16th January 2024 Members of the National Principals’ Forum wish to express our sincere thanks to all involved in the recent case in the High Court Case [2024] IEHC 11, [Record No. 2022/1032 JR & Record No. 2023/146 JR], challenging the legality of the NCSE (National Council for Special Education)’s devolving of their legislative responsibility […]
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The National Principals’ Forum expresses its deep frustration with the latest debacle from the Department of Education with the awarding of STEM grants for schools. In a survey completed in less than 24 hours by over 600 principals, 91% stated they were unsatisfied with the process. On November 15, 2023, the Department of Education and
After the Minister for Education, Norma Foley announced that smartphones were one of the top three items raised with her on visits to schools, the National Principals’ Forum decided to survey principals in all primary schools to ascertain if the Minister’s statement rang true for them. Principals were offered twenty different issues and asked to
A recent survey conducted by the National Principals’ Forum highlight deep-rooted concerns among primary school principals regarding the 2024 budget and its implications for education. While official representative bodies have welcomed the education budget, a startling 98.4% of principal respondents believe primary education did not benefit enough from this year’s budget. The crux of the
Media Coverage from Funding Survey Thanks to the 500+ principals that shared their experiences on the lack of funding, this issue was covered nationwide in the media. Congratulations, in particular, to Anne Marie Griffin in Sessiaghneill NS, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal for speaking so well about her school’s crisis in the local media. We hope the
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Urgent Appeal: Nationwide Schools Grapple with Looming Financial Crisis Communities Fighting to Keep Local Schools Afloat to Offset Government Shortfall A survey carried out by The National Principals’ Forum has uncovered grave concerns among the majority of primary school principals across the country. It has been revealed that schools are in danger of not
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I am an administrative principal for almost a decade now. I have just taken the very difficult decision to step down from September. I love my school and have a wonderfully supportive staff. The children and parents are a joy to work with. However, over the past two years in particular, I have become more
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I am sitting at my desk for the second Saturday morning in a row, trying to complete work that I didn’t get to during the week and that unfortunately can’t wait (curriculum planning day on Tuesday and I am only getting an opportunity to search through the resources on PDST now!). The workload of principals,
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As a principal I wish to get out and finish my years teaching the children in a manner that respects each child’s uniqueness. Today I hate being a Principal. I work like a dog because I’m a professional educator and I’m proud of my profession and those who went before me. Where does one start
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It is 24th of July. My daughter just gleefully announced to her sisters “Yay, Mammy is going to play with us today!” It is a rare occasion – she is delighted and immediately somewhat cynical. I have been in school every day since the holidays managing a massive backlog of paperwork from this cruel school
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