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The Board of Management of Ballygown National School, Castletownroche, Co. Cork invites applications for the permanent position of Deputy Principal Teacher from August 27th, 2025. This position is for a teaching deputy principal, initially in a mainstream role.

Ballygown N.S. is a co-educational, rural primary school under the Patronage of the Catholic Bishop of Cloyne, Most Reverend William Crean.

Circular 0044/2019 states:
‘While the Principal is ultimately responsible to the Board of Management, as appropriate, for the leadership and management of the school, the Deputy Principal occupies a position of vital importance within the senior leadership team in a school. Shared leadership requires openness and willingness on the part of Principals and Deputy Principals to share and to distribute leadership and management responsibilities in a manner that encourages and supports partnership. The Deputy Principal co-operates with the Principal in the fulfilment of the Principal’s role and acts or deputises as the Principal in the Principal’s absence’.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities for this position relate to the four domains of Leadership and Management as outlined in Circular 0044/2019 as follows:

1. Leading Teaching and Learning
2. Managing the Organisation
3. Leading School Development
4. Developing Leadership Capacity

Shortlisting and the interview process will be based on the four domains and as well as the following criteria:
- Understanding of and commitment to the ethos of a Catholic school.
- Whole school curricular planning and development, policy development and implementation, prioritising, planning and organising the workload.
- Understanding and knowledge of the requirements associated with the provision of Special Education Needs education, inclusion and diversity.
- Evidence of the ability to work collaboratively and to foster positive relationships with all staff members, Board of Management, outside agencies, parents/ guardians and the wider school community.
- Ability to promote a culture of learning and creativity in the school.
- Evidence of a high level of commitment to Continuous Professional Development.
- A clear understanding of School Self Evaluation (SSE) Planning and experience of the implementation of effective initiatives for school improvement.