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Schools are facing huge challenges in the area of Emotional Wellbeing

An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny will hear firsthand how school principals and staff hope to work towards promoting a positive culture in Irish schools, whereby all children and students feel safe to express their anxieties, feelings and emotions. He will be in attendance at a National Emotional Wellbeing Symposium, titled Emotional Wellbeing – at the heart of school communities, organised by the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) and the National Association of Principals and Deputies (NAPD) that will take place on Wednesday, 4th November 2015 in Citywest Hotel, Dublin.

Last Updated: Tuesday, 03 November 2015 13:15

Primary Education – Budget Measures

In his address, Minister Howlin acknowledged that ‘education is also the engine of economic growth’. IPPN recognises that positive Budget measures taken in relation to primary education in Budget 2016 are an acknowledgment of this fact.

Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 10:49

SNA Allocation Delay not OK

In the last school year, there were 3,421 Special Educational Needs pupils in 585 classrooms nationwide, a figure that is projected to increase in the 2015/16 school year. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme was designed to promote inclusive education. This is achieved by providing schools with additional adult support staff to cater for children with special education and significant care needs with minimum disruption to class or teaching time.

Last Updated: Tuesday, 11 August 2015 17:17

Resource Teaching Posts for 2015-2016

The Irish Primary Principals’ Network, the professional organisation representing 6,600 Principals and Deputy Principals in the 26 counties, welcomes the certainty that today’s announcement of next year’s allocation of resource teaching posts for children with complex needs, brings to schools.

Last Updated: Friday, 22 May 2015 12:20