30 November - Pathways to Sustainable Leadership learnings / Update on Mental Health Supports Pilot
- Published: 11 January 2024
This week’s e-scéal includes information on the following:
- Planning Prompts
- Professional Guidance
- Leadership+ Article
- NEPS Briefing
- Key Updates
- Key Dates in December
Planning Prompts
The expectations others have of us, or even those expectations we have of ourselves, may be realistic or unrealistic. However, much of what upsets us is outside of our control. Losing control can feel uncomfortable at times, yet holding onto a sense of failure and unrealistic expectation can be damaging to our health and wellbeing. If you have tried your best to resolve a difficult situation and cannot do anything else, can you acknowledge your best efforts?
Professional Guidance
The Pathways to Sustainable Leadership session, at this year’s Principals’ conference, was an opportunity for attendees to talk and hear about the things that are working for others with regard to the maintenance of a focus on core purpose and the effective sharing of leadership. Having considered key questions, each attendee was asked to identify something valuable that they had learned or heard. The following is a synopsis of those learnings that may help to shape your own leadership practice.
Leadership+ - Leading with Purpose
As I reflect on this year’s principals’ conference in Killarney, I come back to thinking about our Conference theme - Leading with Purpose. IPPN’s purpose is clear. It is to enhance leadership capacity, leadership effectiveness and leadership sustainability. We all fully accepted that effective leaders mean effective schools and effective schools mean better outcomes for children.
In the Sustainable Leadership Progress Report, Project Coordinator Brian O’Doherty describes the ‘silver bullets’ that would greatly enhance capacity, effectiveness and sustainability.
NEPS briefing on Pilot Programme of Counselling and Wellbeing / Mental Health Supports in Primary Schools 2023-2024
On foot of a NCSE event during the week of 6 November, it was agreed that the partners would receive a briefing on the progress of the pilot. The following is an overview of the information shared at that briefing.
- Solar for Schools Programme
- Schools Photovoltaic Programme
- Domestic Violence Leave for Registered Teachers employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools
- Domestic Violence Leave for Special Needs Assistants employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools
Candle Day - the first Saturday of December
International Day of Persons With Disabilities – 3 Dec
International Volunteer Day – 5 Dec
