E-scéal 287 - Budget 2012 - Implications for Primary Schools
- Published: 08 December 2011
Members of the IPPN Executive yesterday attended a briefing session in the Department of Education & Science on the detail of Budget 2012 as it relates to primary schools. The main implications are:
E-scéal 286 - Minor Works Grant, Literacy & Numeracy Circular
- Published: 30 November 2011
Conference 2012 – Have you booked?
Online registration for Conference 2012 and seminar booking is now open. Conference will take place from Thursday 26th January to Saturday 28th January 2012 at the Citywest Hotel. Over 50% of conference places are now booked.
Please book your place early to avoid disappointment as places are limited.
A discounted accommodation rate is available at Citywest for Wednesday evening.
Click here for a full schedule of events and more information
E-scéal 285 - SnowClear de-icer Salt – who knew?
- Published: 25 November 2011
We are delighted to announce that our partnership with Clearwater Technology Ltd for the supply of a group offer on de-icer salt to schools is proving very successful. Orders are being delivered to schools across the country every day.
E-scéal 284 - Employing a Substitute Teacher
- Published: 25 November 2011
From a Principal’s perspective, the employment of a substitute teacher by the Board of Management is sometimes planned for a considerable length of time; usually when the teacher has given notice of their impending absence. However, in most instances the teacher’s absence is caused by sudden illness, giving the Principal little time to prepare.
E-scéal 283 - Primary School Governance - Challenges and Opportunities
- Published: 15 November 2011
This week, IPPN will launch a report, ‘Primary School Governance - Challenges and Opportunities’ - the first comprehensive, evidence-based analysis of how our schools are managed and run since BoMs were set up four decades ago. IPPN conducted research using questionnaires distributed to 500 randomly-selected primary schools. It is timely that we publish the report this month since, as you know, 26,000 new board members take up their voluntary positions from December 1st.
