Stage 1 Seminars

10:00 - 10:30

Welcome Address

Opening address with introduction to the Department of Education and welcome to the Conference.

 

Chair

  • Hubert Loftus Assistant Secretary - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
10:15 - 12:00

Inspiring School Design

Schools must be designed to be used creatively and imaginatively; where learning is not exclusively confined to formal teaching spaces. Learning, social interaction and a sense of belonging come together to form positive attitudes in an inclusive environment.

 

 

Speakers

Chair

  • Margaret Brennan Senior Architect - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
12:00 - 13:00

Climate & Energy

Bringing together, the voices of Student, School Management, Energy Training and Educators, Policy Developers and Implementers.

This session will focus on the journey towards zero carbon, energy efficiency design approaches, the potential for schools engaging in a whole school approach to energy, the wider impacts for a school regarding an energy efficiency upgrade, the community ripple effect and the Student voice with the individual and collective perspective on making a difference.

  • Welcome and Overview: John Dolan, Department of Education
  • Climate Action - Transitioning Schools to Zero: John Dolan
  • Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme: Michael Walsh, Department of Education
  • School Support Programmes: Alan Ryan, SEAI
      • Energy in Education Programme, a partnership between SEAI / Department of Education
      • SEAI Education Programme
  • Education for Sustainable Development and SDG 4/4.7: Leona De Khors, Department of Education
  • A School Perspective: Colm Mac Cinna, Principal St. Mary’s BNS Monaghan
  • Youth Climate Education Experience
  • Q & A

 

Speakers

Chair

13:00 - 13:15

Minister Address

An Roinn Breisoideachais Oideachais | Department of Education

Speaker

  • Norma Foley Minister for Education - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
14:30 - 15:45

Project Ireland 2040

 

 

 

Speakers

  • Murty Hanly Acting Principal Officer | Forward Planning & Site Acquisitions - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
  • Eoghan Ryan Director of Services – Planning and Strategic Development - Kildare County Council
  • Kevin Meaney Principal Officer, National Investment Office - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
  • Paul Hogan Chief Planner - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

Chair

  • Valerie Kirwan Principal Officer - Planning and Building Unit - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
16:15 - 17:00

Closing Keynote: Responding & Adapting to current Challenges

This session will provide a sharing of experiences and challenges in respect of school accommodation across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.  Challenges including capacity pressures, evolving accommodation requirements, and sustainability will be outlined and the emerging responses to these challenges will be discussed.  This session presents an opportunity for collective learning and the prompting of strategic thinking across the sector.

Speakers

  • View full profile for Dr Suzanne KingonDr Suzanne Kingon Director of Investment & Infrastructure - Department of Education (NI)
  • Neal O’Leary Programme Director Sustainable Communities for Learning - Welsh Government
  • Crawford Wright Head of Architecture and Design - Department for Education

Chair

  • Áine Cusack Principal Officer - Schools Capital Appraisal Section - An Roinn Oideachais | Department of Education
09:45 - 10:30

Minister Address

An Roinn Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta | Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Welcome address with emphasis on the importance of supporting the school system with modern educational facilities.

 

 

Speaker

  • Simon Harris Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
10:00 - 10:15

Keynote: Introduction to DFHERIS

Introduction to DFHERIS including the role and responsibilities in funding and policy creation in the higher and further education and research sectors.

Speaker

  • Paul Lemass Assistant Secretary - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
11:00 - 12:00

Inspiring Tertiary Education Spaces

Further and Higher Education Infrastructure and systems must be designed to be inclusive, responsive, accessible and connected to society. Investment in infrastructure should reflect the diversity of the population, take a holistic view of the future, and open pathways to education and lifelong learning through inclusive and inspiring design.

 

Speakers

  • Eamonn Dunican Principal Officer - Capital Programmes Unit - An Roinn Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta | Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
  • Ger Casey Chief Executive Officer - Grangegorman Development Agency
  • Aoibheann Ní Mhearáin Technical Advisor - Higher Education Authority
  • Martin G. O’Brien Chief Executive - Louth and Meath Education and Training Board
  • View full profile for Dr. Avril BehanDr. Avril Behan Director of the FET College of the Future - SOLAS
12:30 - 13:30

Universal Design in Education across the Human Life Course

  • Universal Design in Education across the Human Life Course: Chair, Dr Gerald Craddock
  • Designing the environment for children and teenagers to access and participate in Educational Settings: Tom Grey, Research Fellow, TrinityHaus
  • FET college of the future: From Refurbishment to Universal Design in Education: Dr Rory o Sullivan, Principal, Killester College of Further Education
  • Think Human First: Universal Design in Higher Education: Margaret Kinsella, Senior Lecturer TU Dublin, Blancherstown Campus
  • Designing the Environment for all people to access and participate in a University Setting: Dr Anna Kelly, DipEd(HEc), MEd(SEN), MSc(Mgt), PhD(Inclusive Design), Director, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning/Chair, PATH Leinster Cluster

Speakers

  • Dr Anna Kelly Director, UCD Access & Lifelong Learning - University College Dublin
  • Margaret Kinsella Senior Lecturer - TU Dublin, Blancherstown Campus
  • Dr Rory O Sullivan Principal - Killester & Marino College of Further Education
  • Tom Grey Course Director Fire Safety Practice - TrinityHaus

Chair

  • Dr Gerald Craddock Chief Officer - Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at National Disability Authority
14:30 - 15:30

Estate Management

Managing your Estate effectively will help save money and ensure you have a healthy, safe and sustainable environment. In this session we will have speakers from Department of Education in the UK (DfE), Atlantic Technological University Donegal, University College Cork and the Health Service Executive (HSE) on how they implement effective estate management and the challenges being faced.

Speakers

  • Lindsay Harris Deputy Director - Capital Strategy & Intelligence, Department for Education
  • Mark Poland Director of Estates - University College Cork
  • Mary Daly Estates Manager - Atlantic Technological University Donegal
  • Bernard Pierce Project Lead - HSE Capital & Estates ICT Project

Chair

  • Mark Kelly Technical Manager, Planning and Building Unit - Department of Education