IPPN - the Organisation
- Published: 30 October 2012
School leadership is both professionally challenging and personally rewarding. The Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN) was established in 1999 to address school leaders’ professional needs.
PROFESSIONAL BODY
IPPN is the professional body for the leaders of Irish primary schools. It is an independent, not-for-profit voluntary association with a local, regional and national presence.
Recognised by the Minister for Education as an official Education Partner, IPPN works with the Department of Education and Skills (DES), the National Parents’ Council, management bodies, unions, education agencies, academic institutions and children’s charities towards the advancement of primary education. IPPN articulates the collective knowledge and professional experience of over 6,400 Principals and Deputy Principals who lead Ireland’s 3,200+ primary schools.
STRUCTURE
IPPN’s key focus from the beginning has been to support principals and deputy principals at local and county level and to represent their views nationally. Principals and Deputy Principals participate in local professional support groups. IPPN facilitates 26 County Networks, which elect two members to form IPPN’s National Council. The Council elects a President, and officers who form the Board of Directors.
In 2015, IPPN collaborated with the DES and the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) to found and oversee the Centre for School Leadership, which is responsible for the development of CPD programmes for current and aspiring school leaders.
IPPN is a member of the International Confederation of Principals (ICP) and works closely with NAPD and the Ontario Principals’ Council (OPC). These links play an important role in our research and pursuit of best international practice.
As a registered charity, IPPN complies with the requirements of the Charities Act 2009.
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Click here to view a video highlighting IPPN's work on behalf of its members
Membership Competition 2011/2012
- Published: 22 June 2011
Be in with a chance of winning 1 of 5 Conference 2012 packages!
When you renew your membership online or availing of the Direct Debit option, you will be in for a chance to win one of five IPPN Conference 2012 Packages!
Package includes
- Conference 2011 Registration
- B&B accommodation - Thursday & Friday, January 26th & 27th 2012
The winner will be contacted by phone. Applies to online payments & new direct debit mandates only Closing date – 30th September 2011
Corporate Membership
- Published: 22 June 2011
Páiric Clerkin, IPPN Board Member
- Published: 18 May 2010
Páiric has been Principal of St Patrick's National School, Diswellstown, Dublin 15 since it opened in September 2001. The school developed rapidly from a 2-teacher school with 46 children to a 36-teacher school with 728 children between 2001 and 2008. The school is on a shared facility campus where Fingal County Council works in partnership with the Department of Education and Skills in the provision of enhanced community facilities. Páiric was elected to the Board of Directors in 2009 and as Treasurer in 2015.
Anna Mai Rooney, IPPN Board Member
- Published: 11 May 2010
Anna Mai is originally from Ballymahon in Co. Longford. After graduating from St. Patrick’s College in Drumcondra in 1987, she taught in St. Patrick’s Loreto Primary School in Bray. On moving to Monaghan in 1992, Anna Mai taught in St. Patrick’s National School, Clara, in North Monaghan and in Scoil Mhuire, Gransha, Clones from 1994-2000. She became the Teaching Principal of Scoil Mhuire, Magherarney, Smithborough in 2000 where she remained until becoming Administrative Principal of St. Louis GNS in Monaghan town in 2008. Anna Mai was appointed as Deputy Director Primary of the Centre for School Leadership in 2015.
Dedicated to the value of continuous learning, Anna Mai completed a master’s in educational management in 2009 with the University of Ulster and was a part-time facilitator with the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) from 2005- 2015. She sits on the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) Board of Directors and is a member of the management committee of Partnership Schools, a joint initiative between IPPN and the National Parents’ Council to promote whole communities working together to achieve better outcomes for children. Anna Mai is a member of the DCU Changemaker Schools Steering Committee and is an Ed D student with the University of Glasgow.
