Membership Renewal 2025-2026
Membership renewal will look a little different this year. There are no paper forms to complete as your membership renewal form is now online. You can watch a quick ‘how to’ guide for the online renewal process. You will still receive your Renewal Pack by September 10th.
Current Members – Access your renewal form (login details required)
Returning Schools – Joining or Returning to us after a time (no login details required)
Principals’ Conference 2025
Location: INEC, Killarney
Dates: 12th – 14th November
Join us in Killarney where you will have an opportunity to hear fresh thinking from leading figures in education and other sectors, to participate in stimulating workshops and to network with colleagues. This year marks a special occasion for IPPN as we will be celebrating 25 years since the foundation of the organisation.
City/County Network Annual Meetings
Location: Countrywide
Dates: 9th September – 13th October
Join us for the autumn meeting in your City/County network where we will bring you key updates, information on the ‘hot topics’ and details of our supports to members. It is an opportunity for you to meet principal and deputy principal colleagues and to become more involved with IPPN.
Click Here to Register your place today
Coming soon – New Podcast Series
IPPN’s new podcast series Leading for Impact will launch this autumn. The series will explore the experience of the practice of primary school leadership, the challenges that arise and the opportunities that present, with insights provided by expert voices from education and beyond. Details of when the series will launch and how to access the podcasts will be shared in E-scéal in the coming weeks.
Proposed Strike Action – School Secretaries & Caretakers
As the professional network for primary school leaders, IPPN recognises the vital role that school secretaries and caretakers play in our school communities. Their commitment and professionalism help to ensure the smooth and effective running of the school and a safe environment for children, staff, parents and others who visit the school. Their contribution to school life is hugely valued by school leaders. Click here for full article
Piloting of Administrative Executive Roles
As a result of IPPN’s advocacy work on Sustainable Leadership, the DEY has initiated the piloting of an Administrative Executive role in a small number of primary schools. Each school in the pilot will employ an Administrative Executive who will undertake a range of administrative and operational duties to reduce the administrative burden of school leaders, to free up time for the leadership of teaching and learning and to enhance the overall operation of the school. These roles have now been advertised on educationposts.ie.
Coming soon – New Digital Series
IPPN has commissioned a new digital series exclusively for IPPN members as part of our Be Well, Lead Well campaign. The series will consist of 10 bite-sized videos which can be accessed and digested at your own pace, whenever it suits you to do so. The emphasis is on prevention by recognising the signs and symptoms of stress and burnout with practical tips and downloadable resources.
Because Leadership Matters
With nearly 25 years experience and a wealth of expertise, The Irish Primary Principals’ Network provides support to school leaders at local and county level, making them more effective at what they do.
Ireland’s most widely used website for advertising education related job posts.
Substitute recruitment across primary and post primary DES schools.
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