IPPN

Published: 23 February 2015

Your School and Confronting Conflict
Managing Adult Relationships in the School Community

Some workplace conflict is inevitable and has the potential to undermine some of the key fundamentals to a positive working environment. However, there are ways and means to minimise or reduce workplace conflict and to even turn it around into a positive experience.

The National Centre for Leadership and Innovation (NCLI), supported by IPPN, presents Your School and Confronting Conflict seminar. This seminar will promote a change in culture by enabling school leaders to embrace conflict, recognise that it is going to happen and give you the necessary skills to manage it should it occur. This seminar will develop effective conflict management skills and equip you with the practical knowledge you need to deal confidently with any conflict that may arise within your school community. You will leave with practical solutions to real workplace problems.

What are the benefits of attending?

• Obtain a heightened awareness of your own personal conflict management style.
• Provide a proactive approach to managing, resolving and changing conflict.
• Develop techniques to deal with conflict in an informal but structured way.
• Become more self-confident when raising or dealing with sensitive issues with staff members.
• Enhance your own personal development through reflective practice.
• Advance awareness of the positive value of conflict.
• Increased knowledge on how to understand and control your own biases.

Who should attend?

• Principals
• Deputy Principals
• Other School Leaders
• Board of Management members
• Board Chairpersons
• Parents Association representatives.

When and where?
Saturday, October 3rd 2015 in the Citywest Hotel & Convention Centre, Dublin 
Time – 9.30am to 3.30pm, registration begins at 8.30am

Price
A charge of €90 per person is applicable. Fee includes event registration, refreshments, a light lunch and seminar notes. 

Promotional Brochure
Click Here for Promotional Brochure containing full detail on this event. This brochure can be forwarded to all Board of Management members, distributed at meetings or placed in the school staff room.

Testimonials from the Portlaoise event - 11th October 2014

“This was an outstanding seminar delivered in such an engaging manner. It was highly practical and immediately applicable in the workplace. Thank you for providing us with this opportunity.”

“Excellent day, very worthwhile and practical.”

“Inspiring – more than just CPD, a great day.”

“An exceptional day presenting. Going away with a full toolbox!”

“Excellent, thank you. Well worth giving up a Saturday for.”

“Excellent opportunity to explore conflict resolution and all practical advice.”

Published: 22 May 2014

IPPN is offering a distinct Programme for Teaching Principals in Limerick/Clare this July.

‘Teaching Principals – Leadership and Learning in Small Schools’

This programme is designed for Teaching Principals will cater for 2 specific cohorts in the Teaching Principal Community – it will also include content for Newly Appointed Teaching Principals. 

• Teaching Principals in 1 & 2 teacher schools
• Teaching Principals 3 – 7 teacher schools

For all principals the current demands of school leadership are challenging. For the teaching principal those challenges are combined with the responsibilities attached to being a class teacher.

 Click here to view event Schedule 

Venue 1 - Radisson Blu, Limerick - July 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th  

This event will present a practical approach addressing many of the issues that are the day-to-day experience of teaching principals – overload, prioritising, time management, communication, policies, governance, planning and teaching – and more.

The course provides an opportunity to

• step back, reflect, meet and dialogue with principals in similar situations
• develop good practices.

Topics Covered will include

• School self-evaluation
• policies and legislative impacts on schools
• Governance and issues relating to new Boards of Management

Peer Collaboration

Smaller peer groups for leaders of 1& 2 teacher schools and 3–7 teacher schools will provide opportunities for development through

• sharing common experiences
• working together on planning
• strategies for more effective communication and work-management

Distributed Leadership (team development even when the team is small)

Published: 13 May 2014

IPPN presented two Pre-Retirement seminars in May 2014, one in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Wednesday, May 28th; the other in Cork on Wednesday May 21st.

This one-day seminar, which ran from 9am to 3.30pm, covered the emotional, personal, professional and financial aspects of retirement, including:

• Retirement Readiness – psychologically and emotionally
• Preparing for Retirement – professionally and personally
• Communication to BOM, children, staff and parents
• The aftermath to stepping down
• Financial Advice: 
  - Planning for retirement
  - Pensions
  - Investments
  - Wills, etc.

Note: DES substitute cover is provided for one school day for attendance at a pre-retirement seminar.  Attendance is subject to BoM approval.  Further information is available in DES Circular 32/2007 – Teacher Absences, Section 1.

Published: 11 July 2013

IPPN will host a Professional Briefing Day for Principals next Wednesday, 11th September, in Citywest Convention Centre. NCCA, the Teaching Council, SESS, PDST, Carecall, the DES Inspectorate and the National Induction Programme for Teachers will present information that will directly impact on you as school leader over the coming year.  Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. There is a limited number of places still available for this event and early booking is advised.

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