Pre-retirement Course
Thinking of retiring in the next 5 years?
Have you questions on:
Financial Planning? Pension entitlements? AVCs? Managing your time? Active retirement?
Then, the NAPD pre-retirement course in partnership with Cornmarket is for you.
Webinar followed by individual consultation from Cornmarket financial consultant will take place on,
Wednesday 17th May from 2pm to 4pm
Phase 2 of the Irish Principal and Deputy Principal Health and Wellbeing survey Now Open
Phase 2 of the Irish Principal and Deputy Principal Health and Wellbeing research is now open.
This valuable research is being conducted in response to concerns that the increasing complexity and workload demands of school leadership roles is impacting on the health and well-being of Irish school leaders.
Thank you to all who completed this research last year. Those of you who completed last year will receive an invitation from the Deakin research team to reengage.
There is a password reset function, so not to worry if you have forgotten your password and a frequently asked section is included for your assistance.
The following are the links to the 2023 survey:
Participants who registered or completed the survey last year: https://survey.educatorhealth.org/login
Returning participants should use the login details they used last year. However, it is possible that you may have issues remembering these and if you have you can reset your password.
All new participants should use the following link: https://survey.educatorhealth.org/register?experiment=IEP
If you have any queries or issues please contact me at: irelandprincipalsurvey@gmail.com
Looking forward to another successful round of the survey this year
Many thanks,
Shay Bannon
Survey Facilitator
Legal Island Online Conference – Schools Legal Update 2022
Online Conference
Schools’ Legal Update 2022
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Online Conference – 9:15am to 4pm
Legal Island, alongside the NAPD, bring together the top lawyers working in education and experts in employment law to update school leaders in Ireland on the most important developments you need to understand before 2023 – from data protection to admissions policy. This practical seminar will be particularly valuable to school Principals, Vice Principals and other school leaders.
NAPD Member Offer – 2 for 1: Book your place and bring a colleague for free!
Book your place at http://bit.ly/3hKckWI , then email Vanessa@legal-island.com with your booking confirmation and colleague’s details (name and email) and we’ll do the rest!
Creative Schools Week 10-14 May, 2021
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, showcase, and connect all the exciting creative work that is being undertaken across schools.
Following a consultation process with children and young people the theme for CSW is Brave New Future, celebrating our children and young people’s courage in the face of a tough year, and looking forward towards a bright future.
In-school Celebrations: All schools and centres across the country can generate and host their own celebration events. These events are a great way to involve and empower young people in the processes of presenting their creative journeys. To help schools/centres organise events, Creative Schools have provided Celebration Packs, full of ideas about creating their own in-school Creative Schools Week.
Online Celebrations: Tune in to http://www.artscouncil.ie/creative-schools/celebration-2021/ on the 12-14 May (from 12pm daily) as we will be; highlighting work from a selection of Creative Schools, as well as workshops, interviews and features across a wide range of different artists and arts and cultural organisations. It is a great opportunity to learn about school communities across the initiative as well as their creative approaches to learning and artistic responses to Covid 19. Schools highlighted are a representation of the over 460 schools who have participated in the Creative Schools initiative since 2018 and were selected following a competitive process open to those participants.
Follow #CreativeSchools to see the creative events that schools are sharing on their social media.
Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme to enable the creative potential of every child. Creative Schools is led by the Arts Council in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
The initiative is also informed by the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy (2016–25) Making Great Art Work: Leading the Development of the Arts in Ireland.
This initiative provides opportunities for children and young people to build their artistic and creative skills; to communicate, collaborate, stimulate their imaginations, be inventive, and to harness their curiosity. More information on how to apply to be a Creative School is available at www.artscouncil.ie/creative-schools/schools-opportunities/.
Many thanks,
Creative Schools Team
TYTalks21 will take place on Wednesday 5th May 2021
A Virtual Event Like No Other.
If you haven’t registered please look at the teacher’s pack attached to get a better idea of the nature and extent of this online event and its value as a resource to schools, pupils and teachers. This event designed for TY is also of great value to LCA students and will be of benefit to all students through their TY and careers teachers.
To those schools who have registered please be advised that it is necessary to upload a CSV file of the students email addresses to the registration page using your school’s TYTalks21login to enable the students to get full access to all parts of the event and particularly to the booths. It will also ensure that the students will be able to take part in the scavenger hunt and fully participate in all the aspects of the event.
Ibec and this platform are fully GDPR compliant so there is no GDPR issue with uploading the student’s emails. This will also give the students registered a further 90 days access to the resources on the platform. Teachers will also have access to the platform for a further 90 days. A certificate of attendance for the teachers to sign for the students will be available and can be used as part of each students TY or LCA portfolio.
Finally, for those who have registered and who’s school is not in a position of financial disadvantage, it would be very much appreciated if the invoice issued for the registration could be dealt, please.
About the event
Inspire and Inform
TYTalks21 is an exciting new virtual event that has been created for all Transition Year students in Ireland. The event is designed to inspire and motivate students for the future of work.
Post-Covid, TY students will need to move forward with their education and career choices. The team at Ibec has partnered with the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principles (NAPD) to create a half-day immersive event for all of Ireland’s 45,000 TY students. The event will give insight into the world of work, the skills of the future, different career pathways and so much more.
Listen to futurists, business minds, educators, young leaders, and entrepreneurs. There will be a virtual Expo area showcasing learning and skills partners, an industries discovery zone and enjoy a fun scavenger hunt for cool prizes.
How to Register Your Students:
Steps to getting your school registered and attending on the day:
Register your school: Click SCHOOLS REGISTER HERE to register your school. We are asking for a nominal contribution of €250 per school, where possible, to cover the cost of the event.
Receive your school passcode: Ibec will email you your school passcode once registered. Use this code to access the platform to register your student’s email addresses.
Register your students: Click on the ‘Register your TY students’ button located at top of this page and select your school, then upload your students’ email addresses by uploading a CSV file. Don’t forget to include your own teacher’s email address.
Log-in with email address to attend: Students need to click on the ‘log-in’ button located on the top of this page and enter their email address to enter the event platform.
Any queries please contact: events@ibec.ie
Check if your school has registered here.