IPPN

Published: 13 April 2017

IPPN are now offering a one week blended summer course to take place during the first week of July for Deputy Principals'. The first 2 days will require viewing online from your home or while in school. For the remaining three days – Wednesday 4th, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th – you will be required to attend one of two venues for the face to face element. The two locations that you can choose from will be in Kerry & Dublin.

Course content
What are the benefits of attending
Who should attend?
When and where?
Price

Course content will include:

• Child Protection 
• Quality Framework – School Self Evaluation 
• Positive School Environment 
• Mindfulness in Primary Schools
• Positive Relationship Building as a Deputy Principal & managing an SEN team
• Policies in Schools - Forewarned is Forearmed 
• ICT in Schools
• Leading Inclusive Learning 
• Having Difficult Conversations
• Developing Personal Leadership and Empowering Staff 
• Stress Awareness & Self-care for School Leaders 
• Shared Leadership & Management 

What are the benefits of attending?

• Reflecting on and advancing leadership skills in the role as a deputy principal and also while acting up as principal
• Improve planning as leaders of learning and teaching
• Discuss and exchange elements of best practice with other deputy principals
• Allow for collaborative learning and professional dialogue 
• Discuss and develop strategies for school self-evaluation
• Becoming more effective communicators, individually and whole school based
• Reflecting on self-care within a challenging work environment
• Practical ideas in developing pupil and teacher well-being.

Who should attend?
Current and acting Teaching Deputy Principals
Current and acting Administrative Deputy Principals

When and where?
Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd July – Online learning
Wednesday 4th, Thursday 5th and Friday 6th – 9.30 am to 3pm in one of the following venues:

• Kerry - Rose Hotel, Tralee
• Dublin - Lucan Spa Hotel 

Price
A charge of €95 per person is applicable. Fee includes access to the online platform, event registration, refreshments and a light lunch Wednesday - Friday.

This course is an EPV approved summer course and qualifies for 3 EPV days.