Professional Guidance – Dignity at Work
- Published: 03 March 2022
Many schools are now considering how to involve all staff in drawing up an inclusive and comprehensive Dignity and Respect at Work (DRAW) Charter and Policy. Many school leaders will be in a position to initiate this process with staff members themselves, but for those schools where there may be existing staff difficulties, the option of employing an outside facilitator could be considered. IPPN has produced a DRAW Toolkit to assist school leaders and staff members in their journey towards a DRAW Charter and Policy. It can be accessed at https://www.ippn.ie/index.php/resources/staff-relations There will also be an opportunity to attend a seminar on this topic at Conference in May.
Registration for Principal and Deputy Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey
- Published: 03 March 2022
If you haven’t already done so, please use the following LINK to register for the Principal and Deputy Principal Health and Wellbeing survey
For those who have registered and who have progressed to completing the survey, the researchers have added the eircode to assist you in finding your school from the drop-down list. If you cannot find your school name, they now advise that you search by using your eircode. A note has now been added to the survey to advise participants to do this. Finally, the researchers say if you are still having trouble, you can select ‘Other’ and you will be able to manually enter your school name.
All members are encouraged to undertake and get involved in this important research survey. The higher the participation level, the more persuasive the data and the stronger the message to stakeholders will be.
CSL Bespoke Mentoring
- Published: 02 March 2022
- CSL has worked closely with IPPN and NAPD to develop this extra support
- Principals who find themselves in significant challenge can access the support through IPPN when they engage with the IPPN Professional Guidance Service
- They can also contact CSL directly by emailing Deputy Director Anna Mai Rooney at amrooney@cslireland.ie
- A number of experienced and recently retired school leaders have trained as bespoke mentors by undergoing a bespoke coaching and mentoring training programme, which also includes supervision or reflective practice
- An initial exploratory session with a bespoke mentor will be followed by three one to one 90 minute meetings
- Further sessions may be available if needed
Review of the School Transport Scheme – Have your say
- Published: 02 March 2022
The Department of Education has requested IPPN to assist in gathering information from schools regarding the School Transport Scheme. The DE is particularly interested in hearing from school leaders of special schools, but are keen to get input from all types of primary schools. If you would like to submit suggestions and comments regarding School Transport, please consider the following aspects and email them to project@ippn.ie by Wednesday 9 March.
Issues re.
- Advice and guidance for the employment of school bus escorts
- Difficulty in sourcing/retaining school bus escorts
- Special Educational Needs
- - Length of time pupils with special educational needs spend travelling on transport services
- - Issues that arise for children on SEN services where it is advised that the school of attendance is not the closest resourced to meet the child’s needs.
- - length of time required to establish SEN services
Criteria
- Distance criteria - 3.2km at primary level: considered too far for some children/families
- Nearest school criteria – nearest school is not always the parish school. Families may have strong connections to their parish for other things such as sport and community reasons, but the school that is eligible for transport is not their parish school.
- Any other aspects of managing school transport in schools.
IPPN Principals' Conference 2022 - REAL: Reflective, Empowered, Authentic Leadership
- Published: 02 March 2022
IPPN is delighted to present the schedule for the Principals’ Conference 2022!
See IPPN’s Conference website for details on:
- Event Schedule
- Keynote Speakers
- 22 Seminars across two sessions covering a wide range of topics
- 3 Leadership Pathways focusing on key aspects of leadership relevant to where you are in your leadership journey.
NOTE: Registration and Education Expo open at 8.00 am on Thursday 19 May. Conference finishes at 4.00pm on Friday 20 May.
