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14-11-2024
Teacher with students

Educational Disadvantage Centre Welcomes Department of Education Announcement on Specialist Emotional Counsellors to Dublin DEIS Primary Schools

01-07-2022
Global conference on transformative education

Global conference on transformative education offers debate on universal social and emotional education

01-07-2022
DCU launches Finglas learning hub to promote access to third level education and to the teaching profession
Pictured at the launch(l-r): Cian Murray, St Kevins College Finglas; Molly Beatty, St Mary’s Finglas; Simon Standa, St Vincent’s CBS; Prof Paul Downes, Director of the Educational Disadvantage Centre, DCU; Jodie Parson, St Michael’s Holy Faith; Prof Daire Keogh, DCU President; Emily Crowe, St Michael’s Holy Faith; Natalia Budzinska, St Michael’s Holy Faith; Prof Anne Looney, Executive Dean, DCU Institute of Education; Kian Mooney, St Vincent’s CBS; Sarah McManus, Finglas Hub Coordinator

Finglas learning hub to promote access to third level education and to the teaching profession

12-05-2022
national forum on resilient inclusive systems for vulnerable groups

“Child hunger and lack of access to emotional counsellors need to be addressed in new Children’s Strategy” - Prof Paul Downes

12-05-2022
Dr Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Professor Paul Downes
FORSA National School Completion Programme Symposium

Keynote Presentation, FORSA National School Completion Programme Symposium, Professor Paul Downes