Publications
This section contains formal publications written by or commissioned by IPPN as well as discussion/position papers currently being used to progress issues on behalf of our members. Each report/paper is available as a downloadable pdf file from the links below - click on the title of each report/paper to open. Hard copies have been issued to all schools. The documents may take a few moments to download, please be patient.
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Board of Management - Resource Pack Popular
Note: Policies contained within the hardcopy document are to be used as a guide only. All policies are updated as required by legislation and DES Circulars. Updated policies must be downloaded for use. Notification of policy updates will be av ...
Ciall Ceannaithe Featured Popular
Ciall Ceannaithe - Sound Advice & Borrowed Wisdom for Newly Appointed Principals
Defining the Role of The Primary Principal in Ireland Featured
Defining the Role of The Primary Principal in Ireland
Deich mBliana ag Fás Popular
Deich mBliana ag Fás outlines the beginnings of the first professional association for primary Principals in Ireland and charts the first ten years of the Irish Primary Principals' Network. Not a formal history, the publication is more of a 'Ree ...
Giorraíonn Beirt Bóthar - Distributing Leadership Featured Popular
Giorraíonn Beirt Bóthar - Distributing Leadership - Deputy Principals This report describes how the shared leadership vision for schools might be realised and how the role of Deputy Principal needs to be repositioned to provide for the distributed leaders ...
Investing in School Leadership Featured
Recruitment & Retention Crisis in Primary School Principalship A review and analysis of the key issues that should feature in the report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body 2006-7 to address the Recruitment & Retention Crisis in Primary School ...
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Primary School Governance - Challenges & Opportunities Popular
The Board of Management has been the governance structure underpinning Irish primary education for almost four decades. The leadership potential for governance is immense given that there are approximately as many people directly involved in school ...
Quality Leadership Quality Learning Featured
Proof beyond reasonable doubt This paper was presented by Professor Fullan at IPPN's Annual Conference on February 2nd 2006. The paper is available as a downloadable pdf file from the link above. Hard copies have been issued to all schools. The document w ...
Supporting Each Other - a guide to best practice for the effective partnership between Principals and Parent Associations Popular
This framework has been jointly developed by the National Parents Council Primary and the Irish Primary Principals' Network (IPPN). The document supports an ethos of transparency and openness between all members of the school community.
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