IPPN Deputy President - Call for Nominations
- Published: 01 May 2019
A new IPPN Deputy President/President Elect will be elected at our upcoming National Council meeting on 15 June 2019. Current Deputy President/President Elect, Damian White, Killeigh NS, Co Offaly, will take up the role of IPPN President on 1 September 2019. If you believe you know a qualified IPPN member either a current or past member of the Board of Directors or National Council, who would be suitable for nomination, then please refer them to the ‘Election Information Sheet’ and ‘Nomination Form’.
The appropriate completed nomination form must be returned to IPPN by email only to info@ippn.ie before 12.00 noon on Friday, 17 May 2019. A member can make one nomination only and the nominee must have agreed to allow their name go forward for consideration for election. On receipt of nominations, IPPN’s Governance & Nominations Advisory Group will consider nominees with respect to the identified requirements of the role per the Election Information Sheet.
The Board of Directors will consider the recommendations of the Governance & Nominations Advisory Group and will ratify nominees as it sees fit. If there are more than two eligible nominees, a list of eligible nominees with the details presented in their nomination form, will be circulated to IPPN’s National Council during the week of 27 May 2019. An election will then be held on Saturday, 15 June 2019 at a meeting of the National Council.
If you have any queries, please contact David Ruddy, Chair of the Governance and Nominations Advisory Group to david.ruddy@ippn.ie.
Click here for Election Nomination Sheet
Click here for Nomination Form
E-sceal 551 - External Research on Leadership Development & Preparation – Seeking principals and deputy principals appointed since 2016
- Published: 28 March 2019
Gavin Murphy, a research fellow at the School of Education in University College Dublin, is undertaking research on school leadership preparation and development in Ireland and Australia. He also contributes to the UCD Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership programme.
The research involves a once-off interview with participating school leaders (principals and deputy principals) to discuss their career history and how they prepared, formally and informally, for senior leadership. Gavin is particularly keen to speak to principals and deputy principals appointed (including those to a new leadership role, such as in a new school) within the last 3 years. If you have any queries, please contact Gavin by email to gavin.murphy@ucd.ie or by phone to 086 3581436.
E-sceal 550 - Education Matters Blog – Invitation to submit articles
- Published: 21 March 2019
A new blog has been launched which may interest teachers and school leaders as a channel by which you can reach your fellow educators across the sector - Education Matters Blog.
Education Matters is inviting people to submit a once-off article for posting on the Blog, or to become a regular author. The most useful articles are 'how to' pieces, also articles on innovations in practice or provision, but all types of contributions are welcome - including creative writing. You can use the Blog to share information and express opinions. Education Matters has a popular newsletter and is active on Twitter and LinkedIn, so articles will get a fair airing. For more information, go to www.educationmatters.ie or contact Phyllis Mitchell by email to info@educationmatters.ie.
E-sceal 550 - Board of Management Agreed Report
- Published: 21 March 2019
Following a number of queries on the networking mailing list regarding a template for an agreed report, the following may be helpful.
After a Board meeting, decisions made will need to be communicated to both staff and parents. Best practice would indicate that what is included in the report be agreed at the end of each Board meeting. This will be individual to each Board and is not prescriptive. Generally, both reports would be similar, but at times certain information may only need to be communicated to staff, particularly in the area of terms and conditions of employment. Each report would outline briefly the decisions made, where communication is considered necessary. It would not include how an issue was decided. The means of communicating the report should be agreed by the Board.
Two questions may be helpful in this regard – (I) To whom does this need to be communicated and (II) How will it be done?
