E-scéal - Small Schools – IPPN’s Policy Since 2005
- Published: 08 December 2011
Budget 2012 will inflict serious damage on small schools throughout Ireland. The future of small schools has been a priority issue for IPPN since our foundation in 2000 and two major pieces of research were commissioned by IPPN to this end. More than half the members of IPPN’s National Committee are principals of small schools. IPPN policy on small schools has been, and continues to be, that small schools are educationally viable and must be supported to continue to serve their communities. By developing clusters and federations of small schools, most of the ‘behind the scenes’ administration can be brought together to avoid duplication and isolation.
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