Ennis NS – Goals & supporting actions for remainder of 2015-19 BOM term
ENS – Goals & supporting actions for remainder of 2015-19 BoM term
- Promote the continued professional and personal development of staff
- Create a budget to (partially) fund targeted training and incentivise CPD
- Support the development of leadership capacity in post holders
- Support the needs of prioritised pupils in the areas of mental health, bereavement & separation counselling and challenging behaviour
- Subject to budget – allocate funds to provide necessary counselling (in addition to any Counselling Grant received from Tusla)
- Support staff to receive the required training to deal with pupils presenting with challenging behaviour
- Endorse the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme (TCM) and provide funding for staff not already trained in this programme
- Maintain school enrolment (target 635) to ensure three streams in all years
- Actively engage with local crèches and pre-schools
- Pursue solutions for parking and access to ENS
- Advocate for behavioural and physical infrastructure improvements to reduce safety risks for children arising during drop-off and collection from school
- Work with Clare County Council, the Diocese of Killaloe and the Department of Education & Skills to ensure the school’s traffic management plan addresses child safety and traffic congestion at school drop-off and collection times
- Promote “Smart Travel to School” initiatives amongst parents and school staff
- Resolve on-going “building issues” – leaks, water quality, air-con & paint
- Continue working with the DES, Stewarts and contractors to close issues
- Improve communication within the school and wider school community
- Invest in new website
- Replacement of IT equipment on a rolling basis, as deemed necessary
- Regular review of internal and external means of communication
- Use appropriate opportunities for PR
- Engage with the Financial Support Services Unit (FSSU) to ensure compliance with DES Circular Number 0060/2017 within the required timeframe (2018/19 school year
- Migrate to suggested FSSU templates for monitoring school income and expenditure (during the 2017/18 school year)
- Adopt standardised national template for annual accounts before commencement of 2018/19 school year
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