OnYourBehalf

Listed below are some of the projects and advocacy-related engagements that were progressed since the last issue of Leadership+.

MEETINGS/EVENTS

IPPN participated in meetings/events relating to the following:

Small Schools Action Research Project

CSL Professional Learning Day - Middle Leadership

NABMSE - Focus Group on opening a special class

DE/stakeholders - Summer Programme

DE - SNA Workforce Development Teacher Supply Meeting

INTO Congress

NCCA Reimagining Curriculum Seminar

- The areas in focus were Social and Environmental Education (SEE) and Arts Education

IPPN Board of Directors

IPPN National Council.

Submissions

IPPN made the following submissions and presentations over the past few months:

Submissions re. Budget 2024, Child Protection and the DE Statement of Strategy for the period 20232025. See www.ippn.ie – Advocacy/ Submissions for all submission documents.

Free School Books SchemeIPPN wrote directly to the Principal Officer in the Social Inclusion Section of the Department on this issue, advocating for a voucher system to be introduced, and for funding for flexible leadership and management days for schools if such a system were not agreed.

Special Schools and Summer ProgrammeThere was a significant amount of engagement between the Department, IPPN, NABMSE and Ray McInerney, the coordinator