Organisation information
Post-Primary Education Forum
- Published on: 23 June 2025
- Last updated on: 23 June 2025
Who we are
Post-Primary Education Forum
What we do
The Forum supports the planning and sequencing of change in the post-primary school sector and exchanges information on the intent and impacts of the actions in the Action Plan for Education in order to look for synergies and opportunities for schools to streamline implementation and address workload issues.
Expected timeframe for the group to conclude its work: Ongoing
Terms of Reference
- Facilitate the exchange of information between the Department of Education and Youth, agencies, teachers, school leaders and managers.
- Support the planning and sequencing of change in the primary sector in order to address workload issues- in particular for school leaders, school management and teachers.
- Provide insights and advice to the department on the impact of the implementation of the Action Plan, and other change initiatives being implemented by agencies within and beyond the education sector.
- Advise on the development and dissemination of communication messages to schools and the education system about the programme of actions in the Action Plan and their implementation. This may include a calendar of Action Plan related activity.
- Identify potential synergies and examine ways in which available supports could be used to best effect.
Membership
| Tomás Ó Ruairc | Assistant Secretary, Department of Education and Youth |
| Sinead O Frighil | Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Education and Youth |
| Donal Cremin | President, Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) |
| Diarmaid de Paor | Deputy General Secretary, Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland (ASTI) |
| David Waters | President, Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) |
| Michael Gillespie | General Secretary, Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) |
| Paul Crone | Director, National Association of Prinicpals & Deputy Principals (NAPD) |
| Rachel O'Connor | Deputy Director, National Association of Prinicpals & Deputy Principals (NAPD) |
| Jack McGinn | President, Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) |
| Preston Ó Caoimh | International Officer, Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) |
| Paul Fields | Director of Schools, Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) |
| Deirdre Keyes | CEO of Kildare-Wicklow ETB, Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) |
| Deirdre Matthews | General Secretary, Joint Managerial Body (JMB) |
| Patricia Higgins | Assistant General Secretary, Joint Managerial Body (JMB) |
| Áine O'Sullivan | General Secretary, Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) |
| Paul Thornton | General Secretary, Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS) |
| Áine Lynch | Chief Executive Officer, National Parents’ Council – Post-Primary (NPC-PP) |
| Catherine Cross | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Parents’ Council – Post-Primary (NPC-PP) |
| Andy Pike | Head of Division-Education, Fórsa |
| Catherine Quirke | Munster SNAs Branch and Divisional Vice-Chairperson, Fórsa |
Meeting Documents
Agendas and minutes of meetings
Contact Details
Lorcán Kelly
- Address:
- Department of Education and Youth, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, DUBLIN, D01 RC96