E-scéal 282 - Conference 2012, PT Meetings, County Network Meetings
- Published: 27 October 2011
2012 Conference Countdown
Registration for Conference 2012 is available exclusively online at www.ippn.ie. At the time of booking for Conference 2012 you will be asked to register for your choice of seminars, workshops, and information sessions. IPPN Principals' Conference opens on Thursday, 26 January 2012. Running parallel with education expo will be a series of self care opportunities. These will include yoga and Pilates classes, nutrition, somatics, mindfulness and stress management sessions.
E-scéal 281 - Enough salt to keep your school open
- Published: 13 October 2011
With fore warnings of yet another severe winter as well as queries to the Support Office arising from the various accidents and incidents that happened last January, we have sourced a distributor of industrial salt suitable for use on the footpaths, play grounds and car parks of schools.
IPPN has partnered with Clearwater Technology Ltd, an Irish company, to provide Snowclear De-icer Salt to IPPN member schools at a specially negotiated rate.
E-scéal 280 - Which is worse – a Board that does not work ... or... no Board?
- Published: 13 October 2011
Putting your new BoM to work
Based on information from Principals whose BoM is effective and whose members take on real responsibilities, we have compiled sample duties for the new boards due to start on 1st December. Called ‘A Guide to Best Practice’, the document contains a practical guide for Principals on briefing your new board and details the various tasks which board members could undertake.
E-scéal 279 - New Boards of Management 2011
- Published: 04 October 2011
In anticipation of the appointment of new Boards of Management from 1st December 2011, the Department has updated the rules governing the appointment and functioning of the new Boards of Management.
1. The Rules of Procedure booklet is now available on ippn.ie. Ten copies of the booklet will be distributed to each primary school in the coming weeks. A hardcopy must be provided to each person appointed to the new Board of Management and the remaining two copies must be provided to the Parent’s Association.
2. Details of the timeframe for elections to the new Boards of Management are contained in Circular 0064/2011.
Is sinne le meas
Seán Cottrell & Gerry Murphy
E-scéal 278 - Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools
- Published: 03 October 2011
The revised ‘Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools’ have now been published and are available to download from ippn.ie. Circular 0065/2011 - Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools has also been published. Hardcopies of the circular will be sent to schools next week.
