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A study commissioned by the JMB which looks at how Voluntary Secondary Schools endeavour to integrate migrant families, build an inclusive society and tackle generational socioeconomic inequality.

JMB Pre-Budget Submission

Our Pre-Budget Submission 2025 draws on a number of headline findings of the JMB / ESRI's Embracing Diversity Report and sets out the perspective of the Joint Managerial Body as reflecting the key issues at stake in our shared national enterprise:

Strategic Development Plan

Follow this link to download the JMB's Strategic Development Plan 2022 - 2025

Board of Management Manual

This manual focuses on the roles and responsibilities of Boards of Management and includes Articles of Management.

Board of Management Training - Financial Management Guidelines in Voluntary Secondary Schools

The financial administration of the school is under the control of the Board of Management subject to the general supervision and control of the Trustees. The Trustees, as owners of the school, are ultimately responsible for any debts incurred by the school. For this reason, any expenditure in excess of income must be approved by the Trustees.

Financial Management Guidelines for Voluntary Secondary Schools Manual

This is a reference manual of best financial practice which gives guidance to school management on all aspects of finance which impinge on the operation of the school

Guidelines on the Inclusion of Students of Other Faiths in Catholic Secondary Schools. Second Edition

These guidelines offer practical suggestions to Catholic school communities on ways in which to welcome and facilitate all students, including those of different faiths, while remaining true to the characteristic spirit of the school and the Gospel values that motivate Catholic education.

Guidance for Schools on Good Procurement Practices

This guide has been prepared as a practical guide on public procurement for school personnel and Boards of Management in primary and post-primary schools

Treoir do Scoileanna maidir le Dea-Chleachtas Soláthair

Ullmhaíodh an doiciméad seo mar threoir phraiticiúil do sholáthar poiblí don phearsanta scoile agus Boird Bhainistíochta i mbunscoileanna agus iar-bhunscoileanna.

Catholic Schools-Faith in our Future

The publication is a collection of essays which mark 25 years of the Association Management of Catholic Secondary Schools with articles from people involved at all levels in Catholic education

Affective Attunement

This research project, carried out between 2011 and 2015 by Dr Michael Redmond, JMB Director of Research and Development, reports on the first nationwide investigation of emotionality in second-level principalship ever undertaken in Ireland. The aim has been to identify the key emotional capacities employed by principals in building collaboration in their schools and to discover what lessons may be learned from their experience

A proposal for Management Structures for Post Primary Schools

This consultation document has been produced by the Joint Managerial Body and the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools, supported by the Work Research Centre. The document has emerged as a result of a period of consultation led by a working group made up of members of JMB and ACCS. It proposes a new structure for middle management and a draft set of rules that might operate the system.

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