IPPN Annual Principals' Conference 2008
Irish National Events Centre (INEC), Killarney
31st January - 2nd February 2008
Primary Schools - A Time for Fresh Thinking
Click here to access keynote presentations and workshop slides and notes
Conference 2008 Timetable (pdf)
Keynote speakers included
- President Mary McAleese
- Cardinal Seán Brady
- Minister Mary Hanafin
- IPPN President, Larry Fleming
- IPPN Director, Seán Cottrell
- Caoimhe Máirtín
- David Ruddy
- Professor Tom Collins.
Workshops/Facilitators:
- Education Disadvantage: A focus on school leadership - Pat Goff & Clare Ryan
- Parents' Associations - Brendan McCabe & Áine Lynch
- Worklife Harmony - Ruth Handy
- Multi-grade Teaching - Noel Loftus
- Newly-Qualified Teachers Induction - Mary Burke
- The Principal & the School: Managing the challenging interface - Aidan Herron
- SEN: In-class support or pupil withdrawal? - Fiona King
- Boards of Management: A Framework for Good Practice - Anne McDonagh
- Robbie O'Leary - The Digital School
- Assertive Communication - Helen Hourican
Further information and videoclips of keynote speakers and workshop materials are available below.
Special Interest Groups
Click here to access the list of Special Interest Groups
Conference Video Archive
Thursday
Friday
- Mary Hanafin T.D. - Minister for Education and Science: Part 1 :: Part 2
- Seán Cottrell - Director of IPPN: Part 1 :: Part 2 :: Part 3 :: Part 4
- Professor Tom Collins - Remarks on Education:
Part 1 :: Part 2 :: Part 3 - Caoimhe Máirtín - Governing and Managing the Primary School:
Part 1 :: Part 2 :: Part 3 :: Part 4
Saturday
- David Ruddy BL - Towards a Principal's Contract: Part 1 :: Part 2
- Cóilín Ó Coigligh & Gerry O'Brien - IPPN Bursary Presentation:
Part 1 :: Part 2 - IPPN Prime Time and Closing Remarks from Pat Goff - Deputy President of IPPN:
Part 1 :: Part 2 :: Part 3 :: Part 4 :: Part 5 :: Part 6
Conference Workshop Podcasts
- Parental Involvement: Brendan McCabe
- ICT: Robbie O'Leary
- Disadvantage: Kevin Haugh interviews Clare Ryan & Pat Goff
Conference 2008 Expo
This year's Expo was the biggest ever with over 77 exhibitors.
