Dr. Michael Redmond Assistant General Secretary, JMB, Opening the Seminar.
Our annual JMB Seminar for school personnel from within the DEIS programme was kindly hosted by Principal Ann Marie Leonard and her school community at Beneavin College, Finglas, on Thursday 14th March 2024 .
The event will had three key elements on policy, professional learning, and practice. Presentations from the event are linked below.
Presentations
Áine O'Keefe, Director TESS - The Tusla Education Support Service - Current Developments and Future Directions
Lisa Kelly, Oide Senior Leader and Dr. Alan Kinsella Oide Leadership Coordinator Oide Schools' Support Service - Teacher and School Leader Professional Learning Opportunities for Schools within the DEIS Programme
Ideas Worth Stealing. Schools Share their Staff and Student Engagement Initiatives.
Student Engagement and Outcomes - John Rowe and Davina Brady St. Laurence College, Loughlinstown.
Student Wellbeing: Check and Connect Days - Pádhraic gibbons and Nuala Brady, Our Lady of Mercy Sec. School, Drimnagh
DEIS Effectiveness: Staff Structures and Statistical analysis of Data - Brian Bergin and Colm Fitzgerald, St. Paul's Secondary School, Monasterevin
Our Business in the Community - Partnership with Gas Networks Ireland - Jason Poole Beneavin College
Keynote address
Professor Deborah Robinson, Head of the Institute of Education, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
2025 Workshops
NCSE Relate - Supporting School Staff to Understand and Reframe Student Behaviour
› Sharon Healy, Specialist Lead for Behaviour for Learning and Wellbeing
› Gary Levins, Post Primary Behaviour for Learning and Wellbeing Advisor
- Placing relationships at the heart of understanding and supporting students
- Understanding ‘Regulation First’ approaches
- The Eight Principles: practical strategies and opportunities for reflective practice
Universal Design for Learning in Action
› Mr Billy Redmond, Principal, and Ms Fiona Keilthy, Deputy Principal, North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School
- Placing relationships at the heart of understanding and supporting students
- Understanding ‘Regulation First’ approaches
- The Eight Principles: practical strategies and opportunities for reflective practice
Special Education Teacher Allocation and Provision - One School’s Experience
› Ms Richel Long, Principal, Christ King Secondary School, Douglas, Cork
- Placing relationships at the heart of understanding and supporting students
- Understanding ‘Regulation First’ approaches
- The Eight Principles: practical strategies and opportunities for reflective practice
Providing for Exceptionally Gifted and Talented Students
› Professor Niamh Stack, Head of Psychology, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
- Identifying exceptionally able students and pinpointing their particular needs
- Strategies to support engagement across, and beyond, the curriculum
- How your SET team can become enablers of high-capacity student outcomes
Pathways Through Mainstream Schools for Young People with Disabilities
› Dr Rory O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, School of Policy & Practice, DCU
- Identifying exceptionally able students and pinpointing their particular needs
- Strategies to support engagement across, and beyond, the curriculum
- How your SET team can become enablers of high-capacity student outcomes
SET Guidelines and the Indicators of Effective Practice - How Schools can use these to Reflect-on and Develop Practice
› Ms. Shirley Murphy, Department Inspectorate, and, › Dr. Pauline Kerins, NEPS
- Identifying exceptionally able students and pinpointing their particular needs
- Strategies to support engagement across, and beyond, the curriculum
- How your SET team can become enablers of high-capacity student outcomes
Previous Education Conference Presentation
Professor Anne Looney's Keynote Presentation
Workshop 1
Artificial Intelligence – Possibilities and Challenges for Learning and Leading
Mr Dara Gill and Ms Natalie Doyle Bradley
Workshop 2
Supporting Students Through Their Transitions
Dr Tracy Curran and Ms Aoife Rush
Workshop 3
Workshop 4
Engaging Parents – Transitions, Welcomes, and Authentic Partnerships
Ms Áine Lynch and Ms Catherine Cross
Workshop 5
Using LAOS 2022 to Build Curricular Collaboration
Dr Mark Fennell
Workshop 6
Looking Back - Reflections on Leading Learning
Dr Finn Ó Murchú and Ms Fionnghuala King
Workshop 1: Landmarks in Establishing a Special Class
Ms Sarah Ledwidge & Ms Deirdre Bourke - Slides
Mr Martin McLoughlin - Slides
Workshop 2: Special Class Pedagogy – Unique yet Universal
Dr Fiona McCaffrey - Slides
Mr Billy Redmond - Slides
Workshop 3: From Establishment to Embedding
Mr Pádhraic Gibbons - Slides (Members only)
Workshop 4: Engaging Parents – Transitions, Welcomes, and Authentic Partnerships:
Ms Zarah Doyle - Slides (Members only)
Workshop 5: Specialist Support and Development
Ms Joan McDonald - Slides
Ms Suzanne McCanney - Slides
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