Effective School Leadership - IPPN Blended Summer Course
- Published: 12 April 2019
After listening to feedback from previous years' blended course participants, IPPN is now running a one-week blended course in 6 different venues which will be open to all school leaders.
We are now offering a one-week blended summer course to take place during the first week of July, commencing on Monday, July 1st. The first 2 days will require viewing online content from your home or while in school. For the remaining three days – Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th and Friday 5th – you will be required to attend one of 6 venues for the face-to-face element. Open to Principals, Deputy Principals and Aspiring School Leaders.
| Date of Course | July 1st to July 5th |
| Venues |
Blackrock Education Centre L |
| Who Can Attend |
School Leaders (Both Principal & Deputy) |
| Cost | €95.00 |
Course Aims
This course will aim to assist School Leaders to:
- Reflect on and improve their leadership skills
- Improve their planning as leaders
- Discuss and exchange elements of best practice with other principals through collaborative learning and professional dialogue
- Plan for improvements in literacy and numeracy in their schools for better outcomes for pupils
- Discuss and develop strategies for school self-evaluation
- Become more time-efficient and more aware of empowering the school community through suitable delegation of tasks
- Become more effective communicators in one-to-one and group settings
- Reflect on self-care within a challenging work environment and set targets to achieve a healthier work life balance
- To address national priorities identified by the Department of Education and Skills in terms of wellbeing, school self-evaluation, driving school improvement and managing change
- To build principals' capacity to lead and manage their schools.
Course Structure:
- 8 hours of online learning followed by 12 hours face-to-face
- Seminar whole-group presentation followed by discussion groups and sharing/feedback
- Practical planning sessions including scenarios/case studies and reflective practice
- Role play on communication and conflict resolution
- Sharing best practice / peer-to-peer learning
- Discussion groups.
Schedule
- Blackrock Education Centre
- Clare Education Centre
- Cork Education Centre
- Mayo Education Centre
- Navan Education Centre
- Waterford Teachers Centre
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Effective School Leadership - Summer Course
- Published: 12 April 2019
This July, IPPN will deliver this course fully online from Thursday, July 1st, Friday, July 2nd, Monday July 5th to Wednesday, July 7th. This course will still give you the opportunity to share and discuss different aspects of your leadership role. It will also allow you develop improved methods of both professional and personal self-care. These courses are designed by school leaders for school
Who should participate?
• Newly appointed principals
• Principals
• Deputy Principals
When and where?
This course will be hosted online via zoom from Thursday, July 1st, Friday, July 2nd, Monday, July 5th to Wednesday, July 7th. The duration of the course is 20 hours online learning. Last date to register for the course is by 4.45pm, June 30th.
Price
A charge of €95 per person is applicable.
Course Aims:
This course will aim to assist School Leaders to:
- Reflect on, and improve their leadership skills
- Improve their planning as leaders
- Discuss and exchange elements of best practice with other principals through collaborative learning and professional dialogue
- Plan for improvements in literacy and numeracy in their schools for better outcomes for pupils
- Discuss and develop strategies for school self-evaluation
- Become more time-efficient and more aware of empowering the school community through suitable delegation of tasks
- Become more effective communicators in one-to-one and group settings
- Reflect on self-care within a challenging work environment and set targets to achieve a healthier work life balance
- To address national priorities identified by the Department of Education in terms of wellbeing, school self-evaluation, driving school improvement and managing change
Course Structure:
The course consists of five days of 4 hour sessions, during the course you will be asked to participate in group discussion with fellow participants. The course encourages participants to be interactive and to reflect both on the material presented and on their own professional experiences.
The course is primarily aimed at supporting and developing school leaders knowledge and leadership skills, their interpersonal awareness and professional attitudes. All participants who contribute in the course will be treated as independent adult learners.
Online facilitators are allocated to the course and will interact with and support participants during the course. While participants are offered guidance in course materials and are encouraged to participate in reflective exercises and discussion forums, each participant is wholly responsible for his/her own learning and interaction with the course.
Attendance at all 5 sessions is required to gain course approval and your course certificate.
Deputy Principals' Regional CPD Sessions
- Published: 07 March 2019
To ensure IPPN provides continuous professional development for Deputy Principals, there will be a number of regional seminars which will be facilitated by Jacinta Kitt.
Who should attend
Deputy Principals
When & Where
The dates finalised as of now are:
- April 10th – Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise - has taken place
- May 15th – Radission Blu, Little Island, Cork
- May 29th – Dublin West Education Centre - BOOKED OUT
Facilitated by: Jacinta Kitt
The theme of these sessions will be ‘Shared Leadership’ - How can shared leadership work to create a positive school environment for the staff to work in and the pupils to achieve their best in.
Price:
A charge of €20 per person is applicable. Fee includes event registration and refreshments. Substitute cover is not available for this event.
Schedule
| 1pm | Registration & light Refreshments |
| 1.30pm | Session begins |
| 3pm | Session Finishes |
Professional Briefing Day 2018
- Published: 30 May 2018
IPPN's Professional Briefing Day brings key information from authoritive sources to school leaders at the start of the school year.
Who should attend
Deputy Principals and Principals from Primary and post-Primary Schools 
When & Where
Wednesday, September 5th
Convention Centre, Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin. Please contact the venue directly should you wish to book accommodation 01 4010500
Inputs from:
- Department of Education & Skills - Child Proetection Inspection Models
- EducationPosts.ie
- Financial Support Services Unit - Changes to PAYE and payments to staff
- National Council for Special Education - SNA Review & In-School Therapy Service (Pilot )
- National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
- Professional Development Service for Teachers - The Digital Framework for Schools
Schedule
- Registration: 8.30am
- Session Starts: 9.30am (sharp)
- End: 3:15pm
Price:
A charge of €30 per person is applicable. Fee includes event registration, refreshments and a light lunch. Substitute cover is not available for this event.
Expo:
An Education Expo will run parallel to the refreshment/dining area for your convenience.
Professional Briefing Day 2019
- Published: 30 May 2018
IPPN's Professional Briefing Day brings key information from authoritive sources to school leaders at the start of the school year.
Who should attend
Deputy Principals and Principals
When & Where
Wednesday, September 4th
Convention Centre, Citywest Hotel, Saggart, Co Dublin. Please contact the venue directly should you wish to book accommodation 01 4010500
Inputs from:
- EducationPosts.ie TextaSub - Pairic Clerkin (IPPN)
- Primary Education Forum/DES Action Plan - Alan Wall (DES)
- Supporting School Leaders - Anna Mai Rooney (CSL)
- Standardised Test Results - Adrian O’Flaherty and Emer Delaney (ERC)
- Admissions Act - Paraic Joyce (DES)
- Cosán - Tomás Ó Ruairc (Teaching Council)
- Wellbeing incl. Framework
- New Boards/Governance Manual - Sinead Brett (CPSMA)
- PIEW Model - Finbarr Hurley & Keith Ó Brolacháin
Schedule
- Registration: 8.30am
- Session Starts: 9.30am (sharp)
- End: 3:15pm
Price:
A charge of €35 per person is applicable. Fee includes event registration, refreshments and a light lunch. Substitute cover is not available for this event.
Expo:
An Education Expo will run parallel to the refreshment/dining area for your convenience.
