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NPCpp Annual Conference 2018 "PARENTS - Your Voice in Education"
When and where
Date and time
Location
Clayton Hotel Liffey Valley Fonthill Road D22 X4W6 Liffey Valley Ireland
Map and directions
How to get there
Description
PARENTS – Your Voice in Education
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to have your voice heard. Join us for the day!
Registration from 9:00am
9:45 Geoffrey Browne, NPCpp President, Conference Chair
Morning
- Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Education and Skills
- Peter Cosgrove addresses “What are the skills sets required for the future workplace and how do we prepare our children.”Peter will discuss the rapid change in work and technology. The skills of the future and how we improve our school systems, the new education models. The role of the Government, educators, employers and parents in this rapidly changing world.
- Anne Marie Toole addresses “How to nurture your teen’s emotional well-being.”Anne Marie will provide practical tips and strategies for parents on how to mind their own mental health. How they support their child and become their role model in this complex area of the adolescent’s emotional health and the overall well-being of the family.
Workshops
- Career Opportunities in STEM, Jackie O’ Dowd, Science Foundation Ireland
- Apprenticeships, Shauna Dunlop, SOLAS
LUNCH
Workshops
- The Fatherhood Programme, Brendan Dennehy, Corkman, Father of two
- Strength Based Learning, Arthur Godsil, Godsil Education
- Accounting Technicians, Ireland, Presentation
Speaker
- Dr Niall Muldoon, the Ombudsman for Children. The OCO promotes the rights and welfare of children and young people under 18 years of age living in Ireland.
Concludes approximately 4pm after Q & A open forum discussion with speakers
3.00-4.00pm Open Forum Q&A. Chaired by Ross McMahon NPCpp
Forum Participants
- Tom Deegan-Department of Education & Skills
- Dr. Niall Muldoon-Ombudsman for Children
- Fiona O'Loughlin TD-Fianna Fáil Spokesperson for Equality, Integration and Immigration; Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills
- Barry Slattery- Director, Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA; former teacher at Scoil Chroíst Rí and former lecturer at NUI Maynooth
- Geoffrey Browne- NPCpp President
- Arthur Godsil- Director of Godsil Education and former Headmaster of St Andrew’s College, Dublin
- Beatrice Dooley- President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors