ethos — may discuss religious or philosophical education as part of the enrolment conversation. We interpret these questions faithfully and without editorialising.

  • Non-Catholic families in Catholic-ethos schools: opt-outs and alternative arrangements
  • Educate Together / multi-denominational settings: Learn Together curriculum
  • Gaelscoileanna: Irish-medium instruction and language-support expectations

EAL screening at enrolment

Schools may screen incoming pupils for English language support (EAL). We can attend the screening conversation, subject to availability, so that the child’s level, prior schooling and home-language profile are recorded accurately, and so parents understand what EAL support will look like at that school.

In depth

Parent-Teacher Meeting Subtypes

A “parent-teacher meeting” covers very different conversations depending on the school’s reason for calling it. We prepare our interpreter based on the meeting type so the register, vocabulary and expected outcomes match what the teacher is planning to discuss.

Routine progress meetings

Standard end-of-term parent-teacher meetings covering subject grades, effort, homework completion and social integration. Usually 5–10 minutes per teacher; interpreter accompanies parents through the whole rotation.

Behaviour and pastoral-care meetings

Called by the class teacher, year head or deputy principal to discuss behaviour, attendance, wellbeing or peer-relationship concerns. We remain neutral and do not advocate — a common misunderstanding in high-emotion meetings.

Disciplinary hearings

Formal meetings following a Code of Behaviour breach — suspension proposal, expulsion review, or Board of Management appeal under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998. Written outcomes are shared; we can flag when a document is being read aloud to the parent for consent.

Exam-result reviews

Post-Christmas, summer or mock exam meetings. Covers standardised test results (Drumcondra, MICRA-T, SIGMA-T at primary; formal state exam mocks at post-primary), grade bands and next-step guidance.

JC / LC subject-choice meetings

Held in 2nd year (Junior Cycle short-course / optional-subject choice) and in 3rd or Transition Year (Leaving Cert subject and level — Higher / Ordinary / Foundation). Interpreters brief on the JCT (Junior Cycle for Teachers) framework and CAO implications of subject choice.

In depth

Primary vs Secondary: What Changes

Irish primary school (Junior Infants through 6th class) and post-primary (1st year through 6th year) run on different structures, timetables and reporting cadences.

Primary school (Junior Infants 6th class)

Single class teacher for most subjects, one report card per year, informal daily communication through the homework journal. Meetings are typically parent-with-class-teacher plus, when needed, the principal, SET or SNA.

  • Aistear (early-years framework) at infant level
  • Standardised testing from 2nd class (Drumcondra, MICRA-T, SIGMA-T)
  • DEIS schools: additional literacy and numeracy supports, HSCL coordinator
  • 6th-class transition-to-secondary meetings

Secondary school (1st year 6th year)

Multiple subject teachers, year heads, tutors and guidance counsellors. Reports are more frequent (Christmas, Easter, summer) and formal state-exam pathways drive the second half of the cycle.

  • Junior Cycle (1st–3rd year): JCT framework, Classroom-Based Assessments, wellbeing programme
  • Transition Year (optional): work experience, projects, module-based learning
  • Leaving Cert (5th–6th year): Higher/Ordinary/Foundation levels, CAO points, orals and practicals
  • SPHE / RSE: sensitive-topic sessions where a briefed interpreter matters most

Why us

School Interpreting

Short Notice

Short-notice bookings where an interpreter is free.

Confidentiality

Neutral interpreting only — no advocacy, no advice. Pupil and family information handled under strict confidentiality.

Pricing

Final price confirmed before booking, based on language, location, date, duration and availability. Minimum booking applies, and travel outside the city is quoted separately.

ServicePrice
School Interpreting (30-minute session)From €49.99 / 30 min (remote)
School Interpreting (per hour)From €149.99 / hour
SEN Assessment / NEPS Feedback MeetingFrom €149.99 / hour
Document Translation (report cards, IEP, NEPS reports)€39.99 per page

Questions

FAQ

Do you work with SEN assessments?

Yes, our interpreters can attend special education needs assessments and help families understand the recommendations.

How quickly can you book?

Short-notice bookings where an interpreter is free. Contact us with the school name and date needed.

Can you translate school documents?

Yes — report cards, school policies, enrollment forms, and educational materials in 200+ languages.

Do you attend NEPS assessments?

Yes. An interpreter can attend NEPS (National Educational Psychological Service) assessments, subject to availability, and follow-up feedback meetings, helping parents understand the psychologist’s findings, recommendations and any resulting IEP or resource allocation.

Can you help at an enrolment interview?

Yes. We cover primary and secondary enrolment interviews, oversubscription discussions, and ethos-related conversations at Catholic, Educate Together, Gaelscoil and multi-denominational schools. We also assist during EAL screening.

What kinds of parent-teacher meetings do you cover?

Routine progress meetings, behaviour and pastoral-care meetings, disciplinary hearings, exam-result reviews, and JC / LC subject-choice conversations. We interpret neutrally and do not advise on outcomes.

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