8.6 Management bodies

8.6 Management bodies

A range of national management bodies is in place across the primary and post-primary sectors to provide information, advice, support, and resource material to the members of the board of management in the schools under their umbrella. The management bodies listed in Figure 8.3 typically support the management of schools on the basis of ethos, relating to either religion or language.

Figure 8.3: Management bodies

Primary • An Foras Pátrúnachta an Scoileanna Lán Ghaeilge • Educate Together

Post-primary • Association of Community & Comprehensive Schools (ACCS)

• JMB/AMCSS Secretariat of Secondary Schools

• National Association of Board of Management in Special Education (NABMSE)

• Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

• Muslim Primary Education Board (MPEB)

• Catholic Primary School Management Association CPSMA)

• Church of Ireland Board of Education

• Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

In addition to the management bodies mentioned in Table 8.2, a number of other organisations provide support to the management and leadership of schools. These include professional bodies for principals and deputy principals such as the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) and the National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) as well as organisations such as An Chomhairle Um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta agus Gaeloideachas which provide support for the Gaeltacht and Irish-medium education sector.

145 Source: Statistics Section, Department of Education

In recognition of the responsibility that the Education Act 1998 has imposed on boards of management and the increasingly complex environment in which they must operate, the Department provides funding to school management bodies for the training and development of boards of management. Each management body organises and delivers training to the boards of management of the schools that they represent. The five core modules comprise:

■The board as a corporate entity

■Employment law

■Financial management

■Legal issues

■Child Protection Guidelines.

Figure 8.4: The five core modules

Employment

law

The board as a corporate entity