FAQ: Maximum allowance for qualifications will now be that of an Honours Degree. What date will this come in to effect?
- Published: 09 December 2011
FAQ: How are EAL Posts being allocated?
- Published: 09 December 2011
The overall number of EAL posts is due to reduce from the current level of about 900 posts to a reduced level of about 700 posts in 2014/2015 school year. Under the new arrangements the existing GAM posts and the existing EAL posts are being combined into a single and simplified allocation process. All schools will get a basic allocation (based on the number of classroom teaching posts in the 2011/12 school year) and an additional allocation is being given to schools with high concentrations of pupils that require EAL support. The full details on how this will operate are set out in the budgetary documentation that we have published as a featured link on the front page of the Department's website. The full details on how this will operate are set out in the budgetary documentation published by the DES and is available through the link below.
FAQ: What is the enrolment threshold for Administrative Principals?
- Published: 09 December 2011
Given that the staffing schedule didn't change for the 2012/13 school year, the enrolment threshold of 178 pupils for Administrative Principals will remain the same. The full details on the reforms that the DES announced about eligibility for Administrative Principal will be published in January as part of the Department's circular on staffing arrangements in primary schools. The DES intends to publish one circular covering all aspects of the staffing arrangements in primary schools.
Staffing Schedule 2012/2013
- Published: 09 December 2011
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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