IPPN

Published: 08 September 2022

The focus of IPPN’s budget submission this year is on sustainable leadership and those elements of funding that will have the greatest impact on primary schools and school leaders’ capacity to discharge their leadership and management accountabilities.

IPPN presents four key priorities for Budget 2023, as submitted to the ministers for education, finance, and public sector and reform, as well as the secretary general of the DE.

1. Sharing leadership – developing a culture of shared leadership and increasing leadership capacity by
a. Retaining leadership and management days for deputy principals (DPs) in schools with administrative principals and expanding the measure to include DPs in all schools
b. Reducing the threshold for appointment of administrative principals and deputy principals
c. Extending CSL coaching and mentoring to DPs, all new principals and those new to DEIS.

2. Ensuring the continuity of provision to children by
a. Extending and expanding teacher supply panels
b. Creating and rolling out a national process for appointing substitute SNAs
c. Developing a process for the vetting of substitute SNAs who work across schools

3. Address the funding crisis relating to soaring inflation and spiralling energy costs by
a. Retaining COVID supports until the pandemic ends
b. Bringing grant funding into line with post-primary schools
c. Providing temporary alleviation of the cost burden relating to inflation and energy crisis

4. Fully resourcing supports for children with additional needs by
a. Adequately resourcing SEN supports in schools.

Click here to view the submission. All submissions are on www.ippn.ie under Advocacy/Submissions.

Lobby your local TD
The more these issues are raised with TDs, the better the chances of achieving improvement for school leaders, children and staff. You can raise awareness of IPPN’s submission in full, or raise specific items of importance to you in your school leadership role. The contact details for your local TDs are on https://www.whoismytd.com/

IPPN’s Advocacy re. Budget Submissions
See presentation from the IPPN National Council meeting in June as to how IPPN goes about advocating on behalf of members with regard to pre-budget submissions and how the priorities are selected.