JMB/AMCSS Annual Conference took place from May 1st to 3rd in the Europe Hotel, Killarney.

The theme of Conference 2019 was ‘Care for our Common Home - A Dialogue for School Leaders’.

We were pleased that Mr. Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament and current President of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe gave our keynote address. The closing keynote was given by Ms. Sharon Todd, Professor of Education at Maynooth University.

John Curtis, General Secretary: 'A robust school system, but we cannot take it for granted' (Independent, 1st May 2019)

• Reports 2019
• Motions 2018

Speeches

• John Curtis - General Secretary’s Address (Video & Presentation)
• Deirdre Matthews - President’s Address
• Joe McHugh TD - Minister's Address
• Pat Cox - Opening Keynote Address (Video & Speech)
• Dr Aiveen Mullally - Including students of other beliefs in Catholic Schools - Launch of JMB publication
• Adam Harris & Billy Redmond - JMB AsIAm - Autism Resource Platform for schools
• Prof Sharon Todd - Closing Keynote Address

Presentations

• Sr. Colette Kane OP - The Wonder of our Universe - An Tairseach Ecology Centre
• Fr. Sean McDonagh - Laudato Si’ A Prophetic Message for the 21st Century
• Ronan Farrell & Fiona Coy - Sustainable Public Procurement: Assisting the move to more sustainable school environments
• Jarlath Fallon - Resource Efficiency – The journey from here
• Sheila McManamly & Catherine Moynihan - Leadership and Management as framed in ‘Looking at our school’ – How do you as Principal/Chairperson share that responsibility?
• Dr. Joe O’Connell - Teaching and Learning as framed by LAOS – how can it support classroom effectiveness?
• Cyril Drury - Implementing GDPR, clarifying the priorities for your school
• Dr Garret Campbell, Grainne Horan & Billy Redmond - Same difference: Teaching and Leading in Sierra Leone and Ireland
• Mary Gilbride - The role of the Board of Management in Teaching and Learning

The role of the Board of Management in Child Protection including the Board of Management’s oversight obligations

• Jack Cleary - Board's responsibilities on child protection (Presentation)
• See more in the Child Protection section

Archive

• Annual Conference 2018
• Annual Conference 2017