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| A partnership approach to school leadership | Ann Lynskey & Aoife O’Connor |
Ann and Aoife will explore the elements of effective partnership and how their co-leadership approach works in practice as Principal and Deputy Principal of Tierneevin NS |
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| Developing a Growth Mindset in Primary Schools |
Edelle O’Donovan, |
A Growth Mindset encourages us to focus on the process rather than the end result, to try, fail, learn from our mistakes and believe that our talents are always improving. In this seminar we will outline the benefits and strategies to develop Growth Mindset among primary school children from a school leader’s perspective. | ||
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Effective professional relationships-the pathway to purposeful leadership
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Dr. Joe O’Connell | This seminar will examine the best approaches to fostering effective professional relationships that cohere members of the school community around the school’s common purpose. It will review the range of relationships that require nurturing and consider best practices in restoring professional relationships that may have fractured. | ||
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Essential Law for You - Top Tips for the School Leader
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David Ruddy, BL |
Given the increasing complexity and legislative demands on school management, knowledge of some aspects of law is essential. Your initial response to a scenario could be critical to the outcome. The seminar will address: |
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| From the Boiler House to Curriculum Leadership | Séamie O’Neill | The principal is responsible for the instruction provided to students in schools. This seminar will enable principals to examine their role as leaders of curriculum in their schools, through the lens of agency and curriculum. | ||
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Leading Meetings for Better Outcomes - Transforming Meetings™ for School Leaders
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Rachel Doogue & Mary Pyne | Are you are under pressure to get through long agendas rather than achieving your purpose, collaborating to explore new ideas and taking action? Experience Transforming Meetings™ methods to improve engagement before, during and after meetings, enhance quality thinking, get quieter voices into the room, move though conflict, achieve better decision making and accountability. | ||
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| Leading to Lead | Kathryn Corbett & Catherine Carragher | This workshop will explore developing leadership capacity in your school. A practical and interactive approach will be used to discuss: -empowering staff to take on and carry out leadership roles, - running effective In School Leadership team meetings, -reflecting on the development of pupil participation in your school, and -discussing the benefits of networking Participants will be encouraged to share practical examples on their experience of seeking feedback, conducting collaborative reflection, and strategies for effective teamwork and motivation. |
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| NCSE update on operational and policy developments | Helen Walsh (NCSE Head of Operations) & John Kearney (NCSE CEO) | In this session, Helen and John will provide updates on the work of NCSE in terms of operational and policy development and they will also follow up on the issues and challenges that were identified by school leaders in the seminar they facilitated at last year’s conference. | ||
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Planning for & responding to behaviours of concern
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Sharon Healy, NCSE Behaviour Specialist | Taking account of the guidelines that are due to issue to schools - Understanding Behaviours of Concern and Responding to Crisis Situations – this session will explore how schools can better support children who experience challenge in this regard. The session will also explore what schools can do to prevent crisis situations from developing but also how to respond to such situations when they do. | ||
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| Facilitating inclusive best practice | Stephanie Kelly NCSE Advisor |
Drawing on the experience of working with schools all around the country, this session will explore the challenge of inclusive leadership and practical ways in which active and inclusive approaches, good relationships and regulation can be developed and embedded. | ||
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| Opening a Special Class - the opportunities, challenges and the joys. | Caroline Quinn | The main purpose in opening a special class is to create a positive learning environment and learning experiences for pupils within an inclusive school culture. The Inclusion Illusion challenges all of us to question whether we are an inclusive school and whether our SEN pupils are involved in success-oriented learning with meaningful learning tasks. This is our story. | ||
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| Principal ResearchMeet 2023 | Linda Dennehy | Principal ResearchMeet 2023 is the perfect opportunity to maximise the value of your time spent at conference. It is an opportunity to listen to your fellow principals share good practice, practical ideas and personal insights into primary education and leadership, as well as research conclusions where applicable. Each speaker will have approximately 5 minutes to speak on their given topic, so participants will leave with several examples of good practice. The session is informal but organised. You can simply relax and listen, or you may like to present! | ||
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| Trauma Responsive Schools and Leadership in times of change | Marie Delaney |
There seems to be increasing numbers of children and adults in our schools affected by trauma. This seminar explores: the reasons for and the pathway towards becoming a ‘Trauma Responsive School’ ; the links with teaching, learning and behaviour ; the demands placed on school leaders and practical ways forward. |
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