Dear Guidance Counsellor/Principal, I hope this email finds you well. In advance of the CAO offers process, I want to draw your attention to a couple of process changes which may be of interest to those of you supporting a 2021 applicant over the coming weeks. Unfortunately, each year a number of applicants will omit […]
Principals congratulate the 61,500 students receiving Leaving Cert results today Comment from Paul Crone, Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD): “The Leaving Cert class of 2021 has shown great resilience and reserve over the past two years culminating with the results of their hard work today. It marks a very […]
NAPD L&T Workshops 2021 – 2022 Strand 1 – Newcomers Series of 3 workshops in a choice of 3 locations Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Galway (Clayton Hotel, Ballybrit) Mon 22 November 2021 Tue 18 January 2022 Tue 8 March 2022 Kilkenny (Hotel Kilkenny) Tue 23 November 2021 Wed 19 January 2022 Wed 9 […]
Link below to the report published by the HSE showing the Covid-19 data related to schools for the period from August 2020 to end July 2021. https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/epidemiological-review-of-schools-august-2020-to-july-2021.pdf
**Conference Registration Now Open** Once again this year, the NAPD Conference will take place online through the platform Hopin Wednesday, 20th, and Thursday 21st October. We hope that this will be our last online conference and that we can all be together once again next year. Please note that you must be a Fully Paid […]
We are delighted to let you all know that the NAPD Membership Registration/Renewal is now open. Benefits of becoming an NAPD Member: The only professional association to represent all post-primary principals and deputy principals A major voice in Irish Education with The Department of Education and Skills, IPPN, Management Bodies, NCSE, NCCA, Teaching Council, Teacher Unions, College […]
“Well rounded, resilient and compassionate” class of 2021 wished well by school leaders as Leaving Cert exams begin “The class of 2021 will go down in the history books as one which faced and overcame unprecedented challenges due to Covid-19. School leaders, teachers, their families and their peers are immensely proud of their achievements thus […]
A dedicated phone-line service for queries on the Accredited Grade process 2021 is now available at the Department’s Helpline on 057 932 4461 (select option 2), Mon – Fri, 10 am to 5 pm, or by email to LCinfo@education.gov.ie.
Creative Schools Week is a celebration of creativity in schools which includes both In-School Celebrations and Online Celebrations. It is organised by the Creative Schools initiative which supports schools and Youthreach centres to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. The week is an opportunity to share, […]
