1. Bereavement Leave Circular

2. Upskilling Programmes for Post Primary Teachers

3. DE review of the EPSEN Act

The PowerPoint presentation for the December Briefing is also attached. (Note: Admissions and SEN additional paragraph - slide 6)

As noted earlier this week, the ACCS Head Office will close at 5.00 pm on Wednesday the 21st of December and will re-open at 9.00 am on Wednesday the 4th of January 2023. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year.

As always, in case of an emergency, I can be contacted on 086 2438088.

Best wishes,

John Irwin, General Secretary, ACCS

Addendum

ACCS Briefing for Boards of Management and School Leaders – Education Updates/Current Issues