Working Groups

Working Groups The Department of Education and other education agencies have established a number of working groups to progress their policy work on a range of matters. The following people represented IPPN on these working groups: l Brian O’Doherty, IPPN President • Primary Education Forum • CSL Steering Committee • PDSL Monitoring Group • Primary Principalship Pre-appointment

Programme Group • Review of Governance Manual for Primary

Schools 2019-2023 • National Traveller and Roma Inclusion

Strategy (NTRIS) l Páiric Clerkin, IPPN CEO • Primary Education Forum • Partnership Schools Ireland • CSL Steering Committee • Primary Principalship Pre-appointment

Programme Group l Damian White, IPPN Past President,

Principal of Scoil Shinchill, Killeigh, Offaly • Global Citizenship, Education for Sustainable

Leadership l Maria Doyle, IPPN Past President • European representative to International

Confederation of Principals (ICP) l Jack Durkan, IPPN Supports & Services Manager • PEF Communications sub-committee – see below for details • Anti-bullying Forum • BEACONS project – currently working with

the OECD to explore the means of engagement with education policymaking and enactment in Ireland, including challenges and opportunities. • Education Sub Committee of the National

Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy – STAR

Project • Primary Principalship Pre-appointment

Programme Group l Catriona O’Reilly, Principal of Our Lady of

Good Counsel School, Waterford and IPPN

Board member. • NCCA Early Childhood and Primary Board l Kathryn Corbett, Principal of Bishop Galvin NS,

Templeogue and IPPN Board member. • Anti-bullying Forum l Breideen Nic Eiteagáin, Principal of Scoil Cholmcille,

Carraig Airt, Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Dún na nGall • Choiste Comhairleach um Polasaí don

Oideachas Gaeltachta.

Furthermore, IPPN is represented in relation to a number of topics by the following people: l DEIS/educational disadvantage – Louise Tobin,

IPPN Deputy President. l Special educational needs – Pat Goff, Caroline

Quinn. l Wellbeing for All (IPPN, NAPD, Teaching Council,

National Parents Council and the Ombudsman for Children) – Angela Lynch. l Education Matters Yearbook Editorial Board -

Geraldine D’Arcy, IPPN Advocacy &

Communications Manager. l ICT/Digital Strategy – Peter Coakley.