Ireland’s Yearbook of Education 2018 2019 – Second Level
Ireland’s Yearbook of Education
2018 2019
SECOND LEVEL CHAPTER
Girls from Christ King Secondary School Cork, performing excerpts from ‘Bewitched’ at the Gala Dinner of the National Association of Principals & Deputy Principals (NAPD) in Galway on 19 October 2018.
Second Level Review 2018
By Clive Byrne | Director, National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD)
Leadership and Management in Post-Primary Schools
By John Curtis | General Secretary, Joint Managerial Body/Association of Management of Catholic Secondary Schools
Flourishing Leader – Flourishing School
By Dr Michael Redmond | Director of Research & Development, JMB, and Vice Chairperson, NCCA
School Placement
By Tomás Ó Ruairc | Director and CEO, Teaching Council
Junior Cycle Reform
Five years in, where are we now?
By Pádraig Kirk | Director, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT)
Senior Cycle Review
By Barry Slattery | Director, Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA & John Hammond | Acting Chief Executive, NCCA
Transition Year – Past, Present, Future
Learning for the future
By Dr Gerry Jeffers | Researcher and lecturer
The Foreign Languages Strategy
Learning a foreign language has never been more important
By Breda Naughton| Retired Principal Officer, Department of Education & Skills
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
A virtual world where the benefits are real
By Trevor Collins | Assistant Principal, Bandon Grammar School; Business, Economics and Computer teacher
The Story of the Aunua Academy
How an Irish non-profit for mental health was born
By Karina Murray | Founder and CEO of Aunua Academy & Philip Smith | Co-founder of Aunua Academy
Achievement in the Junior Certificate Examination
Trends over time in DEIS and non-DEIS schools
By Dr Susan Weir | Research Fellow, Educational Research Centre, Dublin & Dr Lauren Kavanagh | Research Associate, Educational Research Centre, Dublin