Download Centre for School Leadership Ireland

Professional Development for
Irish School Leaders
Presented to ICP Council, Perth 2016 by IPPN & NAPD
The formation of the Centre for School Leadership
The Irish Education System -an Overview
Primary
Post Primary
12 yrs. -18 yrs.
4yrs -12yrs
• 3,400 schools
Third Level
• 735 schools
• 7 Universities
• 26,804 Teachers
• Autonomous, self
• 34,576 Teachers
• Secondary, Vocational,
• 8 year groups/ classes
Community/ Comprehensive
• 6 Colleges of Education
•
5/6 year cycle
• 14 Institutes of Education
•
Majority state funded
•
Prescribed curriculum
•
2 Key State Exams
• Majority state funded
/privately owned
•
National Curriculum
governing
Who provides CPD for School Leaders in Ireland?
• Universities - Diplomas, Masters and Doctorates
• Leadership Development for School ( LDS) 2001- 2010-Professional development programmes
for Aspiring, Newly Appointed and Established school leaders
• PDST(Professional Development Service for Teachers) 2010- Present
LDS amalgamated into PDST -continue to provide programmes
• Professional Associations/ Management Bodies/Unions- All involved in provision
The formation of The Centre for School Leadership
(CSL)
• IPPN& NAPD ongoing review of leadership supports for school leaders
• Collaboration with DES in this review
• Recognition of need to develop a more strategic approach to provision
of support for school leaders
• School Inspectorate - Development of Quality Framework for Leadership
and Management – Standards and Domains
The Centre for School Leadership (CSL)
Three Partners DES, IPPN ,NAPD
• Overall responsibility at a national level for continuum of leadership development
through induction & CPD for established school leaders.
• Not a delivery service
• Established on Pilot basis for 3 years 2015 – 2018
• 3 Million Budget over 3 years
• 3 experienced school Principals seconded from schools.
• Director
• Deputy Director Primary
• Deputy Director Post Primary
• Governance structure – reflects the three part collaboration of DES, IPPN &
NAPD
Vision
• Develop, articulate and implement a vision for educational
leadership in Ireland.
• Provide coherence for the range of leadership development
opportunities.
• Ensure that leadership development courses are practice
focused and bench marked both nationally and internationally.
• Support leadership at all levels “Every teacher a Leader”
Initial Focus Areas
1.Review of Current Provision & Quality Assurance
2. Provide for mentoring for newly appointed Principals.
3.Coaching for Principals
4.Third Level opportunities for Qualification for Aspiring Leaders.
Quality Assurance Role
• Review of current DES funded CPD provision
• Recommendations
• Development of a Quality Framework
• Reduce duplication
Mentoring for Newly Appointed Principals
• Advertised for volunteers to act as Mentors - oversubscribed
• Criteria:
• Min. of 5 years in the role
• Not retired for more than 2 years
• Willing to engage in a five day training programme
This year-200 trained CSL Mentors (135 Primary and 65 Post Primary)
All new PP Principals and all new P Principals in Leinster have access to a
trained Mentor in September 2016
Mentor Training Programme included:
• Definition of Mentoring
• Qualities & Skills of Mentoring
• Phases of the Mentoring relationship
• Protocols, Procedures and Record Keeping
• Will have sufficient numbers of trained Mentors for all newly
appointed Principals by Sept 2017
Coaching – “Unlocking potential”
• Support for established school leaders who may:
• wish to move their practice to a higher level.
• may be experiencing a challenge in the role.
• Professional Coaches available regionally.
• 400 places available in 2016-17 school year.
• Access by direct contact with provider.
• Self referring /Confidential.
• Launched by the Minister for Education in October 2016
Elements of the Programme
• Opportunity for participants to engage in Reflective Practice
and Collaborative Action Research
• Evidence of and reflection on a work placement with a senior school
leader in a school other than the participant’s own school and in a
setting outside of the education sector
• Participation in Professional Learning Communities
• Available at a number of outreach centres regionally
• Approx. 200 participants per year
Course content
Based on Quality Framework for Leadership and Management – Standards and Domains with
the addition of Mentoring and Coaching
• Leading learning and teaching in the Irish Context
• Developing Leadership Capacity
• Leading school development
• Managing the Organisation
• Mentoring & Coaching
Contact Details for CSL
Twitter : csl@csireland
Website : www.cslireland.ie