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Professional Development for School Leadership: An Irish Perspective. 3, 300 schools: 26,039 Teaching Posts 70+ % Teaching Principals 8 year groups or classes 98% attend state funded schools National Curriculum. 745 Schools: 24,811 Teachers Secondary, Vocational, Community/ Comprehensive
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21st Century Leadership Professional Development for School Leadership: An Irish Perspective
3, 300 schools: 26,039 Teaching Posts 70+ % Teaching Principals 8 year groups or classes 98% attend state funded schools National Curriculum 745 Schools: 24,811 Teachers Secondary, Vocational, Community/ Comprehensive 95% are state funded Prescribed Curriculum 2 Key State Public Examinations 21st Century Leadership Irish Education System Second Level (12 – 18/19) First Level (4-12)
LDS Guiding Framework 21st Century Leadership
6 Residential Programmes: Misneach: Newly Appointed Principals Forbairt: Experienced Principals & Deputy Principals as Team Tánaiste:Newly Appointed Deputy Principals Cumasú: School Leaders in Challenging Environments Cothú: School Leaders in Special Schools ISL: In-School Leadership - some at pilot stage Non Residential Programmes: Spreagadh: First Level Principals One Day Seminars Coming on Stream: Aspirant Programme 21st Century Leadership Current Provision
21st Century Leadership Strengths • Practitioner Led • Values Driven • Supported Environment • Collaborative Approach • Voluntary Participation • Residential
Voluntary - Mandatory • Theory - Practice • Needs – Wants • Practitioner –Academic/Researcher 21st Century Leadership Challenges • A Coherent Programme of CPD • Teaching Principalship • Personalization of Professional Learning • Making a Significant Difference in Schools • Empowering the Professional Voice through Practitioner Generated Theory • Learning from others outside the Educational Box • Multicultural Ireland