Symposium on Small Schools 26 th June 2019
Research Nationally and Internationally in relation to smaller schools including visits to Catalonia, Sweden and France The Future of Small schools and Teaching Principalship in Ireland (2004) IPPN/ Dr. Mark Morgan, St Patrick’s College Breacadh Ré Nua do Scoileanna Beaga / New Horizons for Smaller Schools and Teaching Principalship (2005) IPPN/ Dr. Mark Morgan, St. Patrick’s College Report on Health, Safety and Welfare issues that are associated with one-teacher schools (2017) Shaka Educational Consultancy 2
TEACHING PRIN INCIPALS 1986: Principal Teacher role defined as ‘ a teaching one with minor bureaucratic and administrative responsibilities’ (Clancy 1986) 3
Complex School environment… Teaching & Learning Leading & Managing 4
NEPS / New Staff NCSE Complex School environment… Droichead / Inclusion Recording Mentoring Teaching & Learning Leading & Managing ICT Behaviour/Bu Tusla/EWS llying School Self Wellbeing Evaluation Child Protection WSE/MLL School Dev Planning Looking at Our Communication Schools 2016 5
NEPS / New Staff SEN Aistear NCSE Complex School environment… Droichead / Inclusion Recording Mentoring Teaching & Learning Curricular Curriculum Leading & Managing ICT Changes Content A.S.D Unit Behaviour/Bu Tusla/EWS llying New Language School Self Curriculum Wellbeing Evaluation Child Protection WSE/MLL Literacy and Numeracy Strategy Cross DEIS Curricular SCP Flags School Dev Trips & Planning Looking at Our Communication Activities Schools 2016 6
NEPS / New Staff SEN Aistear NCSE Complex School environment… Droichead / Inclusion Recording Mentoring Teaching & Learning Curricular Curriculum Leading & Managing ICT Changes Content A.S.D Unit Behaviour/Bu Tusla/EWS llying New Language School Self Curriculum Wellbeing Evaluation Child Protection WSE/MLL Employment Literacy and Data Numeracy Strategy Health & Safety Protection Legislation Contracts Occupational Cross Protection & F.S.S.U DEIS Health Curricular Welfare Financial Revenue Grants Vetting SCP Flags School Dev Environment, Trips & Planning Looking at Our Plant & Communication Activities Schools 2016 Buildings
RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS Encourage schools to form clusters or federations Increased administrative days Step down option (White Paper 1995) Open competition for deputy principal Simplified procedures for posts of responsibility Training for post holders On-going training for board of management members Remove maintenance responsibility from boards Full time trained school secretaries for clusters of schools paid directly by DES Separate salary scale based on teaching and ancillary staff Options Highlighted in 2005…..still the same options in 2019 8
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