E-scéal 256 - Your School & Staff Management, DP Conference & INTO Meeting
- Published: 08 March 2011
Your School & Staff Management – sponsored by 
One of the biggest challenges facing school leaders and their boards is staff management – from appointment procedures to dealing with underperformance and everything in between. IPPN will present a one-day management seminar entitled ‘Your School & Staff Management’ for Principals and Board of Management members covering a variety of staff management-related topics including:
E-scéal 255 - Croke Park Agreement – ‘Whole School Hours’
- Published: 28 February 2011
There has been a lot of discussion among Principals on the implementation of the extra hours that arose from the Croke Park Agreement. We have received a lot of phone calls to the IPPN Support Office looking for guidance on the use of this time, which we are referring to here as ‘whole school hours’. The following points are intended to answer the wide range of questions we received, and hopefully they may be of help to you in your consultations with staff, and your input to the Board of Management’s decision on its use.
E-scéal 254 - NQTs – Probation – Principal’s Role & Teaching Council
- Published: 22 February 2011
Yesterday, IPPN met with the Teaching Council in relation to the plans to change the process of probating new teachers. You may be aware that in the course of school visits, the Inspectorate have been telling Principals that they would no longer be involved in probating NQTs from 2011-2012 onwards. This was confirmed last month by Chief Inspector, Harold Hislop at our conference.
E-scéal 253 - Education Issues for Party Political Canvassers
- Published: 17 February 2011
The general election is dominating the airwaves at present, and the issues are many and varied. For school leaders, it is a great concern that education has had a very low profile in this campaign to date. Perhaps it is time that we put current serious education issues on the agenda for debate and discussion. IPPN has collated a list of 10 serious and urgent issues affecting school communities and especially our children’s future life chances. It would be worth raising these challenges with all party political canvassers at your doorstep or whenever you get the opportunity in the days ahead.
E-scéal 252 - Transfer to 2nd Level, Job Sharing & PIMS
- Published: 17 February 2011
Student Transfer Forms – Primary to Second–Level
The use of this standardised form benefits the ‘receiving’ post-primary school with greater consistency and objectivity in what and how information is transferred. Also, important information about a child’s SEN requirements is included, as this is vital for staff planning in the receiving school. The form helps avoid duplication as in the case of 6th class pupils. It also serves as the final end of year/school report to parents.
Download Standard Student Transfer Form
