E-scéal 300 - DPs Conference, WSE Research and ICT in Schools
- Published: 02 April 2012
Deputy Principals’ Conference
IPPN is pleased to announce that the Deputy Principals’ Conference will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 10th May and Friday 11th May in Citywest. Full details will be sent by E-Scéal to all schools next Tuesday 13th.
E-scéal 299 - FAQ Re Circular 07/03
- Published: 02 April 2012
IPPN has sought and received clarification from the Teacher Allocation Section of the DES in relation to Principals’ queries about Circular 07/2012.
It has been made absolutely clear that under no circumstances will GAM/EAL hours and Resource Hours, (SENO) be allowed to be combined.
E-scéal 298 - CEPP – Update from IPPN Meeting with Teaching Council
- Published: 02 April 2012
On Friday 24th of February, IPPN representatives Virginia O’Mahony, Gerry Murphy and Brendan McCabe took part in a consultation seminar with the Teaching Council in relation to the draft document on the proposed Career Entry Professional Programme (CEPP). There was virtually unanimous concern expressed by all in attendance about the plan to shift responsibility for probating newly-qualified teachers (NQTs) from the inspectorate to Principal teachers.
E-scéal 297 - GAM Circular Update
- Published: 02 April 2012
Circular 07/2012 is causing a certain amount of unease, especially where there is difficulty forming full posts through clustering GAM hours. The purpose of this e-scéal is to bring some clarity to the key issues and queries raised by principals with the Support Office. The DES has decided to leave the task of forming clusters to Principals. A number of issues are ‘cropping up’ where there are difficulties in coming to local agreements. The following points may be worth noting:
E-scéal 296 - GAM Clusters, ICT in Schools & Research Request
- Published: 05 March 2012
GAM Hours – Looking for a cluster?
Today, the SEN Clustering Notice Board on www.EducationPosts.ie has a total of 140 hours advertised by 11 schools who are seeking to form a cluster. If you have GAM or Low Incidence Resource Hours that you want to advertise, please go to EducationPosts.ie (Advertise a Post - SEN Clustering Notice Board).
