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INTO DEIS Conference December 5th 2015
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
Over 300 participants attended the Joint Conference of the INTO and the Educational Disadvantage Centre, St. Patrick’s College, REVIEW OF DEIS: Poverty and Social Inclusion in Education in the College on Saturday December 5th. The Conference was opened by: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Minister of State, Department of Justice and Equality and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; the College President, Professor Dáire Keogh and Sheila Nunan, INTO General Secretary.
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INTO DEIS Conference
Keynote speakers were Dr. Carol Coulter and Pat Courtney, Principal of St. Vincent’s Boys NS, Dublin 1, who received a standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience.
Key recommendations and questions from discussion groups and workshops at the national conference were put to a panel of experts and senior civil servants, chaired by Dr. Paul Downes, Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre.
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Pat Courtney, Principal St Vincent's JNS
The panel included: Bernie Mc Nally, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Children and Youth Affairs; Caitriona O’Brien, Principal Officer, Social Inclusion, Department of Education and Skills; Eibhlin Byrne, Director of Educational Welfare Services, TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency; Dr. Deirbhile Nic Craith, Director of Education & Research with the INTO; Anne Colgan, Centre for Effective Services and Pat Courtney
Key issues which emerged for discussion throughout included: gaps in mental health services and in emotional and behavioural supports at primary level; the need for multidisciplinary teams in and around schools, including for family support; the need for a national hunger prevention strategy in schools, and more focused supports for Travellers and ethnic minorities.
Paul Downes and Emma Dineen, INTO President, closed the conference.
- Download the Conference Brochure here
- Download a copy of the background paper, Challenges for Early Career Teachers in DEIS Schools Dr Gareth Burns here
Please click here to access the INTO/EDC webcast of:
Plenary Session Panel:
Bernie Mc Nally, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Children and Youth Affairs;
Caitriona O’Brien, Principal Officer, Social Inclusion, Department of Education and Skills;
Eibhlin Byrne, Director of Educational Welfare Services, TUSLA;
Dr. Deirbhile Nic Craith, Director of Education & Research, INTO;
Anne Colgan, Centre for Effective Services;
Pat Courtney, Principal St Vincent's Boys' JNS
FIONA KEARNEY; FAMILIBASE, BALLYFERMOT
Multidisciplinary teams in and around schools
SINÉAD KEENAN; HEALTHY FOOD FOR ALL
A National Strategy for Hunger Prevention in Schools
JOSEPHINE BLEACH; NCIRL
A community based approach to addressing educational disadvantage
MARY KEANE; NATIONAL BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORT SERVICE
Teaching and Supporting Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
HILARY HARMON; PAVEE POINT
Ensuring inclusion: The challenges for Traveller and Roma children in Education
NOEL KELLY; NORTHSIDE AREA PARTNERSHIP
Embedding evidence based approaches into mainstream systems to improve child outcomes
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