CityWest Hotel, Saggart, Co. Dublin

5th - 6th February

Leadership is different

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Keynote Speakers/Speeches

• Mary Davis, CEO, Special Olympics Ireland
• Pat Cox MEP, President, European Parliament
• Professor Kathleen Lynch, UCD
• John Walshe, Education Editor, Irish Independent
• Caoimhe Máirtín, President, Coláiste Mhuire, Marino

Workshops/Facilitators

• Teaching Principals & Small Schools - Options for the Future - Dr Mark Morgan, Tomás O Slatara

• The Role of the Deputy Principal - Breaking the 'Glass Ceiling' - Sheelagh O'Leary

• On-line Payment Facility for Substitute Teachers - Padraig Maloney, DES

• Time / Self Management - The Art of Prioritising - Tom Feeley

• The 'New Irish' - Education for Overseas Children - Fionnuala Tynan

• Primary - Post Primary Transition - Putting the child's needs first -

• Behavioural & Special Learning Needs - Implications of Circular 24/ 03 - Anita Prunty, St Patrick's College

• Special Needs / Classroom Assistants - Defining Best Practice - Máirín Peters

• ICT and School Administration -Support for Principals new to PCs - Seaghan Moriarty

• Dealing with Conflict- Establishing Good Procedures - Tony Bates & Carmel McEvoy

• Education Disadvantage - Getting the Fundamentals Right - Maura Grant

• Underperforming Staff - Managing Difficult People - Michael Farrell, UCC

• Legal Issues - Good Practice Essentials - David Ruddy BL

• Boards of Management - putting them to work - Deirdre O'Donoghue, Educate Together

• The Teaching Principal - working smarter not harder - Pat Moore