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
E-scéal 251 - Cap on Overall Number of SNAs – Key Dates & New Procedures
- Published: 09 February 2011
At a meeting yesterday between NCSE, DES and IPPN, information was given about a new circular (0006/2011) which will be issued shortly to all schools. It will deal with the cap on SNA numbers and the allocation of SEN resources for the coming year. This circular will have a negative impact on children with SEN and on their school communities as follows:
E-scéal 250 - Probation of NQTs & Principals
- Published: 09 February 2011
Principals who attended our 2011 annual conference in Citywest, heard the Chief Inspector, Harold Hislop state that the probation of NQTs will be carried out by Principals in the future. In his opening address, Pat Goff referred to the findings of our annual consultation survey, which we carried out in December. We asked a specific question regarding the responsibility for probating NQTs. The question asked was:
