IPPN

Published: 10 June 2004

Transfer of students from Primary to Post Primary

Every year Principals and teachers of senior classes witness a wide variety of practice in relation to pupils transferring from Primary to Second Level. IPPN & NAPD (Second Level Principals) established a joint working group to put in place a code of good practice which would be in the best interest of the children concerned and would address the needs and challenges currently faced at upper primary and lower second level. The appropriate transfer of information from primary to second level schools is central to establishing good practice. In the course of the next 10 days, IPPN will issue an A4 template of a Student Transfer Form which maybe useful for those schools wishing to adopt procedures which have been standardised across a broad range of schools.

School league tables

Meanwhile, in the context of recent media attention on the topic of school league tables and 'grind schools', RTE 5-7 Live recorded and interview with IPPN which focused on the impact of entrance examinations on primary schools. This interview can be heard on RTE's web page: http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0521/57live.html

Early Childhood Education Seminars

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) invites you and your colleagues to its regional seminars in June. Please extend this invitation to all members of your school staff who have an interest / experience in early childhood education. These seminars are part of its consultation with the early childhood sector. The purpose of the seminars is to gather feedback on the ideas and proposals in the NCCA's consultative document for the development of a national framework to support all children's learning from birth to six years. Details of the seminars

Details of the seminars available at: www.ncca.ie