NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Wednesday 6 November 2024 – 09:30 – 15:40
Gibson Hotel, Point Square, North Wall, Dublin 1, D01 X2P2
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NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
We held our annual Research Conference in The Gibson Hotel on 6 November 2024. We would like to thank everyone who attended both in person and online for their contributions in making the conference a success.
The theme of the 2024 conference :
The Progressive Realisation of an Inclusive Education System in Ireland: The new NCSE and Vision 2026
For each of the speaker sessions, you can access abstract, biographical notes and slides:
– Welcome address Dr Fergal Lynch
– Empowering Teachers to Promote Inclusive and Equitable Education – Prof Lani Florian
– Impact of NCSE’s Frontline Services Report – Prof Deborah Robinson & Dr Lisha O’Sullivan
– The New NCSE – John Kearney
– Inclusive Education in Portugal: Strengths, Challenges and Lessons Learned – Dr Lucie Cerna
– NCSE Practice-Based Research Pilot – Panel Discussion
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NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Welcome to the NCSE Research Conference
View the welcome and introduction to the NCSE Research Conference 2024 from Dr Fergal Lynch, Chairperson of the National Council for Special Education (NCSE).
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Session 1
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Empowering Teachers to Promote Inclusive and Equitable Education
Professor Lani Floran, Bell Chair of Education Emerita at the University of Edinburgh spoke on the topic of empowering teachers to promote inclusive and equitable education.
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Findings from independent NCSE-commissioned research investigating the impact of the NCSEs frontline services, from the perspective of students, parents/carers and school communities
Dr Deborah Robinson Head of the Strathclyde Institute of Education, University of Strathclyde and Dr Lisha O’Sullivan, Head of the Department of Reflective Pedagogy and Early Childhood Studies, Mary Immaculate College presented on their findings of the NCSE-commissioned study examining the impact of the NCSE’s frontline services from the perspective of students, parents/carers and school communities.
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
The New NCSE
John Kearney, NCSE Chief Executive Officer, shared details of the New NCSE, outlining our expansion and Vision 2026 – our vision for a world class inclusive education system.
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
Session 2
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
OECD Review of Inclusive Education in Portugal: Strengths, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Dr Lucie Cerna, Senior Analyst in Equity, Inclusion and Transitions, OECD shared the strengths, challenges and lessons learned from the OECD’s Review of Inclusive Education in Portugal
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
NCSE Practice-Based Research (PBR) Pilot Programme – Panel Discussion
A panel discussion on the NCSE Practice-Based Research Pilot Programme, with contributions from:
– Jennifer Doran, Head of Research, NCSE
– Dr Kevin Cahill, Senior Lecturer in Education, UCC
– Laura Miskella, Post-primary teacher, Ramsgrange Community School, Wexford
– Ann O’ Regan, Post-primary teacher, Carrigaline Community School, Cork
– Éilis Dillon, Principal, St Cecilia’s Special School, Sligo
NCSE Annual Research Conference 2024
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