IPPN

Published: 28 November 2016

This week's e-scéal contains useful information on the following:

• Planning Prompts
• Annual Principals’ Conference 2017
• IPPN Leadership Award
• Minor Works Grant 2016/2017
• Research Request

Annual Principals’ Conference 2017

You can now book your choices of seminars and master classes for this year's Annual Principal Conference 2017. To avoid disappointment - BOOK NOW to ensure you get your preferred choices.
Priority/Early conference registration is also available on Wednesday, January 25th, see booking form for details.

Click here to book your place
Make the best of your conference experience - plan your conference schedule and visit our dedicated Annual Principals' Conference pages

IPPN Leadership Award 2016

Nominations are now welcome for the IPPN Leadership Award 2017.
This Award will honour and recognise a school leader who demonstrates exceptional leadership qualities
and influences others through their actions. Current primary school principals and deputy principals are eligible for nomination.
For further information or to make your nomination now please click here.

Minor works grant for primary schools

€28.5m minor works grant announced for primary schools.
The rates payable are €5,500 per school plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil. The grant is worth €6,425 for a 50 pupil school and over €11,000 for a 300 pupil school.
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Master’s thesis on Sacramental Preparation in Irish primary schools

Niamh Galligan of Dunboyne JPS, Co Meath is completing her Masters of Education (School Leadership) in NUI Maynooth. Her research thesis is on religious education in Irish primary schools, specifically sacramental preparation. She will also explore the response(s) made by Catholic schools to diversity in terms of religious instruction. Niamh is looking for a primary school, with a Catholic ethos in the Dublin/Meath/Kildare area which has explored the opportunities for sacramental preparation outside the traditional daily 30 minutes. If you have explored or implemented this, please get in touch with Niamh by email to niamh.galligan@dunboynsjps.ie and let her know of your experience in this area.