School Board of Management Training
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From: Department of Education
- Published on: 29 November 2019
- Last updated on: 30 June 2021
- Description
- Management bodies represented on the board of management training programme
- Modules covered
- Training delivery
- Related
Description
The Department of Education provides support to school management bodies for the training and development of boards of management.
The scheme was developed in recognition of the responsibility which the Education Act has imposed on boards of management and the increasingly complex environment in which they must operate.
Management bodies represented on the board of management training programme
The post-primary sector is represented by:
- Association of Community & Comprehensive Schools (ACCS)
- JMB/AMCSS Secretariat of Secondary Schools
- Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)
- National Parents Council - Post- Primary.
The primary sector is represented by:
- An Foras Pátrúnachta an Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge
- Educate Together
- National Association of Board of Management in Special Education (NABMSE)
- Muslim Primary Education Board (MPEB)
- Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA)
- Church of Ireland Board of Education
- Gaelscoileanna
- National Parents Council - Primary
Modules covered
The five core modules are:
- The Board as a Corporate Entity
- Employment Law
- Financial Management
- Legal Issues
- Child Protection Guidelines.
Training delivery
Each management body organises and delivers training to the boards of management of the schools that they represent, through the Education Centre Network. This network, which receives funding from the Department, consists of 21 full-time and 9 part-time centres.