Meitheal Leadership Programme

Meitheal - A Leadership Development Programme for Principals with a Minimum of Five Years’ Experience

Meitheal is a participant-led leadership development programme that is responsive to the individual professional needs of school principals. It draws upon the skills and techniques associated with coaching. A skilled and recently trained facilitator works collaboratively with small groups (4 – 6 participants) using a developmental model to enhance leadership skills. 

The Meitheal programme runs over a two-year period. The group typically meets each year for four sessions lasting approximately two hours. Each group will agree the date and time of these sessions.  

Mutual trust and confidentiality form the basis of the programme. 

The programme is underpinned by literature and research in the following areas: 

• Coaching
• Professional learning communities and communities of practice
• Effective Communication
• Facilitation 

Organising Groups in Education Support Centres  

• In September, schools will receive information about the Meitheal Programme from their local Education Support Centre. 
• This information will include an application form. 
• Education Support Centre Directors may contact their local schools to talk to individual principals about the Meitheal Programme. 
• Oide Leadership will provide an online information session for those who apply to participate in the programme 
• By the end of September, facilitators will have contacted interested participants by email to organise dates, times etc. of meetings following the online information meeting.