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Education Law Update
Cost: | See Below |
Location: | Dublin |
Start Date: | 14 March 2012 |
End Date: | 14 March 2012 |
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Full Day
Delivered by leading experts in their field, this full day seminar is designed to cover key topics essential to the work of Principals, Deputies and members of Boards of Management.
Description
| 9.15am | Admissions and Enrolment Policies A close look at what’s lawful and what’s not in light of recent debate and case law. Indirect discrimination & places for siblings, sons & daughters of past pupils. What information can you expect from the primary school? |
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| 10.15am |
Child protection Issues & the New Guidelines
What do you know and what do you know officially? When and what to report – accessing support services to ensure the safety of students – ensuring that your actions aren’t misinterpreted – ensuring fair procedures if a staff member is placed on leave |
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| 11.15am | Refreshments plus Q&A | |
| 11.45am | Section 24(3) the “new” disciplinary procedures reviewed (including cases now before Chief Inspector) Best Practice to protect yourself against allegations of bullying. Preparing the ground so you as a school leader are not placed in an awkward position – developing a mindset that this isn’t personal, it’s business and part of the role of the school leader. |
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| 12.30pm | Lunch | |
| 1.30pm | Difficult conversations with difficult staff A hard look at the soft skills you need to tackle difficult staff issues . Top guidance and advice on how to put your emotional intelligence skills to best effect to help you tackle and resolve even the most difficult of challenges. |
Dealing with Bereavement and Crisis at Your School This workshop will cover a range of issues surrounding the impact of bereavement to a school. The loss of someone close through death is a traumatic and painful event for the majority of people however it can be especially traumatic for a school. Topics covered will include the feelings of loss and grief following the death of a pupil or a staff member, changes in behaviour, supporting return to school and refusal to return to school, death through suicide, handling a crisis and school bereavement policy. John Conaghan, Carecall |
| 2.15pm | Social Media Containing the Beast Within A close inspection of the school’s obligations to pupils and teachers in and outside of school with regard to social media. Undoubtedly it is a great communication and social tool but unregulated Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin etc can create havoc and have you dealing allegations of bullying and defamation. |
Mediation as a Tool for Resolving Disputes at Work. There’s a great deal of anticipation at the moment in legal circles that mediation will soon be in the mainstream as a form of resolving disputes that might otherwise spiral into litigation. But what types of disputes is it suited to? How do you work mediation into your internal policies? And how do you find a good mediator? Luke Monahan, Curam |
| 3pm | Refreshments | |
| 3.30pm |
Your Employee Assistance Service – helping to build emotional resilience in schools Strengthening resilience combines building inner strength with applying personal strength to challenging situations. This workshop will discuss the current provision of the EAS to schools and focus on how principals and deputy principals can utilise the EAS to help support staff to cope with and become stronger as a result of experiencing and dealing with difficult events. Carecall are the new provider of the EAS to schools in Ireland and this will be an opportunity to update participants on the provision of the EAS. |
Harnessing Parent Power in your School John Stevenson, former Principal and author of “Moving Up” shares his ideas on how to get the very most from “parent power” without you feeling you no longer have the space to do your job freely. |
| 4.15pm | Close | |
Duration ~ Date ~ Location
Full Day Event: 9.00am - 4.30pm
Wednesday 14th March 2012
Stillorgan Park Hotel, Dublin
Cost
Standard Rate: €245
Cost Includes lunch, refreshments and all delegate materials.
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Speakers
Ian O'Herlihy - Head of Employment, Mason Hayes & Curran
Liam Riordan - Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran
Luke Monahan - Mediator, Curam
John Stevenson - Freelance Education Consultant
John Conaghan - Head of Business Development, Carecall
Michelle Halloran - HR Consultant, HRM Services
