Remote Learning From Apple, Cisco & IBM - Offer of Free Help to Schools
- Published: 16 April 2020
Apple, Cisco and IBM have joined forces to help schools deliver distance learning in a simple, high quality, interactive, controlled and secure fashion - this is supported by the DES.
Webinar - Draft Admissions Policy
- Published: 16 April 2020
Mason Hayes & Curran Solicitors’ Education Team is facilitating a webinar to discuss the draft Admission Policy for primary schools.
During the webinar, the Education Team will focus on what is permissible and what is not under the Admissions Act. The team will also help you navigate the DES templates. Please note the deadline of 30 April for submitting draft admissions policies to your patron body is fast approaching.
Covid 19 - Preparations for Summer Term
- Published: 16 April 2020
We hope that you were able to have some rest and relaxation over the holiday period. We are conscious that your thoughts will again be focussing on leading your school community during the summer term. IPPN has been working closely with CSL over the past week to put together some practical options and ideas to support your leadership role at this time.
CSL - Getting Perspective in Challenging Times
- Published: 06 April 2020
CSL would like to express their respect and appreciation for the brave and courageous work of school leaders during the current covid-19 pandemic. Since March 12th, you as school leaders have had to call on all your inner strength and resources to ensure the ongoing needs of your school communities are met. You have managed to work collaboratively with your leadership teams, your teachers, support staff and school communities to ensure that continuity of teaching and learning is in place for your pupils, and to address the concerns of parents and families. In the past few weeks, you have experienced greater levels of stress and anxiety than ever before, your workload has increased significantly, and you have dealt with your professional challenges alongside concern for the health and safety of your own families and loved ones.
Covid-19 Practice in Primary Schools Report
- Published: 03 April 2020
This report by Maynooth University, jointly commissioned by IPPN, INTO, primary education management bodies and PDST, collates and analyses the responses from over 2,800 primary school leaders to a survey researching how schools have managed since they were abruptly closed on Thursday 12th March. The report describes the incredible work primary schools have done to put systems, processes and communications in place in a matter of days in schools of all types and sizes across the country. There is strong evidence in the research of distributed leadership, collaboration, collegiality, innovation and creativity.
