In response to concerns that the increasing complexity and workload demands of school leadership roles are impacting on the health and well-being of Irish school leaders, IPPN commissioned a specific piece of research, in partnership with our sister organisation at post-primary level – the National Association of Principals and Deputies (NAPD).
The focus of the research project was on the occupational health, safety and well-being of school leaders in Ireland, and was conducted over the three-year period, from 2022 – 2024, by a team from Deakin University, Melbourne. The team specialises in such research and has conducted similar projects with school leadership organisations in multiple jurisdictions.
This report is the third and final report of the three-year longitudinal study. Not only does it detail the data gleaned from primary school leaders’ engagement with the survey this spring, but it also charts trends over the three-year period, draws conclusions about what the data is telling us and makes spec
