RE Teacher's CPD 8th October
2024-10-08 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Springfor Hall Hotel, Springfor Hall Hotel, Twopothouse, Mallow, Co. Cork, Cork, P51 YP96, Ireland
The RE Teachers’ Network Meeting is an opportunity for RE teachers in CEIST schools to connect, share ideas and resources. This will help to assist your work in the classroom as well as your work, along with your colleagues, in promoting and nourishing the characteristic spirit in your school.

We will discuss the crucial role of the RE teacher in your school where, for many, it may be a student’s only connection to faith.

RE Teacher's CPD 10th October
2024-10-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Athlone Springs Hotel, R362, Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, N37 F9T3, Ireland

Induction For Newly appointed Principals Day One
2024-10-14 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

RE Teacher's CPD 15th October
2024-10-15 10:00 - 15:00 | Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley, Dublin D22, X4W6, Ireland

Principal Winter Network Meeting 3rd of December
2024-12-03 10:30 - 14:30 | Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Rd, Newpark Lower, Kilkenny, R95KP63, Ireland
Principals will gather on the dates and in the venues shown to meet their peers on a regional basis discuss current matters. The gatherings are an opportunity to exchange views and bring further clarity to topics of interest. Invitations to register for preferred venue will be sent after the mid term.

Principal Winter Network Meeting 4th of December
2024-12-04 10:30 - 14:30 | Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley, Dublin D22, X4W6, Ireland

Principal Winter Network Meeting 10th of December
2024-12-10 10:30 - 14:30 | Great Southern Killarney, Great Southern Killarney Town Centre, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland

Principal Winter Network Meeting 12th of December
2024-12-12 10:30 - 14:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland

Catholic Schools Week 2025 - Alive in Christ
2025-01-19 - 2025-01-25 | Co. Westmeath
This years theme for Catholic Schools Week is “Alive in Christ”. Reflecting on this theme, Catholic schools will explore what it means to be fully alive as a human being – living life to the full in Christ. Sensitive to the age appropriateness of the various classes and years, the theme will explore how we exist for one another in Christ, building from the wellbeing of the individual, extending the notion of true wellbeing to others, to our families and communities, and to The Other, in God. The theme will mediate on hope, the true purpose and meaning of human life, and, in the more senior years, on true freedom.

Please follow a link below to the CEP Website which will have many resources for each day of the week.
Catholic Schools Week 2025 – Alive in Christ! | Catholic Education Partnership

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 20th of January 2025
2025-01-20 10:30 - 14:30 | Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny, Newpark Hotel, Castlecomer Rd, Newpark Lower, Kilkenny, R95KP63, Ireland
Deputy Principals will gather on the dates and in the venues shown to meet their peers on a regional basis discuss current matters. The gatherings are an opportunity to exchange views and bring further clarity to topics of interest.

Updates / Recent and upcoming events​
Admission Policies / OTHER –very brief update​
Ceiliúradh CEIST​
Student Conference​
Cothú – an overview; next steps; How can the DP support this ​
LCS – Promoting participation.

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 22nd of January 2025
2025-01-22 10:30 - 14:30 | Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley, Fonthill Road, Liffey Valley, Dublin D22, X4W6, Ireland

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 27th of January 2025
2025-01-27 10:30 - 14:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 29th of January
2025-01-29 10:30 - 14:30 | Great Southern Killarney, Great Southern Killarney Town Centre, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland

Ceiliúradh CEIST Day Jan 2025
2025-01-31 | Co. Westmeath
Ceiliúradh CEIST Day has now become a major day of celebration in all our CEIST school and our 2025 day will be celebrated on Friday January 31st.

We want to continue to build on the very exciting Ceiliúradh CEIST day celebrations of the past three years and celebrate and showcase our wonderful schools and all the fabulous work being done on a daily basis.

We will be in contact with schools with lots of ideas for the day.

Mark the date – Jan 31st 2025!

Leaders in CEIST School 2025 Day 1
2025-03-01 09:30 - 15:30 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar Park Hotel ,Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland
The 2024/2025 Leadership in a CEIST School (LCS) programme is a wide-ranging programme that challenges both the leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow to look at their understanding of leadership in a Catholic school in today’s world.
LCS is open to all teachers in CEIST schools who wish to explore what it means to be a leader in our schools. It will run over three Saturdays in Spring 2025 and attendance is required on all three dates.

Child Protection Stage 2 (Including Lunch)
2025-03-06 10:00 - 14:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
An Information Session on the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post Primary Schools (Revised 2023) will be held on 6th March 2025 in the Hodson Bay Hotel 9.30 – 2.30pm to include lunch.
It is open to all newly appointed Designated Liaison Persons (DPLs) and Deputy Designated Liaison Persons (DDLPs). DLPs / DDLPs who are not newly appointed but who would like to refresh their understanding of the Procedures are also invited to register.
The session will have 2 parts:
Part 1:

To promote the awareness and understanding of abuse
Understand the threshold of harm
Provide information to enable staff to know what to do in situations where there is a concern, suspicion or allegation of abuse
Understand the difference between mandated V non mandated reports

Part 2:

Reporting CP concerns and Role of DLP
CPOR
BOM Obligations
CP Inspections
Record Keeping

Leaders in CEIST School Day 2
2025-03-08 09:00 - 15:30 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar Park Hotel ,Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland

Leaders in CEIST School Day 3
2025-03-22 09:30 - 15:30 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar Park Hotel ,Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland

Student Leadership Conference 2025
2025-05-07 10:30 - 14:30 | Co. Westmeath
We are delighted to announce that our Student Leadership Conference will take place on Wednesday 7th May 2025 in DCU St. Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra. This is a wonderful event which brings together students leaders and teachers from each of our 105 CEIST schools to hear and discuss the great work of student leadership happening across all our schools.

Induction For Newly appointed Principals Day Three
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-17 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
Our support for new principals will conclude with our final event. The final day will include contributions from the CEIST team and from experienced school leaders.

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 18th of June
2025-06-18 10:30 - 14:30 | Woodlands Hotel, Adare, Woodlands Hotel, Adare
Deputy Principals will gather on the dates and in the venues shown to meet their peers on a regional basis discuss current matters. The gatherings are an opportunity to exchange views and bring further clarity to topics of interest.

Deputy Principal Network Meeting 19th of June
2025-06-19 10:30 - 14:30 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar Park Hotel ,Dublin Rd, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland

RE Teachers CPD 15th of September (Rochestown Park Hotel)
2025-09-15 10:00 - 14:30 | Rochestown Park Hotel, Rochestown Rd, Douglas, Cork, Co. Cork, T12 AKC8, Ireland

RE Teacher's CPD 22nd of September (Hodson Bay Hotel)
2025-09-22 10:00 - 14:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland

CEIST CONFERENCE 2025
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-26 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland
CEIST Annual Conference, Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Thursday and Friday September 25th & 26th, 2025.
As with previous years, this two day event will consist of several Speakers, Workshops and other Gatherings.

Conference Programme 2025

Day One
MEDITATION WORKSHOP
‘Time to Breathe’ – Bryan O’Reilly
REGISTRATION
Gathering Prayer
Celebration of the Eucharist
Celebrant: Most Rev Kevin Doran, Bishop of Elphin and Achonry
Choir: Schola: St Joseph’s Secondary School, Navan
Directors: Ephrem Feeley & David Burke
WELCOME ADDRESS
Maeve Mahon, CEIST CEO
COTHÚ ‘The Journey so Far’
THE STUDENT VOICE
Divine Luke-Letlhake, Head Girl,
St Mary’s College Arklow
KEYNOTE: Rev Professor Michael Conway
‘Beyond Cain and Abel: Catholic School Identity’

Day Two
WORKSHOPS
Legacy, Leadership & Resolution: Building Peaceful School Environments Róisín McDaid
A reflective and practical workshop exploring how Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) approaches can support school leaders in fostering respectful relationships, upholding core values, and remaining compliant with relevant legislation within the school community.

Provision Mapping in Christ King Girl’s Secondary School Richel Long & Elaine Connor
Provision Mapping is a unique approach to how post-primary schools plan, deliver, and evaluate inclusive education. At its heart, Provision Mapping is a whole-school, evidence-based process that captures every support and intervention a school offers across the Continuum of Support in a single, strategic overview.

Leading Meetings for Better Outcomes Rachel Doogue
This interactive workshop provides Principals, Deputies, BOM Chairs and anyone leading meetings with the opportunity to consider how to maximise the effectiveness of meetings and enhance working with the ISM team, staff, committees, parents, and board members.
KEYNOTE: Martina Mannion Assistant Secretary Special Education NEPs & Redress
SCATTERING PRAYER
Choir From: St Mary’s Secondary School, Ballina
Director: Regina Deacy
Accompanist: Aoife Sherry

Child Protection Procedures Information Session (Parts 1 & 2)
2025-10-02 10:00 - 15:30 | Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone, Hodson Bay Hotel, Roscommon Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, N37 XR82, Ireland

RE Teacher's CPD 6th of October (Sligo Park Hotel)
2025-10-06 10:00 - 15:00 | Sligo Park Hotel, Sligo Park Hotel, Pearse Rd., Co. Sligo, F91 Y762, Ireland
