NABMSE Calendar of Events (Past & Future)

Dealing with a Data Breach and Dealing with a Data Subject Access Request (face-to-face GDPR training for All School Staff)

Kildare Education Support Centre

📅 Date: Wednesday, 5th February 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
📍 Location: Kildare Education Support Centre
☕ Lunch will be provided
🔗 Registration: Please click here

Event Overview
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) impacts everyone in a school setting, to some degree. The aim of this workshop is to raise awareness of GDPR and how it applies to you in your role within the school.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this training, participants will:

1. Participants will gain an clear understanding of GDPR requirements concerning data breaches and Data Subject Access Requests, including the timelines, documentation, and communication processes. 

2. Participants will learn to identify and respond to data breaches, including containment, risk assessment, notification procedures, and preventive measures to mitigate future breaches.

3. Participants will acquire practical skills for managing Data Subject Access Requests ensuring timely responses, accurate data retrieval, and compliance under GDPR regulations.

Registration
To register for this event, please click here or contact Kildare Education Support centre for more information. Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

Note: This workshop is an in-person event and will not be available online. Lunch will be provided.

For any questions, please contact:
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📞 Phone: +353 (0)45 530 200

Prepare yourself and your school to stay GDPR compliant — join us for this essential training session!

Research Conference: Voice Matters - a collaborative representation of unique perspectives

Marino Institute of Education

Date: Friday, 7th February 2025

Time: 09:00 – 15:30
Venue: Marino Institute of Education, Edmund Hall, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9

Conference Host: Dr Finn Ó Murchú (Former Teacher, Senior Inspector, and Head of School, MIC Thurles).

A photographer will be present during the event; if you prefer not to be photographed, please inform the photographer. Event photos will be featured on our website for members and may also appear on our social media channels and member newsletters.

 📋 Schedule

🕣 08:30 – Registration

🕘 09:00 – Fáiltiú

• 👩‍🏫 Professor Teresa O’ Doherty, President, Marino Institute of Education
• 👩‍💼 Patricia Harrington, Chairperson, NABMSE

🕤 09:10 – 📘 Title: "A Century of Special Education in Ireland: Disturbing the Sound of Silence"

• 🎤 Speaker: Professor Emer Ring, Dean of Education at Mary Immaculate College

❓ 09:50 – Q&A

🕙 10:00 – 📘 Title: "Creating Space, Voice, Audience, and Influence for All Children"
(The Lundy Model for All Children with Additional Needs)

• 🎤 Speaker: Professor Laura Lundy, Professor of Children’s Rights, Queen’s University Belfast

❓ 10:45 – Q&A

☕ 11:00 – Tea/Coffee Break

🕦 11:25–12:10 – Workshops Block 1 - Choose one.

🕛 12:15–13:00 – Workshops Block 2 - Choose one.

🍽️ 13:00 – Lunch - Blasta Restaurant, Nagle Rice building

🕜 13:30 – 📘 Title: "Meaningful Student Participation in the Development of Talking Mats Resources to Support Inclusive Education in Ireland: Practice-Based Research"

• 🎤 Speakers: Jessica McCluskey, NCSE Speech and Language Therapy Manager, and Eimear Coffey, NCSE Specialist Lead, Education and Curriculum

🕑 14:00 – 📘 Title: "The Lived Educational Experiences of Autistic Trans and Non-Binary Students in the Republic of Ireland"

• 🎤 Speaker: Dr. Maggie Green, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Early Education & Social Studies, ATU

💬 14:30 – Panel Discussion

🙌 15:15 – Final Thanks and Conference Close

• 👩‍💼 Mary Crawford, Vice-Chair NABMSE

Workshops - Choose one from block 1 and one from Block 2.