RE Teachers Information Session on CEIST RE Certification
2022-09-07 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Kerry
Under a new initiative CEIST are pleased to present an information session to RE Teachers on a proposed certification process for Junior Certificate students studying RE outside of JC Examination.
To book your place to attend this session please follow the link – https://forms.office.com/r/yGencyB3QE

Documentation regarding the process is available for download here – JC RE Certification

Leaders in CEIST Schools
2022-09-12 16:00 - 2022-09-30 18:00 | Kerry
As you are aware CEIST has run a Middle Leadership Programme for a number of years. Over the last two years this was done online due to pandemic restrictions. During the last few months the CEIST Team has reviewed, developed and rebranded the programme as the “Leaders in CEIST Schools“ Programme. This revised programme retains many of the best features of our previous programmes while updating and improving on other areas. It will be run on a hybrid basis with one Zoom session and two in person sessions, both on Saturdays and the programme will run twice in the 2022/2023 Academic Year, Autumn and Spring. To ensure maximum engagement of participants we are limiting enrolment to forty.
Registration for the Autumn session will open at 4pm on Monday next, September 12 and will close automatically when the limit is reached.
Register your interest in ‘Leaders in CEIST Schools – LCS Autumn Session
https://forms.office.com/r/Sy25t849G8

CEIST Conference 2022
2022-09-29 12:30 - 2022-09-30 14:00 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
After an absence of two years we are very much looking forward to the opportunity to gather together once again for our CEIST Conference which is taking place on 29th & 30th September 2022 in Athlone.
Post Covid we are conscious of the need for time to “check and connect” with each other and consequently we have reduced the number of workshops for attendees.
We are grateful to Bishop Paul Dempsey, Diocese of Achrony who will celebrate mass for us to open our conference. We are delighted to welcome Prof. Daire Keogh, President of DCU as our keynote speaker and also Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann who will address the conference.
Online Registration is available at https://www.ceist.ie/conference-registration-2022/
Agenda and workshop details are downloadable here.
We look forward to meeting as many as possible and re-connecting in an informative and enjoyable manner.

Child Protection Seminar (Phase 2)
2022-10-03 10:00 - 2022-10-06 14:00 | Kerry
Child Protection Seminar (Phase 2) will be offered at the following locations during the first week of October 2022.
Monday 3rd October – Ardboyne Hotel, Navan
Tuesday 4th October – Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise
Wednesday 5th October – Woodlands Hotel, Limerick
Thursday 6th October – Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone
To reserve a place at any of these sessions please complete the form at https://forms.office.com/r/FfsDZYHenR

Induction for Newly Appointed Principals
2022-10-11 10:00 - 15:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
We look forward to warmly welcoming newly appointed Principals at an introductory session on Tuesday 11th October from 10am – 3.30pm at the Hodson Bay Hotel.

Student Leadership Conference 2023
2022-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Kerry
After a break of three years, due to Covid, we are thrilled to announce that the Student Conference will return for 2023. With the kind permission of DCU the event will be hosted on the St. Patrick’s College campus on Tuesday 28th February 2023 and will run from 10.00 – 15.00.
Planning is underway in earnest and a programme and booking form will issue in the coming weeks.
We look forward to an exciting and collaborative event and meeting as many as possible.

Principal Regional Network Meetings
2022-12-06 10:30 - 14:30 | Ardboyne Hotel, Navan, Ardboyne Hotel, Navan, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 C9YA, Ireland
December will see a return to in-person Principal Regional Network Meetings after a period of three years and we are all looking forward to the personal interactions which are so valuable.
The Principal Regional Network meetings will be held in four locations from 10:30am to 2:30pm including lunch:

Tuesday 6th December – Ardboyne Hotel, Navan.
Wednesday 7th December – Midland Park Hotel, Portlaoise.
Monday 12th December – Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. (Change from Training & Events Calendar)
Tuesday 13th December – Woodlands Hotel, Adare.

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link Principal Network Meetings Registration.

Principal Regional Network Meetings
2022-12-07 10:30 - 14:30 | Midlands Park Hotel, Jessop Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 KV20, Ireland
The Principal Regional Network meetings will be held in four locations from 10:30am to 2:30pm including lunch:

Tuesday 6th December – Ardboyne Hotel, Navan.
Wednesday 7th December – Midland Park Hotel, Portlaoise.
Monday 12th December – Sheraton Hotel, Athlone. (Change from Training & Events Calendar)
Tuesday 13th December – Woodlands Hotel, Adare.

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link Principal Network Meetings Registration.

Principal Regional Network Meetings
2022-12-12 10:30 - 14:30 | Sheraton Hotel Athlone, Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Principal Regional Network Meetings
2022-12-13 10:30 - 14:30 | Woodlands Hotel, Adare, Woodlands Hotel, Adare

Principal Regional Network Meetings (Re-Scheduled)
2022-12-14 08:00 - 17:00 | Kerry
The Principal Regional Network meetings rescheduled from December will be held in two locations from 10:30am to 2:30pm including lunch:

Tuesday 7th February – Sheraton Hotel, Athlone.
Wednesday 8th February – Woodlands Hotel, Adare.

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link https://forms.office.com/e/Cw4cqypnP3

Deputy Principal Network Meetings
2023-01-24 10:30 - 14:30 | Sheraton Hotel Athlone, Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
The Principal Regional Network meetings will be held in four locations from 10:30am to 2:30pm including lunch:

Tuesday 24th January – Sheraton Hotel, Athlone
Monday 30th January – Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick
Tuesday 31st January – Osprey Hotel, Naas

Please register your attendance by clicking on this link https://forms.office.com/e/jwUjJN2jpL

Leaders in CEIST Schools
2023-01-25 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-02-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Kerry
As you are aware CEIST has run a Middle Leadership Programme for a number of years. Over the last two years this was done online due to pandemic restrictions. During the last few months the CEIST Team has reviewed, developed and rebranded the programme as the “Leaders in CEIST Schools“ Programme. This revised programme retains many of the best features of our previous programmes while updating and improving on other areas. It will be run on a hybrid basis with one Zoom session on 25th January and two in person sessions in the Limerick area, Saturday 11th February 2023 at the Castle Oaks Hotel, Castleconnell and Saturday 25th February 2023 at the Limerick Education Centre. To ensure maximum engagement of participants we are limiting enrolment to forty. Participants must be available to attend all three sessions.
Registration for the Spring 2023 session will open at 4pm on Monday next, 12th December and will close automatically when the limit is reached.
Register your interest in ‘Leaders in CEIST Schools – LCS Spring 2023 Session

Finance Training for Board of Management Members
2023-01-28 10:30 - 14:00 | Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley, Dublin D22, X4W6, Ireland
We are delighted to provide training in the area of finance for Board of Management members and School Support Staff. We look forward to meeting you at one of the events, to answer any questions you may have and provide assistance in this area.
Time: Tea/Coffee available from 10.30am.
Training commences: 11.00am.
Training finishes: 1.00pm followed by lunch.
Register your attendance at the attached link – Registration Form for Finance Training

Deputy Principal Network Meetings
2023-01-30 10:30 - 14:30, 2023-01-31 10:30 - 14:30 | Kerry

Ceiliúradh CEIST
2023-02-01 | Kerry
After the success of the inaugural event last year planning is underway in earnest for next year’s Ceiliúradh CEIST celebration.
We look forward to the celebrations.
Ceiliúradh CEIST 2023 (canva.com)

Finance Training for Board of Management Members
2023-02-04 10:30 - 14:00 | Sheraton Hotel Athlone, Sheraton Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland

Finance Training for Board of Management Members
2023-02-25 10:30 - 14:00 | Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville Park Hotel, Limerick Road, Rathgoggan North,, Charleville, Co. Cork, P56 V268, Ireland

R.E. Teachers Gatherings
2023-03-07 10:00 - 14:30 | Kerry
We look forward to meeting our R.E. Teachers at Gathering around the country in March 2023.
Tuesday 7th March – Osprey Hotel, Naas
Wednesday 8th March – Woodlands Hotel, Adare
Thursday 9th March – Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone
Registration to attend R.E. Teachers Gatherings is available here – Registration Form
Agenda for the day can be downloaded from here – RE Teachers Gathering March 2023

Details for 2023 Junior Cert Students available for download here
– JC RE Certification

R.E. Teachers Gatherings
2023-03-08 10:00 - 14:30 | Woodlands Hotel, Adare, Woodlands Hotel, Adare

R.E. Teachers Gathering
2023-03-09 10:00 - 14:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland

Student Leadership Conference 2023
2023-04-19 | St. Patricks College Campus DCU, St. Patrick's College Campus DCU
After a break of three years, due to Covid, we are thrilled to announce that the Student Conference will return for 2023. With the kind permission of DCU the event will be hosted on the St. Patrick’s College campus on Wednesday 19th April 2023 and will run from 10.00 – 15.00.
We look forward to an exciting and collaborative event and meeting as many as possible.
Register to attend here – Online Registration Form
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Symposium on Faith Leadership
2023-06-19 10:00 - 13:30 | Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore Court Hotel, O'Moore Street, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35D406, Ireland
Ethos should be evident and tangible within our schools. The responsibility for this and for leading your school as a “Faith School” lies with you as Principals and Deputy Principals. As Patron, it is our responsibility to support you in this and to provide you with the means and tools to do so effectively which we aim to do in all our interactions with you. Maintaining the focus on “Faith Schools” and “Faith Leadership” is particularly important at the present time as we explore the shape that Catholic Education will take into the future.
Register here to attend – Symposium on Faith Leadership

RE Teachers Information Session on CEIST RE Certification
2023-09-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Following on from last year’s very successful launch of our new CEIST Religious education Certification Programme for non-exam RE classes at Junior Cycle we are delighted to announce details of our 2023/24 Programme.

We will be hosting a short Zoom presentation on Wednesday September 13th at 14.00 to go through the programme. Kate Liffey who is well known to all our RE teachers will be in attendance to go through all the details.

We look forward to seeing all our RE teachers on this zoom.

CEIST Annual Conference 2023
2023-09-28 - 2023-09-29 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
CEIST will be holding its Annual Conference on the 28th and 29th of September. As with previous years this two day event will consist of several Speakers, Workshops and other Gatherings.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Conference Programme 2023

A brief break down of the two days are as follows:

Day 1
A Mass Celebrated by Bishop Paul Connell, , Bishop of Ardagh & Clonmacnois.
Paul Connell was ordained Bishop of the diocese of Ardagh & Clonmacnois on 18 June 2023. Paul has spent most of his priestly ministry in the service of education. During his time as both principal and president of St Finian’s College, Mullingar he steered the development of the Diocesan Boarding School into a vibrant and successful co-educational post-primary school. In more recent years, he has acted as Secretary to the Council for Education of the Irish Bishops’ Conference and as Secretary & Chair to the Catholic Education Service. He is also a Director of the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) and a Director and former President of the Secretariat of Secondary Schools (AMCSS/ JMB)

A Welcoming and Opening Address by CEIST CEO Gerry McGuill
Gerry was appointed as CEIST CEO in February 2022 having served as FLG Coordinator since 2014. Prior to joining CEIST Gerry had been Principal of Our Lady’s Secondary School, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan since 2002.

Keynote Speaker Address by the Director of Scottish Catholic Education Service Barbara Coupar.
Barbara is responsible for the operational activity of the Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES). She provides significant support to the Catholic Head Teacher Associations to Church Representatives, school colleagues and others. Barbara has the lead role on the development of advice and support for the teaching of religious education in Catholic schools and works closely with Diocesan Religious Education Advisers, as well as colleagues in Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Barbara began her teaching career in 1998 and was formerly the Principal Teacher of Religious Education in Notre Dame High School, Greenock. In 1996 she gained a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of Glasgow.

The firsts days events will conclude with a Reception, Dinner and Evening Gathering

Day 2
Workshops on the Following Subjects:
RSE & SPHE at Second Level
Presented by Kate Liffey the Chaplain in St Brendan’s Community College, Birr
This workshop will be an opportunity for school leaders to explore RSE Policy development, and the newly published Junior Cycle SPHE Resources from CEP.

Supporting School Leaders to maximize the Potential of the Annual Review Meeting.
Presented by Denise Kelly of the Education Consultancy Service
The objective of this workshop is to support school leaders to maximize the potential of the annual post of responsibility review meeting (Circular 003/2018) with individual members of the In – School Leadership Team (ISLT).

Establishing a Special Class: A roadmap to delivery.
Presented by Pádhraic Gibbons, Principal of Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in Drimnagh, Dublin.
This workshop is a practical, step by step, guide for school leaders and managers to establishing a special class, being aware of the challenges it incorporates and hopefully avoiding some of the pitfall with time for a Q&A session.

Early Identification and Resolution of Hidden Bullying in Schools Ensuring Psychological Safety and Wellbeing of Students.
Presented by Maria Garvey PhD, CEO Cooperative Learning Institute
This presentation introduces the Award Winning Helping Hands Wellbeing and Anti-Bullying Programme – an innovative intervention based on international best practice and leading thinking and is informed by rigorous, ground-breaking research. It is based on a sociometric diagnostic instrument which allows teachers identify vulnerable students who are being rejected, excluded, victimised in the peer group and who typically suffer in silence and do not report until the situation has escalated . The instrument generates a heatmap of hidden relationship dynamics in the class. The programme is effective in ensuring psychological safety, inclusion, and early identification and resolution of hidden bullying.

After the Workshops there will be two further addresses by the following speakers
Bernie McNally, Secretary General of the Department of Education.
Bernie assumed the role of the Secretary General of the Department of Education in 2022. Her role involves overseeing the implementation of the department’s mission and high-level goals, with a focus on supporting and overseeing delivery of an education system that meets leaners needs. She provides leadership in driving reform and innovation across the education sector. Her previous roles as Director General in the Office of the Ombudsman Ireland and as Assistant Secretary General in the Department of Children, Equity, Disability, Integration and Youth, means that Bernie has led a variety of policy, service and governance in areas including early learning and childcare, youth affairs, information management, research and evaluation, and corporate affairs.

Rob Halford, CEIST Director of Education
Rob Halford, Director of Education, CEIST will address the Conference on the essential relationship between the CEIST Education Team, school Leadership Teams, Teachers, Chairpersons and Boards of Management.

Child Protection Training for new to the role DLP/DDLP
2023-10-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar Park Hotel ,Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland
This event aims to educate those new to the roles of DLP & DDLP. The topics that will be covered at this event include the following:

Reporting Child Protection concerns and Role of DLP
CPOR and recording it in BoM minutes
BoM Obligations
Child Protection Inspections (CPSI)
Record Keeping

Induction For Newly appointed Principals Day One
2023-10-23 10:00 - 15:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
Our support for new principals will include contributions from the CEIST team and from experienced school leaders.
Areas covers include:

Being a Leader in a Faith School
Your Role as Secretary to the Board of Management
Partition support for new leaders
Real Life Practical Scenarios
