Centre for School Leadership (CSL) Mentor Recruitment
Are you ready to take the next step and become a CSL trained mentor?
The CSL Mentor programme extends country wide with almost 600 trained mentors at primary and post-primary level supporting up to 300 newly appointed principals annually.
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What is involved?
- 1.5-day residential training programme for two sessions. The residential dates are:
o April 26th and 27th 2023 (Athlone)
o September 2023 (Dates and venue to be decided) - A commitment to a 2-hour meeting once a month for the first year of the newly appointed principal’s
appointment - Mentee contact on a fortnightly basis via phone or email if requested
- All CSL mentors are offered two residential professional learning events each year. (Travel and accommodation expenses are funded by the Department of Education).
- Eligible principals are invited to apply, and mentoring work will begin from Autumn 2023 once training has been completed.
Am I eligible to apply?
The Mentoring Programme is open to principals who have:
- Four years' experience as an established principal or are retired within one year
- Experience in networking with other principals
- Professional credibility and respect amongst principals in your local area
- Experience of working with or advising newly appointed principals
- Availability for training on the training dates
- A willingness to access the CSL coaching service (if not already accessed and if not retired)
How being a CSL Mentor will benefit you:
- An opportunity to help a fellow professional and to embed mentoring into the profession
- An opportunity to engage in quality professional learning
- A study of interpersonal skills, reflection on the role of the principal and up to date upskilling on all aspects of mentoring
- Engagement in a mutually beneficial professional learning experience
- Participation in a professional learning network of mentoring school leaders
To apply to become a CSL Mentor, please follow the link or QR code below.
https://forms.office.com/e/PXuXwzANN7
The closing date for applications is Friday, 10th March 2023. Should applications to the programme be oversubscribed, priority will be given to the following categories of principals:
Primary Level:
- Principals of Special Schools
- Principals of Irish Medium Schools
- Teaching Principals
- Principals of DEIS Schools
- Principals of Very Large Schools
The CSL Team