Programme 350, Paul O'Donnell on Being a Principal and More (23-1-19)

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English - January 23, 2019 14:00 - 28 minutes - 44.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Programme 349, Wild Teaching with Paul O'Donnell (16-1-19)

Next Episode: Programme 351, Páiric Clerkin at the IPPN Conference 2019 (30-1-19)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

Theme tune by David Vesey

On this week's programme I bring you the second part of my interview with Paul O'Donnell, Principal of St. Patrick's National School in Slane. Among the topics we discuss on this week's programme are:

His work with the CPSMA
Numbers applying for principalship
Principals acting as gatekeepers
Challenges of being a principal with full teaching duties
What schools are for (and a sense of place)
What inspires him
Being outdoors in poor weather
Outdoor education in the United States
Questions to ask yourself before applying for principalship
Favourite book, writer

Among the books he recommends are The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli and Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday on leadership and Messy Maths by Juliet Robertson. He follows Tom Bennett (@tombennett71) and Pasi Sahlberg (@pasi_sahlberg) on Twitter.