IPPN

Published: 30 May 2018

IPPN's Professional Briefing Day brings key information from authoritive sources to school leaders at the start of the school year.

Who should attend
Deputy Principals and Principals

When & Where
Wednesday, September 4th
Convention Centre, Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin.  Please contact the venue directly should you wish to book accommodation 01 4010500 

Inputs from:

• EducationPosts.ie TextaSub - Pairic Clerkin (IPPN)
• Primary Education Forum/DES Action Plan - Alan Wall (DES)
• Supporting School Leaders - Anna Mai Rooney (CSL)
• Standardised Test Results - Adrian O’Flaherty and Emer Delaney (ERC)
• Admissions Act - Paraic Joyce (DES)
• Cosán - Tomás Ó Ruairc (Teaching Council)
• Wellbeing incl. Framework 
• New Boards/Governance Manual - Sinead Brett (CPSMA)
• PIEW Model - Finbarr Hurley & Keith Ó Brolacháin

Schedule 

• Registration: 8.30am
• Session Starts: 9.30am (sharp)
• End: 3:15pm

Price:
A charge of €35 per person is applicable. Fee includes event registration, refreshments and a light lunch. Substitute cover is not available for this event.

Expo:
An Education Expo will run parallel to the refreshment/dining area for your convenience. 

Published: 19 February 2018

IPPN in partnership with the Association of Teachers’/Education Centres in Ireland (ATECI) provided a series of regional briefing seminars on The Children First Act. The 1hr 30 mins seminars will be facilitated by David Ruddy, Maria Doyle and Donal Kerins.

The seminars outlined the obligations that apply to schools now that the act has been implemented. They also provided essential information for schools around Risk Assessment and the Child Safeguarding Statement.

Date: 1 February 2018 – 8 March 2018
Venue: Regional Education Centres
Booking: Places are limited. Avoid disappointment and book your place early with your local Education Centre.

Click here for Education Centre Contact Details 

This is an important CPD initiative on the topic of Child Protection.  It represents a significant partnership opportunity for IPPN and Education Centres to facilitate a major CPD Project to support schools and Principals.

Click here to access all Child Protection Resources (access for members only)

Published: 07 September 2017

Do you want to get more involved in your local County Network Committee? 

The formation of your county network committee will also be taking place at the Autumn County Network Meetings.

Click here for more information on the County Committee Roles

Published: 07 September 2017

These are key documents that are part of the training day:

• Altruism
• Basic Needs
• Examples of Powerful Questions
• Grow Model
• Meitheal Model
• Questions for Facilitators
• Self Evaluation of My Facilitation
• Coaching & Mentoring Practice
• Record of Group Mentoring Meetings 2017/2018
  
• Reading Suggestions Mentor Area
•  Commitments
  
• Rules
  
• Mentoring Agreement
  
• Checklist First Meeting
  
• QF for L&M
• Exit Strategy
• Feedback & Topic Selection
  
• Record of Meetings
• Mentors_ExpenseForm
  
• Expenses From 2017/2018
• Restorative Practice Approach to Facilitating your group

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