Effective School Leadership - Summer Course

BookNowThis July, IPPN will deliver this course fully online from Thursday, July 1st, Friday, July 2nd, Monday July 5th to Wednesday, July 7th. This course will still give you the opportunity to share and discuss different aspects of your leadership role. It will also allow you develop improved methods of both professional and personal self-care. These courses are designed by school leaders for school

Who should participate?
• Newly appointed principals
• Principals
• Deputy Principals


When and where?
This course will be hosted online via zoom from Thursday, July 1st, Friday, July 2nd, Monday, July 5th to Wednesday, July 7th. The duration of the course is 20 hours online learning. Last date to register for the course is by 4.45pm, June 30th.


Price
A charge of €95 per person is applicable.

Course Aims:

This course will aim to assist School Leaders to:

  • Reflect on, and improve their leadership skills
  • Improve their planning as leaders
  • Discuss and exchange elements of best practice with other principals through collaborative learning and professional dialogue
  • Plan for improvements in literacy and numeracy in their schools for better outcomes for pupils
  • Discuss and develop strategies for school self-evaluation
  • Become more time-efficient and more aware of empowering the school community through suitable delegation of tasks
  • Become more effective communicators in one-to-one and group settings
  • Reflect on self-care within a challenging work environment and set targets to achieve a healthier work life balance
  • To address national priorities identified by the Department of Education in terms of wellbeing, school self-evaluation, driving school improvement and managing change

 

Course Structure:
The course consists of five days of 4 hour sessions, during the course you will be asked to participate in group discussion with fellow participants. The course encourages participants to be interactive and to reflect both on the material presented and on their own professional experiences.

The course is primarily aimed at supporting and developing school leaders knowledge and leadership skills, their interpersonal awareness and professional attitudes. All participants who contribute in the course will be treated as independent adult learners.

Online facilitators are allocated to the course and will interact with and support participants during the course. While participants are offered guidance in course materials and are encouraged to participate in reflective exercises and discussion forums, each participant is wholly responsible for his/her own learning and interaction with the course.

Attendance at all 5 sessions is required to gain course approval and your course certificate. 

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