Primary School Leadership:The Case for Urgent Action - A Roadmap to Sustainability
We are delighted to share with you a copy of IPPN’s research publication Primary School Leadership: The Case for Urgent Action - A Roadmap to Sustainability. This report is the culmination of over two years of research and consultation exploring the current reality and sustainability of primary leadership and six related themes:
- Effective School Leadership & Core Purpose
- Preparation for Leadership
- Recruitment
- Time and Space to Lead
- Sharing and Supporting Leadership
- Governance.
Each of these chapters sets out recommendations - or a roadmap to sustainability - for that aspect of school leadership.
Membership Renewal - Deadline Dec 23rd
Please note the key date to remember for Membership renewal is Tuesday, January 3rd, a number of key supports and services will no longer be available if your school is a non-member. Please ensure that you do this in good time i.e. before Christmas, to ensure that you can continue to access services from 3rd January.
Note: The Support Office closes on Friday 23rd December and reopens on Tuesday 3rd January.
Renewal Options Available
- Online Renewal Form - Complete the Online payment
- Download new Membership form - Complete the membership form and return with cheque payment or completed Direct Debit Mandate and return to the Support Office.
IPPN Update on AON process
On Thursday, 27th October, IPPN, along with the other partners in education at both primary and second level, attended a meeting with the DE and the NCSE.
The purpose of the meeting was to surface the issues which have arisen in schools around the AON process and to work to resolve these issues. The frustrations and concerns of schools, and school leaders in particular, relating to the AON process, were clearly articulated to the DE and NCSE. Some progress was made and clarity was received on a number of issues that school leaders have raised.
Assessment of Need - 26 October 2022
IPPN notes the issuing of Information Note SE 0002/2022 relating to the Assessment of Needs process and is calling for clarification to be provided in relation to a number of issues that arise.
Assessment of Need is a statutory process and every child has a right to an assessment of their needs being undertaken in keeping with the legislation. Schools have always had the opportunity to contribute to the AON process, however, there was no legal requirement to do so as those parts of the EPSEN Act had not been commenced.
The High Court ruled in June 2021 that there is a legal requirement on the education system to provide an assessment of education needs as part of the Assessment of Need Process. It is the responsibility of the NCSE to nominate an appropriate person/s to carry out the assessment of educational needs.
