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Fianna Fáil Education Conference 2012

Fianna Fáil Education Policy Conference
Developing a Policy Agenda

Saturday, 23rd June 2012
Galway Bay Hotel, Salthill, Co. Galway

This conference will debate three important areas within Ireland's education sector: mental health issues facing our students, early education and childcare and protecting our small schools. We hope to formulate policy solutions to these issues through contributions and discussions from our guest speakers, party members and experts in the field who have been invited. Fianna Fáil wants to ensure it is putting forward informed and constructive policy solutions at a national level in these areas.

If you would like to attend, please register online at www.fiannafail.ie/educationconference2012

 

Conference Schedule

10:30am: Registration

11am: Opening address, Eamon O’Cuiv Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West

11.05am: Tackling Mental Health from Primary to Third Level

Guest Speaker: Caroline McGuigan, CEO Suicide or Survive; Scott Ahearn; See Change

Chair: Senator Averil Power, Seanad Spokesperson on Education & Skills.

Followed by debate

12pm: Developing Good Quality Early Education & Childcare

Guest Speakers: Ciairin De Buis, Director, Start Strong, and Avril Sweeney, Manager, Donegal Childcare Committee; Board Member, Start Strong.

Chair: Charlie McConalogue TD, Dáil Spokesperson on Children.

Followed by Debate

1pm: Ensuring we have strong small schools

Guest Speaker: Sean Cottrell, Director, Irish Primary Principal’s Network, and Tom Byrne, Principal, Partry National School, Co.Mayo

Chair: Brendan Smith TD, Dáil Spokesperson on Education & Skills

Followed by debate

2.15pm: Closing Address Brendan Smith TD
 

2.30pm: Finish