Cyber Bullying Booklet
As per the latest Newsletter, you can now download the Cyber Bullying document that was issued to all Conference Delegates in October.
As per the latest Newsletter, you can now download the Cyber Bullying document that was issued to all Conference Delegates in October.
Bloomsday marks the start of summer, as does the arrival in your letterbox of the summer edition of Leader Quarterly. We’ve combined the two, by featuring James Joyce on the back cover, in a collage from a Creative Engagement project. All in all, you’ll have twenty items of serious summer reading to peruse in Leader.
David Forde and Deirdre Hanamy report extensively on the FET Symposium, Towards the FET College of the Future, held on 2 April in Dublin. We cover the John Hattie Symposium and the Mike Hughes & Graham Powell workshops.
Leader pays close attention to the Legal Fees Indemnity Scheme, one of the newer services available to NAPD members. Paul Byrne looks at how middle management might be strengthened in our schools and looks to the expansion of NAPD to include Associate Members drawn from aspiring leaders, such as Assistant Principals.
We consider some schools that can claim our interest – St Andrews College, the Catholic school, the Rosses Community School – each for different compelling reasons.
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Colleagues, we have now opened up our registration for the NAPD Annual Conference, which this year will take place in The Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny.
Please see links below for both the Registration form and also for the accommodation form and details.
https://napdconference.wordpress.com/register/ or click here: Conference Forms 2019
https://napdconference.wordpress.com/accommodation/ or click here: Accommodation Form 2019
We are currently updating the schedule of events and our website www.napdconference.com.
If you have any queries please contact the NAPD Head Office.
A recruitment opportunity has arisen within NAPD of a New Deputy Director (The Deputy Director will be appointed for five years on secondment) and we are currently inviting applications. Application forms and a full job description below.
The position of Deputy Director of NAPD is a key leadership position in the work of the Association.
Objects of the Association
The Memorandum of Association outlines the objectives for which NAPD is established:
(a) To provide a united voice nationally for Principals and Deputy Principals on issues of common concern.
(b) To promote the interests and welfare of Principals and Deputy Principals through:
Personal Qualities of the Deputy Director
The successful candidate for the position of Deputy Director will have:
Role of the Deputy Director
Interview: General Procedures
Shortlisting
Candidates may be shortlisted for interview based on the information submitted on the Application Form
Presentation
Candidates are invited to make a presentation on their vision for NAPD (maximum 10 minutes)
Interview Process
Anything submitted in the Application form or mentioned in the presentation may be discussed in more depth at the interview. (Please note: all relevant information should be submitted on the application form)
Interview Board
An Independent Interview Board consisting of 3 people shall be appointed. The President of NAPD will be present as an observer.
Appointment
The Deputy Director will be appointed for five years on secondment. This will include a probation period of one year.
Closing Date for Applications is Wednesday 12th December 2018 no later than 1:00pm. This recruitment advertisement can also be found on www.publicjobs.ie
FAO NAPD Members
The policy comes into effect on 1st November 2018 for fully paid up NAPD members. You can check your status on your personal profile when you log into the members section of the NAPD website.
For members who renew their membership after that date the policy comes into effect two (2) weeks after payment appears on your personal profile.
A review document will be published on the NAPD website shortly and I would ask you to please complete the form should you have occasion to use the services provided. This will enable NAPD to improve the effectiveness of this indemnity policy in meeting members’ needs.
In the normal course of events, when faced with a complex situation Principals and Deputy Principals seek advice from trusted colleagues, fellow NAPD members or NAPD Head Office, Management Bodies, Trustees, Chair (BOM) or their UNION and this policy is not intended to replace any of these avenues of support.
The purpose and scope of this insurance policy is to provide Indemnity for Legal Expenses incurred by NAPD members in the discharge of their professional responsibilities which are not covered by their Employers or Unions or where the Principal/Deputy Principal is not a member of a Union.
These are the key contact numbers:
LEGAL ADVICE SERVICE: Call 1850 670 747 (or 01 670 7474)
COUNSELLING: Call 1850 670 407 (or 01 881 8047)
Three documents below relating to the DAS Policy
Storm Callum is on its way and may make landfall as early as Thursday night. There is a yellow weather warning currently in place and this may be raised to orange in some regions depending on the level of winds and rainfall with some coastal flooding expected. To assist you to get your school ready for this event, we have included a checklist, some suggested actions for both storm and flood and the actions to be taken in the event of property damage.
Storms/Flood
Checklist
Suggested Actions
In the event of storm/flood property damage, you can take the following steps:
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is the professional association for second level and further education school leaders in Ireland. NAPD is unique in that it supports the senior leadership team across all sectors at post primary level.
NAPD continues to support school leaders to lead learning and teaching, to lead school development, to manage organisations and to develop leadership capacity in our schools while at the same time being dynamic, proactive and forward looking.
We greatly appreciate you taking the time out to complete the above questionnaire.
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is the professional association for second level school leaders in Ireland.
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Dublin 2, Ireland
T: 01 662 7025
F: 01 662 7058
E: info@napd.ie