Annual Conference 2024

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• Annual Conference 2023

  

  Videos

• Professor Graham HC Donaldson - Opening Keynote Address
• Ms Yvonne Keating, Chief Inspector, Department of Education
• Ms Andrea Feeney, CEO State Examinations Commission
• Mr Alan Hynes, CEO, Catholic Education Partnership
• Minister for Education Ms Norma Foley, TD
• Mr Sean Goan  - Closing Keynote Address

• Presentations

• Dr Johanna Fitzgerald - Special Class Provision in Our Schools: Exploring models of inclusive pedagogical practice (Workshop 1)
• Pádhraic Gibbons - Establishing a Special Class – A Roadmap from Decision to Delivery (Members only; Workshop 2)
• Shay Bannon - Reviewing your School’s Health and Safety Policy – Some Practical Easy Steps: a. Slides, b. Basic classroom checklist for staff (end of year guidance), c. Safety Statement Review (Members only; Workshop 3)
• Carmel Kearns - Creativity, Conversation, Community – How School Leaders are enabling cultures of collaborative professionalism in their schools (Workshop 4)
• Cyril Drury - Data protection for schools: some of the challenges (Members only; Workshop 5)
• Annette Honan & Raymond McHugh - Building SPHE as a foundational pillar for wellbeing and for life (Workshop
• Annual Conference 2022
• Annual Conference 2021
• Annual Conference 2020 - Reports
• Annual Conference 2019
• Annual Conference 2018
• Annual Conference 2017

Staffing arrangements in Voluntary Secondary Schools for the 2024/25 school year (Circular 0008/2024)

• Teacher Allocations 2024-2025 - Training Presentation

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Copy of the Anti-Bullying Sexual Harassment / Harassment Policy Document 

Copy of presentation used at the Anti-Bullying Seminar

Manuals

• Board of Management Manual (updated 2021)

• Articles of Management (Educate Together Secondary School)

• BOM Training Booklet 2023

• Financial Management Guidelines Manual
• Guidelines on the Inclusion of Students of Other Faiths in Catholic Secondary Schools (2019)
• JMB School Building Projects Advisory Service
• Board's responsibilities in child protection (Jack Cleary, 2021)

FSSU

• Training material - manual & video

Videos

• Best Practice on How to Conduct a Board of Management Meeting
• JMB Webinar: Procedure for Handling a Personal Data Breach in School
• Vetting Procedures - Jack Cleary, JMB
• Procurement Support for Schools - Ronan Farrell, SPU
• Preparing for a Remote Interview

• Budget Preparation Training 

Child Protection & Safeguarding Inspections - Training Presentation 2019

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• Child Protection (Members Area)

Non-Teaching Staff

View in JMB Training Videos - Webinars (members only) section

Fixed-term Contracts and CIDs

View in JMB Training Videos - Webinars (members only) section

Data Protection Breach Procedures

Slides

Topical GDPR Issues for School Management

JMB Webinar 2023 (View in JMB Training Videos - Webinars (members only) section)

 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

JMB DEIS Schools Seminar 2023

• View in JMB Training Videos - Webinars (members only) section

JMB DEIS Schools Seminar 2022

• View in JMB Training Videos - Webinars (members only) section

JMB DEIS Schools Seminar 2021

• Beneavin Family Therapy
• Organic Cultural Growth in OLM
• Our 'Attendance and Punctuality Drive'

Dignity in the Workplace - See the Anti Bullying section above

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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• Education Conference 2023
• Education Conference 2022
• Education Conference 2021
• Education Conference 2019
• Education Conference 2018
• Education Conference 2017
• Education Conference 2016

Education Law Day 2023 - presentation

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• Education Law Day 2023
• Education Law Day 2020
• Education Law Day 2019
• Education Law Day 2018

Articulating a new positioning for Catholic education in Ireland 

22 September 2021

Carol Gildea presentation on The National Strategic Framework for Lifelong Guidance and accompanying Action Plan (2024-2030) 

Link to presentation 

See also: handouts for workshop 3 (Members only)

The Appointment Process for MLM Posts 

Presentation 23rd Aug 2021

Biennial & Annual Review Seminar

• Biennial Review (Feb 2020)
• Guidance Notes for Plotting Needs and Priorities, Roles and Responsibilities for Biennial Review
• Annual Review for post holders and Principal’s report to BOM
• Guidance Notes for Annual Review and Reporting

Reporting & Review

JMB Mindfulness Programme - audio tracks can be accessed here

Child Protection Procedures

• Principals and Deputy Principals Procedures and Obligations (Presentation; updated May 2021)

Vetting Procedures

• Video
• Presentation (Updated May 2021)

Financial Management

• Presentation Video

School Administration Personnel Training Webinar 2024 and Resources for Voluntary Secondary Schools

Tuesday, 28th March 2023 - Webinar Launch

See also:

• Checklist
• Vetting (Members area)

Wellbeing curriculum planning and timetabling - Training Presentation 2018