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