IPPN

E-scéal 277 - Teacher Appointments, Conference 2012 & Membership

Published: 03 October 2011

IPPN Membership 2011/2012
To be in with a chance to win one of five IPPN Conference 2012 packages (including conference fee and accommodation at the Citywest Hotel), renew your membership online by Friday 30th September 2012.

From the 7th October, IPPN member services will only be available to schools that have renewed their membership.

Click here to renew your membership online

Date for your Diary – IPPN Principals’ Conference 2012
Citywest Hotel & Convention Centre will be home to IPPN Principals’ Conference from 26th - 28th January 2012.

The keynote address will be made by Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice (MRFCJ). Registration for conference will be on-line and available from mid-November. We are delighted to acknowledge the support of the Department of Education in the provision of 2 days sub cover for Teaching Principals attending the event.

Clarification Regarding Appointment of Teachers
Any permanent teaching post that is now vacant may be filled in a permanent capacity. It must first be offered to anyone on a panel if there is still one in operation in your area. If the panel is clear then it can be advertised as normal on EducationPosts.ie. There is one proviso – the teacher must actually be in situ by the first working day in November, which this year is Monday the 7th.

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Recruitment Resources
• Appointment procedures for teachers: CPSMA BoM Handbook, pages 64-69
• Garda vetting, Statutory Declaration and the 'Form of Undertaking' as part of recruitment procedures
• Notification of Primary Teacher Appointment (DES Form PTAF1)
• Criteria & Marking Sheet Template
• Sample Interview Questions
• Sample Fixed-Term Contract

Grants Calendar 2011/2012
The DES has published a revised grants calendar for primary schools for 2011/2012 school year.