E-scéal 169: Important information re. Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments
- Published: 12 September 2008
Print Send to a Friend Bookmark The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) are currently at an advanced stage in their review of the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). NEPS has assured IPPN that this review will help to provide a better, more streamlined service to all schools availing of the scheme. It will also contain the proviso that no school will be liable for psychologist's fees over and above those paid by SCPA for the service once the schools quota of assessments is not exceeded.
E-Scéal 168: Another School Year comes to an End
- Published: 25 June 2008
The IPPN Support Office will be closed from July 13th until August 17th. However, if you are in need of urgent advice i.e. something that cannot wait until the end of August, please send information by email to support@ippn.ie. Members of the IPPN Executive have kindly volunteered to respond to urgent enquiries during the holiday period. Please revert to the links at the end of this E-scéal which contain information relating to the to main queries being received by the Support Office. This is the last E-scéal you will receive before schools reopen. We have asked the DES again not issue circulars during the official summer holidays in recognition of a Principal's entitlement to official leave.
E-Scéal 167: Part-time SEN hours, educationposts.ie & Online Summer Courses
- Published: 20 June 2008
Combining Part-time SEN hours
Principals wishing to combine part-time SEN posts with part-time posts in other schools may place relevant information on the SEN Clustering Notice Board on educationposts.ie. To place an ad, click on the Employer section within the Primary Level and click on Add to SEN Clustering Notice Board or click on this link.
Educationposts.ie
E-Scéal 166: Religion - Who should teach it, when and where?
- Published: 12 June 2008
E-Scéal 165: DES Provides New Email Address for Principals' SEN Queries
- Published: 05 June 2008
The Special Education Section in the DES have agreed, following a request from IPPN, to provide a dedicated email address for Principals seeking information, advice etc. in relation to SEN resources. It seems that in recent weeks DES staff have been inundated with calls and unable to cope with the volume. This led to a restriction in the number of hours within which calls could be answered. Clearly this created other problems. We have been assured that if Principals communicate with Primary Administration 3 using the email address lsrt@education.gov.ie, that a more efficient and satisfactory service will be provided. Please note that this address is for the use of Principals only.
We would also like to remind you that if you, or any members of your staff, wish to participate in our programme of On-line Summer Courses, full course details and booking form are available to download from www.ippn.ie.
Is mise le meas,
Seán Cottrell
