RIGHT: David Ruddy BL, director of the IPPN regional seminars titled 'Your School and the Law'. In delivering the seminars, he is accompanied by a team of legal experts in Education, Health & Safety and Employment Law.

Seminars held in Cork and Galway in November 2008 were very successful and the next Dublin seminar is now fully booked. There is availability in Sligo and Dublin in March as follows:

DATE: Sat 28 Feb 2009

VENUE:  Green Isle Hotel, Dublin – FULLY BOOKED                            

DATE: Sat 21 March 2009    
VENUE: Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo                  

DATE: Sat 28 March 2009    
VENUE: Green Isle Hotel, Dublin

Each seminar will address the following topics, among others:

• New Codes of Behaviour –Guidelines & Procedures;
• Enrolment - Policy, Procedures & Section 29 Appeals;
• Health, Safety & Welfare at Work – Statements & Responsibilities;
• Employment - Recruitment & Contracts.

Keynote addresses and Q&A sessions will be delivered by:

• David Ruddy Barrister & Primary School Principal
• Dympna Glendenning, Barrister 
• Denise Brett, BL
• Ian O'Herlihy, Solicitor 
• Emer Woodfull, Barrister 
• Shay Bannon, Health & Safety Consultant and Post Primary Principal.

These seminars will be of interest to all those involved in primary and second-level education, including Teachers, Principals, BoM Members and Parents.

For further information / registration, please contact IPPN on 1890 21 22 23, see www.ippn.ie or email support@ippn.ie.