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Principals call it a 'Black Day' for Primary Education

The Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN) are profoundly disappointed and frustrated with the Minister's announcement that the government will not be able to honour it's ...

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Principal Teachers urge DES to save small schools

At the first ever cross-border conference of Principal Teachers on the
island of Ireland, delegates heard Virginia O'Mahony, President of the
Irish Primary Principals' ...

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Risk Management Challenge for Principals

Every school has a legal Duty of Care to its pupils. What this means is that the Board of Management, through its Principal and teachers must provide a level of supervision which is comp ...

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Research on the attitudes and aspirations of teachers towards the role of Principal

The role of Principal Teacher has undergone unprecedented levels of change in the last decade. Legislation, society, the education
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IPPN President Virginia O'Mahony acknowledged the significance of Minister Hanafin's presence at the IPPN conference and her address to 750 principals gathered there. The Minister was warmly received by the large gathering of primary principals and spo ...

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"Small schools face the same fate as Ireland's rural Post Offices, Garda Stations, and Banks unless urgent action is taken" according to Dr. Mark Morgan, Head of Education in St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. "New Horizons for Smaller Schools and Teac ...

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One of the major talking points among 750 primary school principals attending the Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) annual conference in Citywest, Dublin this week is how to provide for children with special education needs.

Principals ar ...

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IPPN statement following the address by Dr Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin to the Irish Primary Principals' Network Conference at CityWest Hotel.

The statement that "The primary ethos of the school should be an educational one" by Archb ...

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IPPN DEMANDS SWIFT ACTION ON PRIMARY PRINCIPALS SERIOUS WORK OVERLOAD PROBLEM

Growing bureaucracy, non-educational tasks and ever-increasing legislative demands are preventing principals from addressing their key responsibilites of managing tea ...

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Call for Humanitarian Treatment of children of Asylum Seekers

IPPN calls upon the Irish Government, and in particular, the Department of Justice, to deal with the applications by immigrant families seeking leave to remain in Ir ...

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IPPN AWARDS BURSARY FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CLUSTERING INITIATIVE

The Irish Primary Principals Network today announced the award of two bursaries, of €3,000 each, to primary schools in Cor ...

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Principal Teachers Standby Children AS WELL AS Supporting Irish Ferries Workers' Rights

Primary School Principals have solved the problem of criticism directed at teachers planning to leave their schools this Friday by offering ...

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Following many years of raising the matter with the DES, we are pleased to inform you that three welcome improvements have been announced by the Minister which will provide better administrative capacity for Principals in a small number of schools.

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How much is a child's primary education worth? - 77cent a day?

A recent survey of 200 primary schools conducted by IPPN (the Irish Primary Principals Network) has found that 97% of our primary schools do not receive enough to cover their basic ...

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IPPN's Annual Conference takes place in the INEC, Killarney from Thursday 25th January to Saturday, 27th January 2007.

The theme of this year's conference is "Changing Ireland".

The Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN) is the p ...

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20 Headteachers from primary schools across Northern Ireland are visiting and working with primary school principals in the south this week. The exchange visits began last year following a joint conference between the Irish Primary Principals Network a ...

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We are delighted to inform you that Virginia O'Mahony, Principal of Scoil Chaitríona Senior, Renmore, Galway, has been appointed by IPPN as Assistant Director for Membership Services.

Virginia is a founding member and former President of IPP ...

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Irish Primary Principals' Network 4.10.2007

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3,300 Primary Principals Facing Major Role Change

The Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN) is deeply concerned with the implications of negotiations currently ...

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Primary schools on the verge of bankruptcy

The Irish Primary Principals Network, representing principals in over 3,000 schools across the country, today issued a stark warning that some schools face bankruptcy and may have to close unexpected ...

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