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Scoil na mBuachaillí is a Boy’s Primary School, located in the middle of Clonakilty Town.
The school has a Catholic ethos and is under the patronage of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, Bishop Fintan Gavin. This post is for an Administrative Principal.

The teaching staff for September comprises of the following:
10 Mainstream Class Teachers
6 Special Education Teachers, this includes 1 EAL teacher
1 Special Education Teacher (shared with other schools – we are not the base school, we have just 5 hours or I day supplied to us.)
2 Special Classes for Autism. Our new building for these classes opens in September 2024. They have been housed in the main building for the past few years.
Administrative Principal.
We have 6 Special Needs Assistants – 2 in mainstream.
We have a caretaker and a secretary.
We have a part time cleaner.
We have the following visiting teachers teaching in our school throughout the year:
Occupational Therapist – working in our school for 3 days a week
French Teacher
Elocution Teacher
Music Teacher – teaching guitar, keyboard, accordion, tin whistle
Drum Teacher – teaching drums and cajon
Gymnastics Teacher
GAA Teacher – coming every Wednesday for the full day throughout the year
Rugby Teacher – comes usually up to the October break.


Specific Roles and Responsibilities for this position relate to the four domains of Leadership and Management, taken from ‘Looking at our School, 2022: A Quality framework for Primary Schools and Special Schools’.
1. Leading Teaching and Learning
2. Managing the Organisation
3. Leading School Development
4. Developing Leadership Capacity

The successful candidate must be a fully registered primary school teacher with the Teaching Council, be fully Garda Vetted and have an understanding of and commitment to the ethos of a Catholic primary school.

The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:

An excellent level of understanding and knowledge of school leadership, management and administration in a primary school setting.

An understanding and a commitment to Scoil na mBuachaillí’s Catholic ethos and an ability to support and promote school/parish/community links.

Evidence of ability to support and foster positive relationships with all staff members, Board of Management, parents/guardians, children, and the wider school community.
An in-depth knowledge of the Primary Curriculum and a broad range of teaching experience
A commitment to shared leadership and a willingness to delegate and develop leadership capacity and empower others.

A high level of understanding and knowledge of special education needs and of inclusion and diversity in education

Excellent people management and communication skills

Proven leadership skills

A commitment to and evidence of continuing and relevant professional development

Experience in the development, implementation, operation and evaluation of school based initiatives

Experience in prioritising, planning and organizing workload

Please apply using ONLY the current version of the Standard Application Form for Primary Principalship
Please mark the envelope “Principal Application”

Candidates called for interview will be required to provide proof of qualifications and Teaching Council registration and Garda vetting

Applications close at 3pm on the closing date for receipt of applications.
Candidates must include please:

Three copies of the Standard Application for Principalship
Three copies of a letter of Application

Applications must be submitted by POST.
Canvassing will disqualify

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