The Evolving Role of the SENCO-Leading Whole-School Inclusion at Post-Primary Level

Online

1. Explore the role of the SENCO
2. Highlight the significance of inclusive education
3. Explain the current context
4. Examine the Continuum of Support model
5. Highlight the importance of individual educational planning
6. Examine the NCSE Toolkit and how it can support the role of the SENCO
   
   Rose Marie Flanagan will share a significant bank of resources that can be edited for immediate use in your school 
   
   Rose-Marie Flanagan is an administrative Principal at St. Anne’s School, Ennis, Co. Clare. She worked as a SENCO, special class teacher and mainstream class teacher at St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla, Co. Clare. Rose-Marie also completed a five-year secondment as an Advisor with the NCSE and currently works as an Associate with the NCSE. She designs and delivers seminars in SEN at third level also. She has a graduate Diploma in SEN and a Masters of Education in the area of Special Education, both awarded from Mary Immaculate College. Her current interests are Inclusion Policy and Practice, Social and Emotional learning, Positive Behaviour Support and Assistive Technology.
   

Beyond Online Safety: Understanding the Digital Lives of Young People

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Sligo Primary Principals Support Group, hosted by Sligo Education Centre, in association with IPPN

Sligo Education Centre

The group will provide a place to de-brief with colleagues who understand you without explanation, where you can discuss your concerns in a confidential manner and leave with a clear plan of action. The group will enable you to develop skills as a reflective practitioner and establish an effective means of self-care.

The Principal can expect support, collegiality, dialogue and empathy from fellow Principals within the group. You come away from Support Group meetings enriched and encouraged. Support Groups break the isolation that can be part of the role of the Principal and in addition, members often support each other between meetings. 

New members, from near and far, including deputy principals, are most welcome to join us.

Maths- Revising Skills, Not Chapters: Smart Revision for OL Maths

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In OL Maths, many of the same core skills appear across a wide range of topics, yet revision is often still organised chapter by chapter. This can make it difficult for students to see the links across the course and to recognise what a question is really asking them to do. In this webinar, we will explore how a skill-based approach to revision can help students build stronger connections, improve their confidence, and respond more effectively in exam situations.

We will look at practical ways to revise by skill rather than just by chapter, mix contexts deliberately, and teach students to identify the key mathematical move required in different types of questions. We will also explore how a common scaffold such as the FIFA method can be used across topics to support students in structuring their work clearly and consistently. This session will offer practical, ready-to-use ideas to help make OL Maths revision more purposeful, connected, and manageable for both teachers and students.

All teachers attending will receive a revision booklet of core skills to use with their students.

Genre Explorers: Introducing Persuasive Writing

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