Intent: Disseminate the report all Social Work Departments
Details: Invited Stakeholders to the Launch of Youth CEO Action Research Report
Intent: Increased numbers of new physics teachers and enhanced Inservice support for current teachers
Details: Shortage of physics teachers
Intent: Ministerial review of the order and the retention of non reusable workbooks in Irish schools
Details: The proposed banning of non reusable workbooks under Circular 0032/2017
Intent: To provide the perspective of school leaders in relation to STEM policy and its implementation
Details: Consultation on STEM Education Policy and Implementation Policy for schools
Intent: Clarity in relation to subject examination requirements. Acceptance of current approach being taken in Educate Together schools.
Details: 3rd July 2017 with Gary O Donnchadha (Asst Sec) - Ensuring space for full implementation of Junior Cycle reforms and Educate Together Blueprint.
Intent: ensure officials understand that banning workbooks will be detrimental to pupils and teachers and will increases costs to parents
Details: Circular0032/2017 Measures to be adopted by schools to reduce the cost of school uniforms and other costs, specifically the phasing out of non-reusable workbooks
Intent: Inform DES about usefulness of workbooks for teachers and to seek research used to formulate the proposal to ban workbooks
Details: Proposal by Department of Education to ban/phase out workbooks in schools.
Intent: To secure the right of the child to have an adequate standard of living::To secure the rights of the child under the proposed Working Family Payment
Details: Commitment under Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, The National Policy Framework for Children and Young People relating to the child poverty reduction target
Intent: Issues raised on behalf of principals included the maintenance of standards being a legitimate objective; concerns around DEIS targets; adequate resources to achieve results; major concern around standardised test results being used to determine resourcing levels in schools
Details: IPPN were asked to attend a briefing session for education partners, in advance of the National Strategy on Literacy and Numeracy (2011-2020) report being issued
Intent: For the minister and his officials to hear about IPPN's key priorities and the issues affecting primary school leaders
Details: IPPN Conference Keynote Speech - Seán Cottrell - key points raised during the speech were: poorly-defined school leadership role; inadequate resourcing; and the impact of non-stop change. IPPN's five key priorities - ne admin day a week for Teaching Principals; Reduction in maximum class size; Incre, ...
