12th October 2012 - New rules on children’s ads will help fight obesity - IPPN
New rules announced today [Friday] on food and drink advertising are a step forward in the battle against childhood obesity, according to the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN), the representative body for primary school leaders.
9th May 2012 - Time we relied on our own expertise
Click here to view 'Time we relied on our own expertise' opinion piece published in Irish Times
8th May 2012 - We must invest at primary level to foster the skills needed in business
28 May 2012 - Seven in 10 parents say primary school standards have risen or stayed the same - IPPN-RedC poll
Seven out of 10 parents believe that standards in primary school education have either risen or stayed the same in the past five years, according to a poll conducted by RedC on behalf of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN).
The poll was conducted among 729 respondents aged between 18 and 54 and, of those, 45% had dependant children under 16 and the rest had no dependant children under that age.