Tacaíocht, Spreagadh, Misneach Supporting School Leadership
GIVE SCHOOL LEADERS TIME TO LEAD
Decades of national and international research have established the inextricable link between leadership effectiveness and pupil outcomes. It should, therefore, be a priority that school leaders be empowered and supported to provide effective leadership of our schools. In a nutshell, this means giving leaders the time and capacity to focus on their core purpose – leading teaching and learning.
IPPN, through an evidence-informed analysis of primary school leadership, has highlighted the extent to which leadership effectiveness has been undermined. The research was published in our November 2022 report – Primary School Leadership: The Case for Urgent Action - A Roadmap to Sustainability Link.
The research conclusively demonstrates that primary school leaders are consistently diverted from focusing on teaching and learning because of the breadth of their workload and responsibilities. This is impacting on the sustainability of their leadership roles, and also on their health and well-being. Even if we are indifferent to the impact on the person of the leader, we should be very concerned about the impact on their effectiveness as this has real and measurable consequences for children.
UNESCO’s 2024 Global Education Monitoring report identifies this very dynamic and concludes that school leaders in Ireland have insufficient time to focus on the leadership of teaching and learning, which compromises the quality of that teaching and learning.
The number of leadership and management days that are allocated to primary schools is based on the number of pupils in the school, which then determines the status, teaching or administrative, of the principal and deputy principal. There is an urgent need for a graduated approach to the allocation of leadership time to be used in primary schools, similar to that available to school leaders in post-primary schools.
Budget 2026 Submission, June 2025
A message from our CEO and President
The aim of this report is to provide members with an overview of the work that has been undertaken in 2025, both to support and to advocate on behalf of members. The team reflects on what has been achieved in relation to the specific objectives set out in IPPN Strategic Priorities 2021 – 2025. The report details the approach taken to improving and developing the advocacy, supports and services provided to members. The needs of school leaders are central to everything IPPN does.
We look forward to engaging with as many of you as possible throughout the year at the city/county network meetings, at our conferences, and via online gatherings, webinars, emails and phone calls.
Páiric Clerkin
Deirdre Kelly CEO President 2025-2027
Is sinne le mór mheas
IPPN - The Organisation
WHO WE ARE
IPPN is the officially recognised professional network for primary school leaders in Ireland.
We connect, support and empower school leaders by harnessing the collective experience and wisdom of the network to enhance school leadership practice and deliver better outcomes for children, schools, and the wider education system.
WHAT WE DO
IPPN works to support and strengthen the leadership of Ireland’s primary schools, and to contribute to shaping education policy and practice.
HOW WE DO IT
n We connect school leaders through a trusted national network to share experience, insight and support
n We listen carefully to the challenges and priorities of school leaders across all contexts
n We provide practical supports and services to develop and enhance school leadership practice
n We communicate to keep school leaders informed, and offer clarity, guidance and shared learning to support their leadership
n We carry out targeted advocacy grounded in the professional insight of school leaders
n We collaborate with education partners to help shape policy, practice and system priorities.
WHY WE DO IT
Impactful school leadership transforms the lives of children by enhancing their experience of school, the culture of learning, and the quality of education in Ireland.
All evidence confirms that school leadership is a key determinant of improved outcomes for children and school communities.
VISION, MISSION AND VALUES
In 2025, as part of the strategic planning process for the period 2026 to 2030, IPPN developed new statements of vision and mission, to better reflect its purpose, values and future direction. The new vision and mission statements are the result of deep reflection and robust consultation.
Vision
The quality of a child’s experience in primary school is deeply shaped by the leadership of their school. Therefore, we are working towards a future where every school leader is empowered and supported, to help all children thrive.
Our vision is: Empowered school leadership helping every child to thrive.
Mission
Our mission is:
To create the environment in which school leadership can flourish.
We create this environment through support, communication, and collaboration.
Honouring our Values
IPPN’s values represent the spirit and ethos of the organisation. They speak to the reality and aspiration of school leadership, how relationships are built, and what ultimately matters most in the work of school leaders.
These values are intentionally grounded in IPPN’s legacy. Is d’aon ghnó a úsáidtear téarmaí Gaeilge - aithnítear ról na gairme i gcaomhnú agus i gcur chun cinn na teanga. (The use of the words in Irish is deliberate; it acknowledges the profession’s role in preserving and promoting the language.)
Misneach (Courage)
We understand and value the steadfast courage it takes to lead every day.
Tacaíocht (Support)
We recognise that support is fundamental to how we connect and collaborate as a network of school leaders.
Spreagadh (Inspiration)
We are inspired by and seek to inspire leadership that positively impacts children, schools and the communities they serve.
Supports & Services
IPPN seeks to empower school leaders and effective school leadership through the provision of high-quality supports and services that are in keeping with and informed by the needs of our members. In 2025, from the National Support Office in Cork, IPPN provided the following supports and services to IPPN members.
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT
This one-to-one, confidential advisory service, provided by a team of skilled, experienced school leaders, offers collegial support and guidance of a non-directive and non-legal nature. In 2025, the team responded to 2,242 calls for support, across the following categories:
The team closely monitors the issues and queries raised by members and this information is factored into the plans for the development of resources and CPD. In 2025, this analysis resulted in a number of new seminars being commissioned for and delivered at the IPPN Roadshow, at city/county network meetings, and at the deputy principals’ and principals’ conferences.
STEPPING INTO LEADERSHIP
Stepping into Leadership is a bespoke support provided to newly appointed school leaders, as well as those stepping into a leadership role on a temporary basis, throughout their first two years in the role. With an emphasis on personal leadership development, Stepping into Leadership delivers reflections on leadership, planning prompts and professional guidance on a fortnightly basis, as well as signposting where to access key information. These key messages are designed to support and guide the school leader, to manage self, to reflect on their leadership practice, and to assist their personal development.
In 2025, 182 new principals and 114 new deputy principals were supported by the team. A new resource - Stepping into Leadership – began in early September. It issues by email every second Tuesday for the first two years after appointment as a school leader. These key messages are designed to support and guide the newly appointed school leader, to manage self, reflect on their leadership role, assist their personal development and may often be a lifeline in challenging times.
GROUP MENTORING
As part of the induction process to leadership, IPPN provides Group Mentoring to principals and deputy principals in their second year in the role. This builds on the support that has been provided to newly appointed school leaders in their first year in the role through the Tuiscint, Misneach, and Tánaiste programmes, and the one-to one mentoring service provided by Oide.
Group Mentoring is designed to facilitate reflection on leadership practice in the company of peers who are at the same stage on their leadership journey. In 2025, mentoring groups were formed (geographically) for 195 school leaders starting the second year in their role supported by 35 mentors. Feedback and evaluations from ‘mentees’ has been very positive, with many expressing their appreciation for the service and how it gave them renewed confidence, space and time for reflection and specific goals and plans to address various aspects of their work.
SUPPORTS AVAILABLE ON IPPN.IE
IPPN launched a brand-new website in September 2025. Since its launch to the 2025 year-end, the website recorded 18,104 visits. Now mobile and tablet device-friendly, the website provides access to a wealth of resources and supports for school leaders when they need them. These include the following:
Leadership Tools
IPPN’s research has identified that the top two stressors for primary school leaders are sheer quantity of work and a lack of time to focus on teaching and learning. School leaders report that they are consistently diverted from focusing on their
core purpose by all the stuff they have to do that has little or nothing to do with teaching and learning.
By way of response, IPPN developed the following tools:
The Leadership Effectiveness Reflection Tool
n to facilitate reflection on leadership practice within the school
n to ensure a more balanced practice of the leadership and management dimensions to the role
n to promote a greater sharing or distribution of leadership.
The P-I-E-W Capacity Planning Framework
n to maintain a focus on the school’s stated priorities
n to manage the school improvement planning
n to control and manage the flow of initiatives into the school.
A Guide to Leadership of Teaching and Learning
n to promote reflection upon and to inform the practice of leadership of teaching and learning
n to bring about a more balanced, distributed practice of leadership
n to ensure a greater focus on our core business of teaching and learning.
Resource Bundles
IPPN Resources Bundles are where school leaders will find the answers and supporting documentation relating to the most common queries they encounter in the day-to-day management of their schools. They are produced in an easy-to-use, interactive e-publication format and are hosted on ippn.ie and include:
n Communications
n Data Protection
n Health & Safety
n Parental Separation – Implications for Schools
n P-I-E-W
n Recruitment of Teachers, SNAs, Deputy Principal and Assistant Principals.
Sample Policies
Here you will find sample policies that have been shared with IPPN by school leaders. Schools may consider using these sample policies as a starting point for the development of their own policy. It is important to remember that, while IPPN has reviewed these policies, the onus is on the school to ensure that any policy is up to date, and aligns with the latest circulars, guidance or legislation. All school policies should be ratified by the Board of Management, prior to their publication.
These sample policies are now categorised as follows:
n Mandatory (12 policies)
n Other (32 policies available).
Resources
A range of template resources has been developed and shared by school leaders. They have been categorised with reference to the four domains of the quality framework for leadership and management and have been further organised within those domains into sub-folders, for ease of access.
Resources have been categorised according to the Domains of the Quality Framework:
n Developing Leadership Capacity
n Leading School Development
n Leading Teaching and Learning
n Managing the Organisation.
Be Well, Lead Well: Burnout Prevention
As part of IPPN’s Be Well, Lead Well campaign, IPPN commissioned a psychotherapist to develop a digital series exclusively for IPPN members. A digital series called Burnout Prevention was launched in Autumn 2025 and made available to members. It is a selfpaced online 9-step course to help school leaders identify potential burnout and put steps in place to mitigate the risks of burnout. The emphasis is on prevention by recognising the signs and symptoms of stress and burnout, with practical tips and downloadable resources.
More than 400 school leaders engaged with the digital series between its launch and the end of 2025, a very positive start. Initial feedback has been exceptionally positive.
MAILING LISTS
Networking@ippn.ie is a ‘closed’ mailing list which facilitates a peer-to-peer support community. In 2025, 3,671 queries were sent to the mailing list.
The advice@ippn.ie mailing list is for sensitive, confidential and non-generic queries, which are answered offline as an extension of the Leadership Support service. In 2025, 726 emails were dealt with via this mailing list.
advocacy@ippn.ie facilitates members sharing their observations with IPPN on current issues impacting on leadership practice and on schools. In 2025, 232 emails were submitted to advocacy.
Information gleaned from all of these supports and services informs IPPN’s advocacy work.
E-SERVICES
EducationPosts.ie
The leading website for education-related vacancy advertising across, pre-school, primary, post-primary and third-level sectors, the following functionality is supported. In 2025, 16,782 posts were advertised on the site.
Online Application Portal
The Portal facilitates the acceptance of applications online using integrated Standard Application Forms or uploaded custom application forms. The portal functions in accordance with the Department of Education Information Note TC 0005/2023 and is specifically designed to reduce the administrative burden associated with recruitment. The portal facilitates all communication with applicants, generates an audit trail, and prompts the appropriate retention and deletion of data. The functionality of the portal has been updated to allow school leaders to track applications and numbers of applicants, prior to the closing date. In 2025, 349 vacancies were advertised via the Portal, by 146 schools.
Sub Seeker
Sub Seeker facilitates the short-term recruitment of teachers registered with the Teaching Council by primary and post primary schools. Teachers confirm availability for the next 10 working days. Schools can then search for relevant substitute teachers based on location and chosen dates. All teachers fully or partially matching the criteria will be listed. Schools then send offer emails to one or more teachers. As the system works on a ‘first come first served’ basis, the first teacher to accept the position will be successful. Public holidays and mandatory school closures are integrated into the Sub Seeker calendar, allowing availability to be set, and offers accepted, further into the future. In 2025, 14,677 substitute vacancies were advertised via Sub Seeker.
Summer Programme Portal
The Portal facilitates schools sourcing staff for the school-based summer programme. It allows Job Seekers (Teachers, SNAs, Students) to complete a form stating their availability and experience. Schools view and filter the entries by location, occupation, dates and experience, and contact Job Seekers directly. In 2025, 2,466 notices were posted on the Portal.
Home-Based Summer Programme Noticeboard
This allows Teachers and SNAs to post their availability for parents to view. Parents also have the option to create notices seeking Teachers and SNAs for homebased Summer Programme support in the home. In 2025, 742 notices were posted on the Noticeboard
TextaParent.ie
TextaParent is a fast, reliable and cost-effective way for schools to send text messages and push notifications to parents and staff. Messages can be sent in English or as Gaeilge instantly, or scheduled to be delivered at a specific time and date. There are no set-up costs or monthly standing charges, and the school’s usage can be monitored with an instant reporting system.
In 2025, over 900 schools used TextaParent to send over 1.4 million messages to their school communities.
School Suppliers Catalogue
The School Suppliers Catalogue is a valuable resource to primary school leaders and provides them with a comprehensive list of quality school suppliers. The 2025 catalogue includes information about a range of school suppliers, including classroom resources, school equipment, school furniture and school services. The catalogue is available on the IPPN website, and a hard copy was sent in September to all member schools.
EVENTS & NETWORKING
IPPN hosts local, regional and national events for school leaders each year – conferences, shared learning days, a comprehensive online summer course, webinars and AGMs in each of the 31 IPPN city/county networks. These events provided an opportunity to hear fresh thinking from leading figures in education and other sectors, to participate in stimulating workshops and to network with colleagues.
IPPN Roadshow 2025
The IPPN leadership team met members in all 31 city/ county networks between January and October 2025. This ‘IPPN Roadshow’ was an opportunity to celebrate the 25-year anniversary milestone, share a little of IPPN’s history, as well as to deliver a wellreceived seminar on ‘Making Leadership Doable’. The Roadshow was attended by more than 900 school leaders.
The annual deputy principals’ conference took place on 13th and 14th February 2025 at the Galway Bay Hotel. 418 deputy principals registered to attend. The theme was Empowering effective teaching and learning. The event comprised a combination of plenary sessions, seminars, networking opportunities, and the Education Expo.
Speakers included Dr Harry Barry, Karen Belshaw, Dr Patrick Sullivan of the NCCA and Marie Gleeson. Seminars were held on DPMeet, Dignity and Respect at Work, Leading a trauma-informed school and Leading the implementation of the revised Maths curriculum, and Developing collegiality and promoting professional dialogue about teaching and learning.
The Education Expo ran over two days. It hosted 44 companies, providing principals with direct access to a wide range of education suppliers, service providers, and support organisations.
School Suppliers 2025
Principals’ Conference 2025
The annual principals’ conference took place from 12th to 14th November 2025, at The Gleneagle Hotel and INEC with 1,015 principals attending. It comprised a combination of plenary sessions, seminars, networking opportunities, Be Well, Lead Well sessions and the Education Expo. The theme of the event was Reflect, Reimagine, Renew: 25 Years of IPPN. External speakers included Minister for Education Helen McEntee, Professor Anne Looney, Dr Keith Young and Dr Anthony Kilcoyne.
A wide range of well-received seminars were held on:
n Conflict is Inevitable, Combat is optional
n Essential Law for School Leaders
n Inclusive Classrooms
n Leading the rollout of the Primary Curriculum Framework
n Leading Technological Change
n Sharing Leadership - Essential, not optional
n Planning for Neurodiversity: A Step-by-Step Guide for Principals
n Making Time to Lead Teaching & Learning
n PrincipalMeet
n SSE - Current Expectations of Schools
n The Importance of School Budgeting.
The Education Expo was a central feature of the conference, running over two days across two floors of the venue. It hosted more than 130 companies, providing members with direct access to a wide range of education suppliers, service providers, and support organisations.
The Education Expo was a central feature of the conference, running over two days across two floors of the venue.
Autumn City/County Network Meetings
There is an annual meeting of IPPN members held in each city/county network in September or October, bringing key updates, information on the ‘hot topics’ and offering support to members. It is an opportunity for members to meet their fellow principals and deputy principals. There is also an opportunity to become more involved with IPPN by representing their city/county network at National Council level.
From September to October 2025, the leadership team travelled to each of the 31 city/county networks to meet with the 650 school leaders attending.
Ciall Ceannaithe
Ciall Ceannaithe is IPPN’s annual summer course on school leadership, offering current and aspiring school leaders an opportunity to explore what effective leadership looks like in practice. The course
supports participants to reflect on and enhance their leadership capacity, their effectiveness as leaders and the long-term sustainability of their role.
Delivered online during Summer 2025 to 400 participants, Ciall Ceannaithe provided accessible and practical professional development tailored to the needs of school leaders at all stages of their leadership journey. The course supported those considering applying for a leadership role, those newly appointed, and those already in role who wished to reflect on and learn from their leadership experience.
Education Expo at IPPN Conferences
Education Expo brings together school leaders and well over 100 companies providing supports and services to schools under one roof during the IPPN annual principals’ and deputy principals’ conferences.
Advocacy & Communications
A key aspect of IPPN’s work is to advocate for the enhancement of leadership capacity, effectiveness, and sustainability, as well as improved policy and funding for primary education. Our advocacy work takes account of IPPN’s overall vision for school leadership, as well as our key objectives. It also takes account of specific issues and concerns that relate to particular cohorts of our members, including special schools, schools led by teaching principals, DEIS schools and developing schools.
OUR APPROACH
We do this work through:
Stakeholder Development - building positive, collaborative relationships with the key stakeholders in education, to ensure that the challenges, concerns and opportunities relating to primary education and school leadership are fully understood.
Participation in Working Groups - IPPN is involved in a significant number working groups to progress the key challenges facing primary education and school leadership, including:
n Primary Education Forum (PEF) and its subcommittees
n Oide Leadership Committee
n Small School Action Research Project Steering Group
n Summer Programme Steering Group
n Project Advisory Group on the Administrative Executive Pilot
n DEIS Advisory Group
n NCSE Consultative Forum among many others.
IPPN is also represented internationally on the Boards and Committees of:
n the International Confederation of Principals (ICP)
n European School Heads Association (ESHA).
Submissions
IPPN uses submissions to set out our vision and workable solutions for particular aspects of primary education that require change. Submissions are often drafted in response to a request for input or a formal consultation process initiated by an education stakeholder.
IPPN submissions are evidence-based and reflect the issues being experienced in schools. Where submission timescales allow, IPPN gathers input from
In 2025, 37 E-scéalta were issued, resulting in almost 12,000 emails, with an average read rate of 65%.
members, and from the Advocacy & Communications committee of the National Council and/or the National Council and Board of Directors.
The following are submissions IPPN has made to the Department of Education and Youth (DE/DEY/DES) and other organisations on a range of issues relating to Primary Education over the past 12 months:
n Draft DEY Circulars on Assessment of Need and Behaviours of Concern
n Special Education - SET and SNA allocations, Scale of needs, School buildings, NEPS Assessments and Special Class Provision
n SNA Workforce Development Plan
n Budget 2026
n Special Class Provision
n Review of Section 37A of the Education Act
n Draft DEY Circular on Irish Sign Language
n Climate Action Summer Works Scheme.
Statements
As circumstances dictate or the need arises, IPPN publishes statements that contain information about key events, milestones, announcements and other matters of significance to school leadership. In 2025, the following statements were issued:
n Report on Teacher Supply
n Letter to Minister McEntee – School Funding
n IPPN calls for negotiations to commence immediately
n Secretary & Caretaker Strike – IPPN Response.
The full set of position papers, statements and submissions is available in the Advocacy section of www.ippn.ie
E-SCÉAL
This weekly newsletter is issued every Thursday afternoon through the school year to principals and deputy principals. It is a vital ‘one-stop-shop’ resource, providing key information from across the education sector.
In 2025, 37 E-scéalta were issued, resulting in almost 12,000 emails, with an average read rate of 65%.
LEADERSHIP+
In 2025, IPPN published five issues of Leadership+ - in February, April, June, October and Decembershowcasing members’ own research and the work IPPN does on behalf of members, as well as bringing external perspectives on matters of relevance to school leaders – researchers, policy-makers, stakeholders, education thought leaders etc.
2025 was notable for the significant increase in contributions from principals and deputy principals on a wide range of topics related to leadership and management. Leadership+ Archive
RESEARCH
IPPN conducts its own research and commissions independent research to determine the nature and depth of the issues in primary education, particularly in relation to school leadership and management. The resulting research publications are used both to develop understanding of the issues, challenges and potential solutions among stakeholders, as well as to support school leaders directly in their work.
A significant driver of IPPN’s advocacy work and research has been our Sustainable Leadership Project. As part of this project, IPPN conducted an evidence-informed analysis of primary school leadership. That analysis identified:
n the extent to which the workload of school leaders was expanding year-on-year
n the disproportionate focus of that workload on administrative and bureaucratic tasks
n the impact of this on the effectiveness and sustainability of leadership roles
n the impact of this on the health and wellbeing of school leaders.
97% of the school leaders surveyed, identified that
what most undermined the sustainability of their roles is the number of tasks and responsibilities that divert their attention away from their core purpose as a school leader – the leadership of teaching and learning. A central focus of IPPN’s advocacy work has been on creating an awareness of this reality and proposing solutions that would enable a greater focus on core purpose.
In 2025, much of IPPN’s work on sustainable leadership centred around advancing two key pilot projects, as well as a key focus on discrete time for leadership and management for principals and deputy principals. The pilot projects are:
Administrative Executive Pilot Project
As a direct result of IPPN’s advocacy work, the DEY initiated the piloting of an Administrative Executive role in a small number of primary and post-primary schools. Each school in the pilot will employ an administrator to undertake a range of administrative and operational duties. The objective is to reduce the administrative burden of school leaders, to free up time for the leadership of teaching and learning, and to enhance the overall operation of the school. The pilot will be evaluated in terms of its potential
impact on reducing the workload of school leaders, and creating more time to focus on teaching and learning.
Small Schools Clustering Action Research Project
IPPN has supported this project through facilitation of two clusters of four schools and liaising with the wider project team through the National Coordinator. Through this project, IPPN continues to advocate for national roll-out of approaches the clusters have found most helpful in supporting the leadership and management of small schools, not least the expansion of the Clustered Administrative Officer role, which is designed to ensure that key noneducational administrative tasks are undertaken by a skilled administrator across the cluster, and not by the leader of learning in the school.
The full set of LINK research publications is available in the Advocacy section of our website.
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LEADING FOR IMPACT: IPPN PODCAST
Arising from the work of the Advocacy & Communications committee of the National Council, IPPN has been trialling different ways of communicating with members and stakeholder on the importance of school leadership.
Accordingly, the new IPPN podcast – Leading for Impact was launched at the beginning of October 2025 with episodes available on 25+ podcast platforms. The series includes voices from within and outside education, exploring the experience of the practice of primary school leadership, the challenges that arise and the opportunities that present.
By the end of December 2025, 4 episodes had been published. Listener numbers are very strong for a new podcast, with 2500+ by end December, just three months in, and average listen stats (% of each podcast episode listened to) in the mid-80% range, which is exceptional.
SOCIAL MEDIA
IPPN has a number of accounts on social media platforms, each with a different audience and purpose. Accounts relevant to school leaders include the IPPN and Education Expo accounts on LinkedIn, X and Instagram. With 40% increases across LinkedIn and phenomenal growth on Instagram, 2025 was a very positive year. There are also EducationPosts accounts on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Content on the IPPN accounts includes information about IPPN advocacy and representation work at events, Leadership+ articles, submissions, position papers, information about IPPN and other relevant events and consultation processes, and the sharing of key information from education stakeholders.
IPPN’s presence on X was under review at the end of 2025.
Governance & Structure of the Organisation
IPPN is a company limited by guarantee. Membership of IPPN is open to all current serving Principals and Deputy Principals, whether in an acting capacity or otherwise, of primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. The membership is organised into 31 City/County Networks. Each member belongs to the City/County Network in which their school is situated and each City/County Network elects three representatives to the National Council.
NATIONAL COUNCIL
The role of the National Council is to:
n ensure effective two-way communication between the National Council and the City/ County Networks and Local Support Groups
n represent the key professional issues, concerns and needs of the member’s City/County Network to the Board, National Council and its Committees and Working Groups
n assist the Board of Directors in developing IPPN policy
n attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company.
In 2025, the Council met on three occasions - in March, June, and December.
COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL
The 93 National Council representatives (3 from each of the 31 City/County Networks) serve on one of the three committees of the National Council:
1. Advocacy & Communications
This committee is involved in the advocacy work of IPPN, informing and shaping IPPN’s engagement on relevant issues with the education stakeholders.
In 2025, the focus of this committee was on school leader wellbeing and IPPN communications. See Burnout Prevention Digital Series and IPPN Podcast for more information on developments in relation to these priorities. As the Committee comprises school leaders from many different school contexts, their expertise was invaluable in shaping key submissions and position papers.
2. Professional Development
This committee impacts and shapes the professional development opportunities that IPPN designs and delivers, ensuring that the CPD that members need and want, is provided. In 2025, the committee’s primary focus was on developing seminar topics for both the Principals’ and Deputy Principals’ Conferences.
3. E-services
This committee impacts and shapes the web services supports that IPPN offers to members, ensuring that those services do what members need them to do in terms of functionality and accessibility.
In 2025, the focus of this committee was on the launch of the new IPPN website, which successfully went live in September. The latter part of the year has focused on what is the next project for the committee.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IPPN’s Board of Directors has the principal responsibility for the governance of the organisation and the achievement of its mission and has legal accountability for its operations. As a group, the Board establishes a clear organisational mission through the development, implementation and evaluation of a strategic plan.
In 2025, the Board met on six occasions - in January, March, May, June, October, and December.
The composition of IPPN’s Board is available at: https://www.ippn.ie/about-us/our-governance/ board-of-directors/
CONTACT IPPN
General Enquiries
+353 21 4824070
1800 21 22 23
info@ippn.ie
www.ippn.ie
@IPPN @ippn_education
IPPN National Support Office
Glounthaune Co. Cork T45 P406
More information about IPPN is available on our website www.ippn.ie.
