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Conference: Leadership Development in the Irish-Medium Primary School

The North-South Standing Committee on Irish-Medium Education hosted a two-day education conference on The Development of Leadership in Irish-medium Primary Schools on Wednesday and Thursday, 9-10 October, 2013.

Conference Programme:

  • The Role of Leaders in the Irish-Medium School
  • Delegating duties- the management staff and the staff as a whole
  • Developing middle-management leaders with clear roles and responsibilities.
  • Ensuring a High Standard of Education
  • Induction and mentoring for new teachers
  • The Teacher’s Vocational Development
  • Whole-School Evaluation and Self-evaluation towards excellence: importance, implications and effective functioning
  • Leading the School’s social/conversational language
  • Conserving the school’s Irish Policy/language ethos
  • Accuracy amongst children/teachers/staff
  • Irish in the playground/outside formal education
  • Whole-school planning (including curriculum matters)
  • The Immersion Education approach
  • English and Irish language reading in Irish-medium schools
  • Fostering a Positive Culture
  • Fostering a relationship between the school and the school community/ the broader community
  • Approaching communication with various parties
  • Cooperation between schools