IPPN

Published: 21 September 2023

• Planning Prompts
• Professional Guidance - Preparing to initiate the Admissions
• IPPN Sustainable Leadership – Follow-up consultation survey
• IPPN Autumn City/County Network Meetings
• Education Expo at Conference 2023
• Leadership+ - Small Schools Action Research Project
• ‘Getting your ducks in a row’ series. Episode 3: Duty of Care & Safeguarding
• NEW! Resource Bundle – Managingc Health, Safety & Welfare in Schools
• Updates

Planning Prompts 

After what has been a very busy few weeks, it may be an opportune time to review all that has happened so far. Not every day may have been a good day, but there was good in every day. What went well? What needs some reflection? What will I continue to do? What will I do differently? 

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Professional Guidance - Preparing to initiate the Admissions

Guidance on preparing to initiate the Admissions Process 2024/25 

When can the process of admissions for 2024/25 be initiated?
Schools are permitted to initiate the process of admissions for the 2024/2025 school year from 1 October 2023. It is a matter for each individual school to determine when they wish to initiate the process of admissions after that date.

What needs to be done in preparation?

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IPPN Sustainable Leadership – Follow-up consultation survey

IPPN’s research publication Primary School Leadership: The Case for Urgent Action – A Roadmap to Sustainability sets out what is needed to enhance leadership capacity, effectiveness and sustainability.

IPPN is currently working on a progress report, and urge all principals and deputy principals to complete a 7-10-minute follow-up survey. Having up-to-date information greatly helps our advocacy work. Your participation is deeply appreciated and valued.

Click here to access the survey for principals

Click here to access the survey for deputy principals

IPPN Autumn City/County Network Meetings

Next week's IPPN Autumn meetings will take place at 4pm in the following venues.

• Sept 26^th – Kildare
• Sept 27^th – Dublin (S) & Monaghan
• Sept 28^th – Louth & Dublin (N)

Register for your local meeting here: bit.ly/AGMs2023

Click here to see the full autumn meeting schedule & agenda (NB: Principals and deputy principals are both invited to attend.)

Education Expo at Conference 2023

At Conference 2023, you will have access to over 140 Education Expo stands over two floors, displaying the resources and services of a wide range of school suppliers. Fantastic prizes are on offer via the Passport Giveaway.

For a list of Education Expo exhibitors, visit the conference website here.

A very sincere thank you to the conference sponsors. Conference 2023 could not happen without them.

Click here to find out more

Leadership+ - Small Schools Action Research Project

In this article on theSmall Schools Action Research Project, project coordinator David Brennan outlines the aims of the project and some of the insights from the clusters so far.

Click here to read the article

‘Getting your ducks in a row’ series. Episode 3: Duty of Care & Safeguarding

Episode 3 in the series addresses safeguarding and the duty of care, including:

• What is negligence
• Vicarious liability
• Mandated Person and DLP roles
• Grounds for Concern
• Our duty as an employees
• Our duty of care to students
• Teaching Council Code of Conduct.

Click here to view the video  (Please share with members of the Board of Management)

NEW! Resource Bundle - Managing Health, Safey & Welfare in Schools 

Maintaining a Safe Workplace - Managing Health, Safety & Welfare in Schools

(Please share with members of the Board of Management)

Updates

Droichead applications for those who qualified abroad are now open

HSE guidance – if a child has COVID

HSE guidance – if a child has symptoms of COVID

Please share with members of the Board of Management