All-Island Physical Literacy Consensus Statement Consultation Survey
- Published: 11 March 2021
Public policy co-ordinated by Sport Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland. It aims to promote a knowledge and understanding of physical literacy across the island of Ireland. A public consultation survey has been launched.
The survey is open from Monday 8 – Sunday 21 March 2021
New Strategy for Global Citizenship and Development Education
- Published: 11 March 2021
Irish Aid and the Department of Foreign Affairs are currently undertaking a strategic review in relation to Global Citizenship and Development Education. The strategy will support global citizenship initiatives by schools, other educational institutions, adult, youth and community groups, including life-long learning projects. It will also aim to build awareness and understanding of the work that Irish Aid does on the public’s behalf with some of the world’s poorest communities.
The survey is open until Friday, 19 March
Maria Tully, IPPN Board Member
- Published: 07 October 2019
Maria, originally from Galway, is Deputy Principal of Scoil Phádraig BNS, Clane, Co Kildare. She began teaching there in 1999 and was appointed Assistant Principal 11 in 2005.
Having graduated from St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra in 1991, Maria began her teaching career in St Brigid’s JNS, Brookfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24, where she was also a member of the In-School Management Team. Maria’s experience as a young teacher under exemplary school leaders has greatly influenced her own style of leadership. Dedicated to the importance of CPD and lifelong learning, she completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership in NUIM in 2016 to prepare for the journey into senior leadership.
Maria represented Kildare on IPPN’s National Council in 2018/19 and was co-opted to the Board of Directors in June 2019.
Maria is interested in further developing the role of the Deputy Principal within IPPN and establishing support groups in each county to develop a community of support for the leadership role of the Deputy Principal. She has a very keen interest in managing the workload in schools. She has worked closely with IPPN in trialling the implementation of the PIEW model. Maria will deliver a seminar at the Deputy Principals’ Conference in November 2019 on the merits of the PIEW model as a measure for addressing priority needs in Irish primary schools.
Finbarr Hurley, IPPN Board Member
- Published: 03 October 2019
Finbarr taught for eight years in mainstream schools in Cork before being seconded to the European School system for twelve years. He was a class teacher in the European School of Mol, followed by a role as Pedagogical Coordinator in the European School of Brussels IV. After that, he spent time in the Middle East as Administrative Deputy Principal of a large International School. He was then re-seconded as the Principal of the European School of Karlsruhe, Germany.
Finbarr is currently seconded from his role as principal of St. Columba’s Boys’ National School in Douglas, Cork. From September 2019, he is working as Primary Co-ordinator at the Centre for School Leadership.
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On Your Behalf
Listed below are some of the meetings, events, projects, media/PR and other advocacy-related engagements that were progressed since the start of the school year.
