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Interview Board Composition

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  • 19-09-2015 9:20am
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    icebergiceberg
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭


    Anybody know where the procedures for appointing members to an interview board for primary schools and ETB can be found? In the ETB I think a politician must be involved but who else? What about the primary sector? Is the composition strictly defined or is it the principal's call?
    If someone is appointed to an interview board what are the procedures for deselecting her/him? (For example, it is found out that X is a friend to a candidate but X denies this) Is there a relevant circular for primary/ETB that deals with this? Thanks


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    At primary it's principal, chairperson and an independent assessor appointed by the patron in consultation with the chairperson. There's a panel of independent assessors. If it's for the appointment of a principal it's the chairperson and two independent assessors.There must be at least one woman/one man.


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    icebergiceberg
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭icebergiceberg


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    At primary it's principal, chairperson and an independent assessor appointed by the patron in consultation with the chairperson. There's a panel of independent assessors. If it's for the appointment of a principal it's the chairperson and two independent assessors.There must be at least one woman/one man.

    Thank you for that. That's helpful.

    I suppose I am really interested in ETB situation. There seems to be a bigger board with more potential for issues to emerge. I read of one board having seven members. However, the essence of my question in this context is:how can a member of an interview board be deselected? So if the Principal, for example, has a change of mind about X being on the interview board, what can be done to remove X? There must be a procedure laid down.


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    There's a code of practice for the governance of ETBs which deals with conflicts of interest. You obviously have something specific in mind so I have no idea whether that's covered or not.


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    icebergiceberg
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭icebergiceberg


    killbillvol2 wrote: »
    There's a code of practice for the governance of ETBs which deals with conflicts of interest. You obviously have something specific in mind so I have no idea whether that's covered or not.

    OK
    I have scoured the ETB website looking for same but to no avail.
    How do you know there is such a code of practice? Have you seen it?

    Does it only refer to conflict of interests? It is a strange situation because I am sure there are other reasons why a principal would want to remove someone from an interview board than just that.

    Perhaps principal has lost confidence in X, or has had a serious falling out with X. No conflict of interests at all. Then what does the principal do?

    Thanks again.


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    killbillvol2
    Registered Users Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭killbillvol2


    icebergiceberg wrote: »
    OK
    I have scoured the ETB website looking for same but to no avail.
    How do you know there is such a code of practice? Have you seen it?

    Does it only refer to conflict of interests? It is a strange situation because I am sure there are other reasons why a principal would want to remove someone from an interview board than just that.

    Perhaps principal has lost confidence in X, or has had a serious falling out with X. No conflict of interests at all. Then what does the principal do?

    Thanks again.

    Link


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    icebergiceberg
    Registered Users Posts: 223 ✭✭icebergiceberg


    This document is broady aspirational and does not deal in nitty gritty procedure as in, for example, a complaints procedure: stage 1 this is done, stage 2 this is done. I will continue looking.

    Thanks for the link, your time and your comments.


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    man_no_plan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭man_no_plan


    icebergiceberg wrote: »
    This document is broady aspirational and does not deal in nitty gritty procedure as in, for example, a complaints procedure: stage 1 this is done, stage 2 this is done. I will continue looking.

    Thanks for the link, your time and your comments.

    If you have a problem talk to your union


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    ethical
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭ethical


    Etb boards usually have a' local' politician who in most cases wouldn't know a history or geography book if it fell on his head.Also there will be a 'teacher' of sorts who retired about 200 million years ago and dosen't have a clue what is happening in education at present.You will note that these people will also read from a prepared script and may stutter over the question!


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