Lead the Way

Maeve Mahon is CEO of CEIST; (Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust) and was appointed in December 2024. She is a native of Co Meath and has worked in the Diocese of Kildare& Leighlin supporting Catholic primary education for the past thirty years. As Diocesan Secretary for Primary Education, she has effectively worked alongside the Patron, school principals, chairpersons, board members and parents to develop structures that support and scaffold Catholic schoolcommunities. We talk about her leadership and her first year in the role .We talk about her leadership journey and her first year inthis new role. We talk about her leadership journey and her first year inthis new role.

Dr. Lisa Riegel earned dual bachelor's degrees in English and Secondary Education from Kent State University. She holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Otterbein University and a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Leadership from The Ohio State University. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and she has authored five books, including her two latest books, NeuroWell, and Aspirations to Operations, focused on brain science and how we can leverage it to help people become happier, healthier, and more successfulBooks:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lisa+riegel&crid=30TTDXLJRNQMO&sprefix=lisa+riegel%2Caps%2C158&ref=nb_sb_noss_2Website: http://www.lisariegel.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisariegel/https://www.epinstitute.net/

Dr Sajita Setia is a New Zealand based physician and published researcher in digital wellbeing who has led award-winning medical and health education globally. She is an evidence-based educator She helps families and schools raise resilient, balanced young people in a world of constant screens. She's a digital wellbeing and youth online safety expert who turns complex research into simple, practical tools for parents, preteens, and teens. Her background in medicine medical affairs, and health education allows her to bridge science with real life.Australia has just introduced a social media ban for under 16s and New Zealand, a nationwide school smartphone ban in 2024. Families everywhere are grappling with digital overload, rising youth depression, anxiety, and thechallenges of online safety. Dr Sajita brings evidence-based, practical insights that speak directly to today’s most urgent parenting concerns. https://sajitasetia.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sajita-setia/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyp9d3ddqyo

James Callaghan is an experienced CBT therapist, EMDRconsultant, and mental health nurse with over a decade working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). He is the founder of Capital Psychotherapy, offering therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, andrecently launched Minds in Schools, a training initiative supporting parents and teachers with practical CBT strategies.This year, James published his first book, LeoRoars: A Brave Lion’s Guide to Overcoming Panic Attacks, endorsed by Dr. Judith Beck of the Beck Institute, USA. The book is the first in his planned CBT series designed to help children directly while also giving parents practical skills to support them. James is here to talk about anxiety and panicattacks, emetophobia; fear of vomiting, school refusal and how to have difficult conversations about potential diagnoses with parents.  https://mindsinschools.ie/https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-callaghan-094960131/?originalSubdomain=ie

Having spent many years as a primary school teacher, FionaForman is passionate about placing well-being at the heart of school life. For the past few years, promoting this has been her focus- through her books, media contributions, and training sessions. She holds an M. Sc. in Applied Positive Psychology, the science of well-being, from the University of East London.Her programmes include Weaving Well-Being, a positive mental health programme for primary school children which is now in use in the majority of Irish Primary Schools, and also Wired for Well-Being, her programme for second-level students.Her Junior programme, Welcome to Well-Being, has beenrecently released in Ireland and abroad.https://www.instagram.com/fionaformanwellbeing/https://fionaformanwellbeing.com/books-and-programs/[email protected]

Katrina Crilly is Principal & Founder -The Real Me Academy Educating children aged 4–18 to build confidence, emotional resilience & lifelong thinking habits through a digital-first, research-backed platform. She hold a Master’s in Collaborative Leadership and has contributed to severaleducational advisory committees, working closely with the Department of Education and the Education and Training Inspectorate in Northern Ireland. Her passion has always been to look beyond curriculum targets—to see the wholechild. She has developed the first curriculum-integrated subject embedding personal growth as part of what children learn every day in response to what she feels are inadequate wellbeing programmes. https://therealmeacademy.com/https://therealmeacademy.com/contact-us/https://uk.linkedin.com/in/katrina-crilly-34270560

Dr. Clara is a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychology Society of Ireland, (PSI) and the British Psychology Society, (BPS)Dr. Clara has over 25 years of experience of working in disability and special education settings. Past experiences include work in residential settings for adults with IntellectualDisability, Special schools and alternative education provision settings for ‘at risk’ youths. Additionally, Dr. Clara was an NCSE advisor, (Behavior and Well-being) for over 5 years. Her personal experiences navigating her way through neurodivergence, physical disability, chronic illness and additional educational needs, deepened her understanding of how complex and frustrating this new world can seem to parents. Her services include parent support consults, Teen coaching for confidence, anxiety, neurodivergence, Post diagnosis support for Autistic teens and adults, ADHD Parent Coaching, Supporting Neurodiverse families, Promoting Well-being and Mental Fitness and Coaching for Health & Well-being. Link to the book she has contributed to: https://www.otb.ie/shop/speech-language-therapists/books-manuals-slt/it-takes-all-kinds-of-minds/Link to her website: https://claraobyrne.ie/

Coran Swayne is an administrative Deputy Principal in East Cork Community Special School and a lecturer in Educational Leadership and Coaching in Education at University College Cork. He is currently completing a PhD on coaching cultures in primary schools, exploring how leadership, teachers, and policy shape this work across Ireland, England, and Michigan. His article, “Cultivating Coaching Cultures in Schools: Insights from School Leaders” has been recently published in the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education (IJMCE) Link to article: 'Cultivating coaching cultures in schools: insights from school leaders'Coran Swayne and Joseph MoynihanSchool of Education, University College Cork, Cork, Irelandhttps://www.emerald.com/ijmce/article-pdf/doi/10.1108/IJMCE-01-2025-0008/10764836/ijmce-01-2025-0008en.pdfLink to Summer course Coran offers:https://summercpd.ie/courses/coaching-conversations/

Joseph A. Moynihan, PhD is currently Director of both the Educational Leadership and the new Coaching in Education Post Graduate programmes, UCC. He is a lecturer in Education in the School of Education at University College Cork, Ireland. He is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education on the Professional Master of Education (PME) programme and delivers modules on the Masters in Education (M.Ed.) modular programme where he has developed a series of new Educational Leadership modules to meet the significant demand for study in this area at UCC. Joseph supervises research students at Masters and PhD level. He brings us through his own leadership journey and his passion for moving forward is inspirational. Below is a link to his new course of which is is Director. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-moynihan-phd-77015750/?originalSubdomain=iehttps://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-pdce/

MESO is an AI-powered educational platform currently being developed with Trinity College Dublin and Enterprise Ireland. The mission of its co-founders Chris Byrne and Brighid Hennessy is to transform education by creating tools that empower teachers and educational institutions while maintaining rigorous standards and curriculum alignment. It combines AI with curriculum requirements and planning templates to help teachers plan efficiently both long and short term. It also enables the creation of assessments based on the content you’ve been covering over a period of time. Website ( platform still under construction)https://mesolab.ai/Contact the founders:Chris Byrnehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-byrne-7799041a2/[email protected] Hennessyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/brigh%C3%ADd-hennessy-124a6728b/[email protected]

Marie Sheehan has been Deputy Principal of Coláiste an Chroí Naofa, Carraig na bhFear in Cork for 8 years and is currently on career break. She is an accredited coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and is the ownerand founder of Clochán Coaching & Education Consultancy. Marie works with teams and individuals in the area of supporting teachers and school leaders to develop their sense of agency and their capacity to lead well. She talks about her own decision to take a career break, what people need to consider and the value of coaching to provide the tools and space to act with confidence and direction. http://www.mariesheehan.ie/@clochan_coaching

Colette Crowley has just attained a principal position for September in Carriganima National School in Cork. She had been a Deputy Principal for four years and loved the school but really had a desire to progress in her career. She talks about her cancer diagnosis in college and her awareness of both grabbing and creating every opportunity that you want as life is short. Her story is inspiring.

Angela Cummins is known to me from her Instagram account SpecialedteacherIreland. She is a special education teacher based in Dublin for over 20 years. She discusses her own challenges in school, how she became the first in her family to go to college once she secured a loan for herself while simultaneously holding down multiple jobs, what getting an adult diagnosis of dyslexia was like and finally, she kindly shares her wisdom around opening an autism class. https://angelacummins.ie/https://www.instagram.com/angela_cummins2025?igsh=cmJ5bzhwcGo1eTFl

In this podcast, I compare notes with Emmet Ryan from St. Peter's Community School, Cork about how and why we set up a school podcast in our respective schools. We hope to inspire you to do the same! Below are links to our school website and links to our school podcasts. Emmet's school podcast:https://www.stpeters.ie/https://audio.com/st-peters-english/audio/zoom0016-lr-wedeve-1Emmet's email for advice:[email protected]'s school podcast :https://www.scoilchriostriportlaoise.ie/https://www.scoilchriostriportlaoise.ie/page/Transition-Year/48489/Index.htmlHow to set up podcast and sign up to Spotify for podcastershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlLX2uwojfM

Debbie O’Neill is Principal of Scoil Eoin, Crumlin, Dublin, a special school which caters for pupils with Mild General Learning disabilities as well as some students presenting with a dual diagnosis of ASD, ADHD. Schools catering for children with mild general learning disabilities are being put under pressure by the government to change their classification. She talks about the impact on her and the students and the decision to engage with the media as a Principal. https://www.into.ie/app/uploads/2025/05/Circular_Letter_0039-2025_EN_final.pdf

Simon Lewis is the principal of Carlow Educate Together primary school, the only multidenominational primary school in the county, which he helped to set up. He is currently the only Irish primary school principal from an ethnic minority which we begin the podcast discussing. Simon’s podcast, If I were the Minister for Education, is another and one of the original education podcasts in Ireland Here we explore the Droichead Process which is currently under review.

In this podcast, I dig deeper into The Agree to Agree project and its origins. This is a conversation we need to keep having to save the next generation from the threat that is overuse and inappropriate use of internet enabled devices. Dr Maureen Griffin is a forensic psychologist who specialized in the risk assessment of online sexual offenders. Maureen has worked with over 900 schools across Ireland, in addition to child protection agencies providing training on issues around online safety". Martin Maloney also joins me Martin was a Principal for 17 years and held that role in Clarecastle National School where The Agree to Agree Project was originally piloted in 2018. He is currently the director of the Clare Education Centre who proudly support the current project at the moment. https://www.mgmstraining.ie/agree-to-agree-projectClare Education Centrehttps://www.clareed.ie/articles-in-category-tree/10-programmes/797-agree-to-agree-project-2024-2025.htmlNavan Education Centrehttps://www.ecnavan.ie/index.php?option=com_eventbooking&view=event&id=2059Tralee Education Centrehttps://www.edcentretralee.ie/Minister for Education Helen McEntee acknowledges the project Feb 2025https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-02-25/400/

Donal Evoy is Principal in Blackrock Educate Together Secondary school in Cherrywood, Dublin. Donal completed his Masters in Leadership 10 years ago and his focus of research was peer observation. He has moved from piloting the scheme in his own school to opening it up across a network of schools so teachers could visit classrooms in another school entirely in order to learn from each other. He is here to share how he and a few colleagues did this and perhaps it is something you could introduce in your school. Template used:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVuRqna0jqTrjLKdH6isWXfVE13lq74F/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116790290612885199765&rtpof=true&sd=true

Dr Ciara Uí Chonduibh is Principal of St. Fiach’s National School in Ballinacree, Oldcastle, Co Meath. The school has just completed year one of a pilot scheme called, ‘Agree to Agree Scheme’ The Agree to Agree Project, which is supported by the Department of Education through Oide Technology in Education, aims to establish a school-specific agreement for the use of internet-enabled devices, creating a positive and unified norm for children's digital device use. It is facilitated by forensic psychologist Dr. Maureen Griffin of MGMS Training through Clare Education Centre. https://www.clareed.ie/articles-in-category-tree/10-programmes/797-agree-to-agree-project-2024-2025.htmlhttps://www.mgmstraining.ie/agree-to-agree-projecthttps://www.webwise.ie/

Paudie Moore, the Teacher’s Weight Loss coach returns for a second podcast. Since our first podcast, he reflects on what he has learned from working with teachers in the past year and how this information might help you make 2025 your best year yet! You can follow Paudie on Instagram, @thriving teachersacademy

Kevin Shortall is Principal in St Aidan’s Community School Tallaght, Dublin. He has worked there since 1996. He has been a Home School Community Liaison and a Deputy along the way and is gaining much publicity online for his upbeat, fun approach to leadership which includes doing head over heels in the students PE classes and dancing in the office when the Timetable is completed with colleagues. His passion and compassion for others are palpable in this conversation. Enjoy!

Donnchadh O’Mahony is a qualified Guidance Counsellor and best known for his engaging posts on his hugely popular Instagram page and Tik Tok account Leaving Cert Guidance. He is here today to talk about the launch of his new website www.findmycollegecourse.ie, a website he believes will direct students to the courses that best suit them.

Principal Robbie O'Connell returns for a second podcast and discusses all things feedback including his own personal experiences as a recipient and now as a Principal. Ann balances his knowledge of the primary sector with her knowledge of the secondary sector. Key circulars: Primary: Circular 0044/2019 https://www.into.ie/app/uploads/2019/08/cl0044_2019.pdf Secondary Circular 003/2018 https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/12523/37c04f862b6a43a888c50296547f4927.pdf#page=null

Patricia Harrington is a Career Guidance teacher in St. Patrick’s Grammar School Dublin 8 for the last 5 years. She has been a Career Guidance teacher for 10 years in total and worked for 7 years previously as a Geography, Business and Economics teacher. She is a National Rep for ICG- the Institute of Guidance Counsellors and a member of the Kildare Branch also. You can follow her on Instagram @pathways4you Links Guidance circular: https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/291499/13a85f57-f437-483f-8d2e-d32951963d97.pdf#page=null   National Strategic Framework for Lifelong guidance https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/279193/8b0c3c0a-380f-4c82-9a7e-35af3432a318.pdf#page=null   DES WSG PDF https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ogbl#inbox/KtbxLzGSvTTjwnSwtFtfsdWJNBsFPmfhHg?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1 Subject plan template https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ogbl#inbox/KtbxLzGSvTTjwnSwtFtfsdWJNBsFPmfhHg?projector=1&messagePartId=0.2 Post primary Inspectors presentation- Guidance https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ogbl#inbox/KtbxLzGSvTTjwnSwtFtfsdWJNBsFPmfhHg?projector=1&messagePartId=0.3 Cinnéaltas: https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/252216/541cc24f-567f-4bf6-b19c-808b732d1838.pdf#page=null

Paul Crone is the Director of the National Association of Principals and Deputies, NAPD. Previously Paul was the Director of Schools for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board and before that he spent 11 years as Principal in Old Bawn Community School. Paul has experience supporting and representing school leaders through his work on the executive committee of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools, ACCS, through his work with the Professional Development Service for Teachers, PDST and the Centre for School Leadership, CSL. X https://x.com/paulcrone_napd LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-crone-1748b6a6/?originalSubdomain=ie

Louise has been principal of St. Joseph’s Primary School in Tipperary Town since 2009. She previously worked for a year with School Development Planning as a facilitator, and for a further year with the Primary Development Service for Teachers as an advisor, during which time she completed post-graduate studies in School Planning. Louise worked in Grange NS, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary for 20 years, and was Acting Principal there for 2 years. She has experience as both teaching and administrative principalship. Louise was the Tipperary representative on the IPPN National Council since 2017 and subsequently served on the Board of Directors for 5 years. Louise has been a very strong advocate for schools in areas of disadvantage, seeking extra resources under the DEIS scheme. Louise is on the DEIS Advisory Group. She was elected IPPN Deputy President/President-elect in June 2021 and serves as president from September 2023 to August 2025.

Trina Golden joins me to explore the essential areas aspiring and new leaders need to know about and where to find them. Trina reminds us that you won't know everything at the start so let us ease your mind and help you take the first bite of the elephant that is the world of circulars! Trina brings her insights from primary and mine from secondary. We had a few unavoidable gremlins on the line during recording and it might appear I talked over Trina but this was an unforeseen issue and not intentional. Cineáltas Action Plan on bullying https://assets.gov.ie/241000/eb57d761-2963-4ab0-9d16-172b2e3be86d.pdf Children First E learning programme https://www.tusla.ie/children-first/children-first-e-learning-programme/ Vetting circular- https://assets.gov.ie/12898/570b30ba5dce467a8249a6733f965507.pdf Child Protection Procedures- primary and secondary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/268613/39868a39-1de4-4890-97a0-2fa388a8a2a9.pdf#page=null S and S circulars (list is not exhaustive unfortunately!) https://assets.gov.ie/13371/8d86870803ae4d92bc4363f209ccf13a.pdf https://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/education/2017/47.pdf Sample 5 day statement https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/what_you_should_know/employer-obligations/terms-of-employment/sample-statements-of-terms-of-employment.docx Recruitment:  Primary Circular 0044/2019 https://www.into.ie/app/uploads/2019/08/cl0044_2019.pdf Recruitment policies secondary: https://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/education/2008/16.pdf Allocation of Assistant Principal posts Primary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/134097/ae6ce42b-d7f7-4bd7-b3fb-990bcd70046e.pdf#page=null Secondary  https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/134111/d162d0be-1db8-451b-bd44-094aae83d752.pdf#page=null Sick Leave Circular 13/2024 Primary and secondary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/282535/bcdf8ee0-2b51-43a0-bcf6-60cee27afac9.pdf#page=null Primary : Circular 32/2007 https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/228886/7054e80c-4c2c-47fa-a900-df5664322a02.pdf#page=null   Sick leave SNAS: 14/2024 Primary and Secondary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/282536/2f7d2b1d-de9c-4be2-b3ac-f0be545a1320.pdf#page=null Circular 32/2010 https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/247744/72e01e37-c3a5-47be-8798-050252820324.pdf#page=null Force Majeure and  Illness in Family circular Primary/ secondary  https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/276605/35144e60-5eb2-4692-9dee-03c46c43c127.pdf#page=null   Irish exemption Primary https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/28b2b-exemptions-from-the-study-of-irish-primary/ Secondary https://www.gov.ie/en/circular/f33d5-exemptions-from-the-study-of-irish-post-primary/   SET allocation. Primary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/282686/7944731c-b15e-4a98-b76a-b06d899e4789.pdf#page=null Post primary https://www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/282687/b3da8b64-5451-4b5b-b158-e37936d48394.pdf#page=null            

James Murphy is a secondary school teacher from Newry, Co Down but is now teaching music and religion in Tullamore, Co Offaly. He graduated in the North of Ireland, therefore experiencing their equivalent to Droichead, the three-year EPD or Early Professional Development programme. James wishes to share his knowledge on Retrieval practice which he studied during this period and has continued to develop in his own classroom setting. It as an effective Teaching and learning strategy that challenges some of the more common practices, we all fall into as teachers. Ann Byrne'a Retrieval Practice padlet https://padlet.com/annie25ab/revision-using-retrieval-practices-q3y9rk683d06bpeu James Murphy's email for inquiries or/and resources [email protected]

Tommy Lyons has been a teacher for 16 years having originally completed a degree in Commerce and then entering the profession through the Hibernia route. Having personally experienced the highs and lows of the interview experience for teachers, he felt he had a unique skill set that others also identified in him and now he has established his own business Interview Ready that supports busy teachers through the often fraught application process and preparation for interviews. Tommy can also assist with people applying for jobs with Oide, college applications, supporting NQTs with their first interview. He has also worked with many clients outside of the education sector. [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/interview_ready_ed/?igsh=YncwbmZkOXZsZWk3

Denise Dalton returns for her second podcast. Denise has spent six years as a PDST Health and Wellbeing Advisor, where she played a vital role in shaping and delivering CPD in various educational domains. She is here today to explain about her area of expertise; Junior and Senior SPHE and RSE and clarify the changes that the subject has undergone since 2023. She talks about the support teachers need, the leadership of the subject, the timetabling implications and the need for updating the RSE/SHPE policy. Twitter @denisedltn Link for the new book series: https://educate.ie/shop/post-primary/?filter_subject=sphe Denise's email address: [email protected]

Are you part of the team or leading the team? A brilliant explanation by Principal Paul Reidy.

Denise Dalton dedicated over six years to her position as a PDST Health and Wellbeing Advisor, where she played a vital role in shaping and delivering CPD in various educational domains. Her expertise extended to Wellbeing in Education, Child Protection, as well as both Junior and Senior Cycle SPHE and RSE. She has recently established her own private consulting service, named "ElevateSPHE," where she continues to provide support to school leaders and teachers in the area of health and wellbeing. In this episode, we explore the Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice, including Key Areas, Indicators of Success, and Statements of Effective Practice and how to create the required wellbeing promotion review. https://assets.gov.ie/24725/07cc07626f6a426eb6eab4c523fb2ee2.pdf https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/11c7d-sse-six-step-process/#step-2-gather-evidence-data-gathering https://otter.ai/ [email protected] @DeniseDltn  

Trina Golden learned from experience to stop worrying about the inspectors.

5 minute listen with Principal Trina Golden

Trina Golden Primary Principal of Owenabue Educate Together in Carrigaline, Cork. Previously the Principal of Ennis Educate Together, she also posts regularly on her Instagram account From Tiny Acorns that has almost 13,000 followers who she supports with down to earth advice on all things education including her unique passion for interpreting circulars! Trina shares some of her views on the educational system she has navigated as Principal and offers some insights into a practical, sustainable type of school leadership. https://www.instagram.com/_fromtinyacorns_/?hl=en https://twitter.com/CatrionaGolden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Dr. Annette Geoghegan is a Deputy Principal in a large urban national school in Navan and is currently on job share and working in Carlow. Her doctoral research focused on career change teachers - what motivates them to join the profession and what factors influence their decision to leave the profession. She has recently had her first peer reviewed article published in the Irish Educational Studies Journal. Link to her research: https://adobeacrobat.app.link/o0SiKn1MPxb https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-annette-geoghegan-14323b151/

Travis is a black Labrador and a ‘community dog’ that has been part and parcel of life in St. Peter’s Community College since 2020. Donnacha McCarrick, a secondary school teacher and SEN co-ordinator, talks to us today about the impact his arrival had on the students and why other schools should consider making the leap. https://www.guidedogs.ie/what-we-do/community-dog https://stpeterscc.ie/travis-the-dog/ Donnacha's phone number: 0872838274

Síle Walsh is a coach, facilitator, consultant, a keynote speaker and a specialist in effective leadership and inclusive leadership. She is also undertaking a PHD in Inclusive leadership. As we aim to create inclusive schools that honour the wellbeing of all and the ethos of the organisation. Sile helps us to consider how we can co-create inclusive, safe spaces with others that provide a sense of belonging and acknowledges successes as a collective experience. https://instagram.com/silewalsh1?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg== https://www.linkedin.com/in/silewalsh?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app https://x.com/SileWalsh1?t=uvbYh6iGAOFpcsMS0M7ReA&s=09

A podcast showcasing the super creativity within the Irish education system at the moment. Recorded live at the event in Holy Family Schools, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, the sound quality reflects this. All viewpoints expressed are that of the individual's not necesarily The Teaching Council's. Links from some of the exhibits: https://smallschoolsproject.com/ https://aiteachingguru.com/ [email protected] https://twitter.com/ednip1?lang=en https://www.mic.ul.ie/ednip-2020?index=0 https://hiberniacollege.com/courses/

Conor Hayes is Teacher, Guidance Counsellor and holds an API role as Year Head. He is also co co-coordinator of TY, wellbeing and has been LCA coordinator in the past. He has a Diploma In Education Law from The Law society of Ireland and is currently undertaking a Master of Education in Leadership and Management in Maynooth. Conor works in The Abbey, Tipperary and is talking about his various roles and leadership journey to date and specifically the role of Guidance Counsellor. Courses: Guidance Counselling DCU https://www.dcu.ie/courses/postgraduate/institute-education/msc-guidance-counselling#:~:text=in%20Guidance%20Counselling%20is%20a,practice%20as%20a%20guidance%20counsellor. UL: https://www.ul.ie/gps/course/guidance-counselling-lifespan-development-ma Maynooth: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/postgraduate-studies/courses/postgraduate-diploma-educational-guidance-counselling IGC: https://igc.ie/ Education Law: https://www.lawsociety.ie/news/legal-training-ezine/ezine-items/apply-for-the-in-depth-diploma-in-education-law

Dr. Ciara O' Donnell's specialisms are in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and leadership but in particular teacher professional development . She has had a long and varied career in teacher CPD and As National Director of the PDST she led Ireland's first cross sectoral and multi disciplinary support service. She has worked in CPD since the early days and has lots of insights to share. In this episode, she will chat about the history of CPD, the quality of CPD provision for Irish teachers as well as how teachers' own approaches to CPD can play a key role also.

Dr. Ciara O' Donnell knows the new curriculum developments are a big ask for teachers.

Ever wonder where and when teacher CPD in Ireland began to take on a formal structure? Dr. Ciara O'Donnell explains it succinctly here.

Dr Ciara O'Donnell is back to explore a topic she has a wealth of experience in; teacher CPD.

Patrick Hickey is a primary school teacher from Limerick since 2014. He is also a Google Trainer, Innovator & Coach, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, an Apple Learning Leader, a PhD candidate. He was born with a right congenital femur disorder and this means he has a prosthetic leg and walks using a crutch. Having completed a Masters, he is now undertaking a PHD focussing on the impact of physical disability on teacher identity. He will talk to us about his own journey and findings that are emerging from the study. https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-hickey-8a9019104/

Paudie Moore, a qualified teacher since 2015, taught in the UK for 2 years before moving to Dubai in 2017 for another 2 years. He struggled as an NQT and consequently, with his weight and by 23 was also struggling to walk up the stairs with ease. He figured out slowly, how to manage it from 2017. He then spent three years working in the fitness industry in Dubai before returning to Ireland and he has now set up a business as a Teacher Transformation Coach to support the wellbeing of teachers by focussing on exercise, nutrition and lifestyle. He talks to us about his story and how he can help others. https://www.linkedin.com/in/theteacherscoach https://instagram.com/paudiemoore_teacherscoach?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==

40 second clip from Episode 46 with Paudie https://www.linkedin.com/in/theteacherscoach https://instagram.com/paudiemoore_teacherscoach?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==

Paul Fitzgerald is a primary school teacher at Holy Trinity National School in Leopardstown, Dublin. He has been a teacher just two years having had a former career in the banking sector since 2002. He is here today to talk about making the transition to teaching, why he did it and what he has noticed upon entering the profession. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitzgeraldpfp/

NQT Paul Fitzgerald, who worked in banking before deciding to become a teacher in his 40's, talks about how he could use skills he already had to navigate this career change confidently.

The Droichead Programme, an NQT's view with Paul Fitzgerald. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitzgeraldpfp?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BQjTnxeV0TquphPYlHdfiZg%3D%3D