NCSE Council

Pat Goff

Pat was a school principal in Scoil Mhuire, Coolcotts, Wexford, which unusually for a primary school, had a staff of 71 including 46 teachers, 19 SNAs and 6 ancillary staff. He completed a Masters in Educational Management in 1996 and was the President of IPPN from 2009 to 2011.

Pat previously served two terms, including one as co-chair, of the National Consultative Forum for Special Education. He became the Deputy CEO of IPPN in September 2015 and has presented as a practitioner on Special Needs Education to school leaders at numerous conferences both nationally and internationally.

Pat was invited to be part of the NCSE Working Group that produced a report on a Proposed New Model of Support for students with additional care need. Pat will bring the experience of thirty-eight years as a teacher, of which thirty-two were as a school leader, along with his work with hundreds of school leaders over the last four years as Deputy CEO of IPPN to the NCSE Council.