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Board of Management Thoughts from the Headmaster

If you have ever had anything to do with any
younger people, you may well have heard the
Management of the day school is under the Board of Management. A Board of Management was rst established
in September 2009.The Board of Management is appointed by The Protestant (local) Board of Education (Board complaint that “There is nothing for me to do!”
of Governors) and comprises of the following: Even in the Royal School Cavan, this refrain has
been heard occasionally, though fortunately not
Board of Governors: 4 nominees
Parents: 2 elected nominees too often. Yet, in this week back after Easter, in
Teachers: 2 elected nominees which the school diary was not lled to the brim,

The Board of Governors, from among the eight nominees, appoints the Chairperson of the Board of so much available for pupils to take on.
Management. The Principal is the Secretary to the Board of Management. The present members of the Board This week has been planned as the Anti-Bullying
of Management are:
Week throughout the school, where this theme
Chairperson: Canon Mark Lidwill (Trustee)
has been brought into many subjects and classes.
Trustees: Dean Raymond Ferguson, Mr. Desmond Lowry Hockey matches have been played, while three
& Ms. Hazel Pickens
teams are playing in the All-Ireland Table Tennis
Teaching Sta Representatives: Ms. Julie Woods & Mr. Dale Robertson tournament. Transition Years are making nal

Parent Representatives: Ms. Julie Marshall & Mr. John Quigley preparations for their second week of work
Secretary to the BOM: Mr. Edward Lindsay experience next week, while some of the girls in
the year are in nal practices for “The Playboy of
the Western World” alongside some pupils in St. Patrick’s College. The school clubs such as
The Board of Management delegates to the Headmaster, Mr. Edward Lindsay and the Deputy Principal, Mr.
Padraic Corley the day-to-day administration of the school. darts, chess, reading and Christian Union continue to meet regularly. Members of the Student
Council were also representing the school at the funeral of Archdeacon George Miller, who
had given much to the school as a Governor for nearly 50 years. Later in the week, the HSE will
The Board of Management may be contacted by writing to:
be in to complete the HPV vaccinations for girls in rst and sixth years.
The Secretary,
Board of Management, While all of these are very important, it is vital that the core reason for the school’s existence is
Royal School Cavan, not forgotten. Focus has been placed on ensuring that homework is set and done in all years,
College St., while work continues in assessing the reading ages of rst years as part of the Literacy and
Cavan,
Co. Cavan. Numeracy Strategy. The new Junior Certi cate examinations are due come in for September
2014, so the planning process continues both within the school and with others involved in
the education process. Teaching sta have planning meetings after school during the week
in preparation for next year’s teaching and learning. The Form 4 Irish students have their oral
examinations towards the end of the week, while the remaining practical and oral exams are
due over the next month.
For all of this to happen, it takes the co-operation of so many people. So thank you to all
the students, parents, teachers, kitchen sta , o ce sta , cleaning sta , management, board
members and all others who work so hard to ensure that even a small school like the Royal
School Cavan has so much to o er to all who come up the avenue day after day. I hope that
this magazine will also allow you to enjoy more of the life here over the last year.

Mr. Edward Lindsay,
Headmaster.

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