IPPN research on health and wellbeing – For all principals and deputy principals
- Published: 09 March 2023
Sincere thanks to the 650+ school leaders who have started or completed the IPPN health and wellbeing survey. The more responses received, the more credible the results will be. Therefore, every principal and deputy principal is asked to take the time to engage with the research.
The survey explores your psychological and general health and the psychosocial environment in which you work.
- New participants: Click here
- 2022 participants: Click here and the email address you used last year. You can reset your password if needed.
Click here for more information about the research
Queries or issues can be addressed to irelandprincipalsurvey@gmail.com
Amendment to process for allocating SET hours to schools resulting from the Projected Enrolment process 2023/24
- Published: 09 March 2023
The DE has issued a briefing note on the revisions to the allocation of Special Education Teaching (SET) hours arising from the Projected Enrolment Post process.
These revisions are being implemented with immediate effect for the 2023/2024 school year. They are designed to address concerns raised where schools were provisionally allocated mainstream posts based on the projected enrolment application ahead of the start of a school year, while the SET hours arising from the process were not available to schools until November.
The changes outlined in the briefing note fully aligns the SET hours applicable to the projected enrolment posts with the projected enrolment post process. Schools will be advised in a single correspondence including both the temporary Projected Enrolment Posts allocated and the temporary SET Hours, pending confirmation of the final enrolments at the end of September.
Please note: SET hours will be removed from schools at the end of October, where enrolments do not materialise in line with what presently occurs for the mainstream enrolment posts in such cases.
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Briefing Note SET Allocation based on Projected Enrolment
- Published: 09 March 2023
Wellbeing Resources for Schools
- Published: 02 March 2023
The Hello, How Are You? Campaign is a nationwide effort to promote connection and engagement in open conversations about mental health. The campaign this year is inviting all schools to become involved- to say Hello and ask the question ‘How Are You?’ in a meaningful way. Click here for more information on the Hello, How Are You? Campaign
Hello, How Are You? Day is on March 30
The Hello, How Are You? website has a wealth of ideas and lesson plans for schools and ideas for the whole school community to become involved. Mental Health Ireland's Development Officer, Aine Hurley, a former primary school teacher, has created a document with links to curriculum and free ideas for use in schools and in classrooms. Click here for more information on school resources
Online Teacher Information Session
Aine is also hosting an online teacher information session about the Hello, How Are You? Campaign for schools next Tuesday March 7. If you or any teachers in your school are interested in finding out more. Click here to register for the online teacher information sessions.
As with all national campaigns there is a fundraising element, the focus of the campaign however, is on the promotion of positive mental health and engaging in Hello, How Are You? conversations and activities with the children, staff and wider school community. The week commencing the Monday, 27 March, finishing with the HELLO day on the 30 March, the school community are encouraged to ask ‘Hello, How are You?’ and actively listen for the answer.
New Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) Purchasing Framework
- Published: 02 March 2023
The Department of Education (DE) and PDST Technology in Education have just finalised a new Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) purchasing framework for schools. This new framework simplifies the process for schools who want to purchase high quality Interactive Flat Panels (IFP) from approved providers. The framework is now in place with 5 approved providers. There is no requirement for schools to seek additional quotes. The IFP products that can be purchased via the framework include Clevertouch, Promethean, Prowise, and Smart Technologies. An ‘IFP Framework User Guide’ has been developed by PDST. It includes templates of how schools can seek quotes, just by sending a short email to the framework email address provided. This email goes automatically to the 5 approved providers who will then respond with quotes to the school.
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