INTO/Educational Disadvantage Centre Conference

The proceedings of the INTO (Irish National Teachers Organisation) and Educational Disadvantage Centre Joint Conference,  Review of DEIS: Poverty and Social Inclusion in Education, have been published. Attended by over 300 people on St. Patrick's Campus in December 2015, the Conference was the largest face to face consultation process nationally for the DEIS strategy review and involved a range of cross-sectoral stakeholders, including teachers, researchers, politicians, community and family groups, as well as senior civil servants directly responsible for drafting the new strategy. 

The cross-sectoral focus of this conference gives direct expression to the national and international research and advocacy work of the Educational Disadvantage Centre on key issues, including as follows: multidisciplinary teams in and around schools, supports for emotional distress, trauma and mental health, family support outreach for early intervention, prevention of hunger in school, Travellers’ and ethnic minorities’ rights, marginalised children’s voices, lifelong learning.