Update for ICP Council Meeting Cape Town September 20th 2017

Deputy Director Post Primary Deputy Director Primary The Directors Deputy Director Post Primary Máire Ní Bhróithe Ratoath College Meath Director Mary Nihill Calasanctius College Oranmore Galway Deputy Director Primary Anna Mai Rooney St. Louis GNS Monaghan

Four Areas of Initial Focus 1. Formal Mentoring 2.Coaching 3.Third Level Qualification for Aspiring Leaders 4.Review of Current Provision and Quality Assurance May need to add an extra slide next here if Coaching is up and running

Mentoring 2016-2017 3,200 primary schools and 730 post-primary schools 380 trained mentors 45 post -primary mentoring relationships last year nationwide 95 primary mentoring relationships last year in Leinster Currently 136 primary relationships and 32 post-primary

Why Experienced Principals applied to be Mentors “I have a keen interest in mentoring because when I became a principal 7 years ago I received little formal training. I would have loved if there was a mentoring programme there for me.”   “I feel if I can be of some help, I would really like to give back to the profession that I have enjoyed and benefited from.” “It is a great job but when newly appointed, it can be so daunting. I would like to be a reassuring and supportive person at the end of a phone line.”

Mentees - Comments from last Year “The Mentoring Programme for me since September has been fantastic. It's given me the opportunity to clear my head, given me comfort to be able to talk in confidence, given me focus and drive and has honestly kept me sane for the first six months of my principalship.” “I have really enjoyed the experience and the support and reassurance from my mentor who is excellent. I would recommend this to all newly appointed principals.” “I'm really pleased with the mentor I was appointed....she is excellent and has the patience of a saint! Thank you”

What the Interim Report on CSL said about Mentoring Mentees reported high satisfaction with the programme Most highly rated aspect: Trustworthiness of the mentor 98% said it was critical for their professional learning 68% said the support was extremely/very valuable to them Key Results – Mentees highest ranked sources of motivation for participating included a desire to improve school experiences for young people (60%) and a desire to broaden their own breadth of experience and activity (51%) PDST the main source of information about programme, with NAPD/IPPN second most common source of awareness high satisfaction with mentoring experience, with different aspects rated excellent or very good ranging from 67% up to 86% trustworthiness of mentor most highly rated aspect, followed by openness, quality of advice, mentor’s leadership knowledge and experience, and the mentor’s accessibility over 45% of respondents regarded the support received as being “extremely valuable”, while another 23% regarded the support as being “very valuable” about two-thirds suggesting that the relationship will probably or definitely continue 73% of respondents regarding the provision as “critical” for their professional development, 26% regard it as “somewhat critical” 70% suggest that the CSL’s performance was either “very good” or “excellent”, another 20% regarded the CSL’s performance as being “good”

What’s Involved? One two hour monthly meeting A fortnightly contact Rules, procedures and record keeping The relationship begins in September and ends in June On-going professional learning for the mentors Cairde support for the mentors

The Challenges Time Appreciation and Recognition A Culture of Informal Mentoring Induction Programme not Compulsory Matching in the Irish Context

Coaching – “Unlocking Potential” Professional Coaches – in all 6 Education Centre Regions 400 places made available to principals, 247 taken to date Access by direct contact with provider Self referring/confidentiality assured Support for established school leaders who may: Wish to move their practice to a higher level May be experiencing a challenge in the role

The CSL Coaching Service The Statistics to Date Total availing of service = 247 81 males, 166 females, one third, two thirds 175 primary principals, 72 post-primary 68 teaching principals and 107 administrative

The Issues that Principals are bringing to the Coaches Stress/work life balance/work load Dealing with staff issues and building relationships Time management

Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow Post Graduate Programme for Aspiring School Leaders (Level 9) Delivered by a consortium UL, NUIG and UCD in all 6 Education Centre regions Content is based on the Quality Framework for Leadership and Management

Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow 350 applications for 240 places Part-time and blended Cost €2,000 Tutorials-8 face to face and 4 online Sraith Gaeilge

Other Tasks Quality Assurance of Leadership Provision Developing a Continuum of Provision with Stakeholders Other Tasks

Continuum of Professional Learning for Irish School Leadership Newly Appointed Principal Deputy Established Leaders Middle Leaders aspiring to Principal Deputy Middle Leaders Teacher Leaders . What should it look like?

Professional Development Needs: Survey of School Leaders in Ireland Top 5 areas of most critical need identified by Primary Principals Leader personal development and well-being Promoting well-being in the school community Education legislation and policy Management Financial planning and budgeting Independent External Research by Fitzpatrick Consultants

Questions/Comments

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