The Centre held a School, Youth and Teacher Exchanges Study Day at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh to discuss the findings of this scoping study.
PROGRAMME
09:30 |
Refreshments |
10:00 |
Opening remarks by the chairman, Professor John Coolahan, National University of Ireland Maynooth |
10:15 |
Opening address by Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, chairman, Northern Ireland Higher Education Council |
10:30 |
North/South School, Youth and Teacher Exchanges: the Current Situation. Paper by Andy Pollak, director, Centre for Cross Border Studies |
11:00 |
Refreshments |
11:30 |
Choice of three workshops:
- The role of exchange projects within the school curriculum
- Teacher and student teacher exchanges
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12:45 |
Lunch |
2:00 |
Choice of three workshops:
- The role of ICT in exchange projects
- Exchanges also involving countries outside Ireland
- Exchanges involving schools and youth groups
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3:00 |
Refreshments |
3:45 |
FINAL PLENARY SESSION Reports back from the workshops and discussion Closing comments from the chairman |
4:30 |
Close |
PARTICIPANTS
Name |
Organisation |
Adams, Mr Bob |
Youth Service, North-Eastern Education and Library Board, Ballymena, Co Antrim |
Ahern, Mr Vincent |
Adult Education Organiser, Co Cork County VEC |
Andrews, Ms Harriet |
Careers Officer, Dundalk Institute of Technology |
Arlow, Mr Michael |
Director, SCPE, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Co Derry |
Arundel, Mr Liam |
Chief Executive Officer, City of Dublin VEC |
Birch, Mr John |
The Education and Training Inspectorate, Department of Education, Bangor |
Bloomfield, Sir Kenneth |
Chairman, Northern Ireland Higher Education Council |
Breen, Mr P J |
Principal Officer, Youth Affairs Section, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Brennan, Mr Manus |
Co Donegal Education Centre |
Buchanan, Ms Sandra |
EU Projects Officer, Monaghan VEC |
Burke, Mr Des |
Youth Work Service, Léargas, Dublin |
Clarke, Dr Patricia |
Research Manager, CCBS |
Collins, Ms Karen |
Project Officer, Youth, Education and Community Programme, Co-operation Ireland, Dublin |
Connaughton, Ms Breda |
North/South Co-operation Unit, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Cooke, Ms Gail |
Educational Adviser for EMU, South-Eastern Education and Library Board, Belfast |
Coolahan, Professor John |
NUI Maynooth |
Cox, Ms Deirdre |
Teacher, Sligo Grammar School |
Crowe, Mr Howard |
Senior Youth Officer, Curriculum and Operations, Western Education and Library Board, Omagh, Co Tyrone |
Cullen, Ms Siuan |
Co-ordinator for Ireland, Warrington Project |
Cunningham, Mr Francis |
Donegal Education Centre |
Danaswamy, Ms Marie |
President, National Parents Council (Post Primary) |
Day, Ms Rosemary |
Laois Education Centre |
Dempster, Mr Arthur |
Director of Corporate Services, Youth Council for Northern Ireland |
Dowling, Mr Pat |
Head of EU/International Affairs, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Emery, Ms Betty |
Salmon of Knowlege Project, Edenbrooke Primary School, Belfast |
Farrell, Mr Duane |
N/S Officer, Youthnet/National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin |
Fenta, Ms Frances |
Field Development Officer NI, Scouting Ireland (CSI) |
Gadd, Ms Deborah |
Senior Programme Officer, CBIET, Belfast |
Gallagher, Professor Tony |
Graduate School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast |
Geoghegan, Mr Dónall |
Programme Manager, National Youth Council of Ireland, Dublin |
Gleeson, Dr Jim |
Department of Education and Professional Studies, University of Limerick |
Glenny, Mr Nigel |
Co-operation Ireland, Belfast |
Hall-Callaghan, Ms Avril |
Assistant General Secretary, Ulster Teachers’ Union, Belfast |
Higgins, Ms Christine |
Léargas, Dublin |
Hughes, Ms Caitríona |
International Officer, Southern Education and Library Board, Armagh |
Hughes, Ms Mairéad |
Administrator, CCBS |
Johnston, Mr Desmond |
Inspectorate, Department of Education, Bangor |
Judge, Ms Maxine |
European Studies Project, Southern Education and Library Board, Armagh |
Keenan, Mr Michael |
Newry Divisional Youth Office, Southern Education and Library Board, Newry, Co Down |
Kelly, Mr Gerry |
Secondary Adviser, North Eastern Education and Library Board, Ballymena, Co Antrim |
Kelly, Ms Vivien |
Environment and Society Adviser, Southern Education and Library Board, Armagh |
Kennedy, Mr Tony |
Chief Executive, Co-operation Ireland, Belfast |
Kerr, Ms Ana |
International Officer, Belfast Education and Library Board |
Lenane, Ms Brigid |
Churches’ Peace Education Programme, Belfast |
Leydon, Ms Moira |
Assistant General Secretary, Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, Dublin |
Lyons, Mr Kevin |
North/South Ministerial Council |
Mackenzie, Mr Dick |
Joint Secretary, North/South Ministerial Council, Armagh |
Mahon, Mr Tony |
Insight Ireland, Laois Education Centre, Portlaoise, Co Laois |
Mann, Mr David |
Department of Education, Bangor |
Martin, Ms Margaret |
Principal, St Catherine’s College, Armagh |
Martin, Ms Marie |
International Officer, Western Education and Library Board, Omagh, Co Tyrone |
McCarthy, Mr Stephen |
Education Officer (Senior Cycle), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Dublin |
McClarin, Mr David |
Youth Service Branch, Department of Education, Bangor |
McCluskey, Mr Larry |
Chief Executive Officer, Co Monaghan VEC |
McGill, Ms Marianne |
Civic Link, Co-operation Ireland, Dublin |
McGreevy, Ms Geraldine |
Belfast Education and Library Board |
McGrellis, Ms Sheena |
University of Ulster at Magee College, Derry |
McGuinness, Mr Philip |
Department of Mathematics and Computing, Dundalk Institute of Technology |
McKee, Mr David |
Principal, Duke of Westminster Secondary School, Kesh, Co Fermanagh |
McKee, Mr Tom |
NAS-UWT, Belfast |
McKenna, Mr Ciaran |
Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, Dungannon, Co Tyrone |
McKeown, Mr Jim |
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education, Belfast |
McQuiston, Ms Ann |
Adviser, International Unit, South-Eastern Education and Library Board, Belfast |
Moran, Professor Anne |
Head of School of Education, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Co Antrim |
Mulkeen, Mr Aidan |
Education Department, NUI Maynooth |
Mullin, Mr Jim |
Executive Director, Léargas, Dublin |
Murphy, Mr Tony |
Chief Executive, National Youth Federation, Dublin |
Murphy, Ms Paula |
St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin |
Murray, Mr Vince |
Lecturer in Education, St Angela’s College, Sligo |
Nesbitt, Mr Raymond |
North/South Ministerial Council |
Nic Con Iomaire, Ms Nuala |
Post Primary Inspector, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Nolan PP, Rev Sean |
Parochial House, Emyvale, Co Monaghan |
O Diomasaigh, Mr Sean |
Principal, St Michael’s Boys National School, Trim, Co Meath |
Ó Longáin, Mr Seán |
Chief Executive Officer, Co Donegal VEC |
Ó Raghallaigh, Mr Conor |
North/South Ministerial Council |
O’Conchubhair, Mr Torlach |
Assistant Chief Inspector, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
O’Donnell, Mr Eddie |
Donegal Education Centre |
O’Malley, Mr Conor |
North/South Ministerial Council |
O’Shea, Ms Karen |
Human Rights Education Co-ordinator, Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Peel, Mr James |
Education Officer (Youth), South Eastern Education and Library Board, Belfast |
Peover, Mr Stephen |
Deputy Secretary, Department of Education, Bangor |
Pollak, Mr Andy |
Director, CCBS |
Power, Mr Brian |
North/South Co-operation Unit, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Regan, Mr Colm |
Let’s Talk, Bray, Co Wicklow |
Regan, Mr Leo |
Arts Education Organiser, Co Sligo VEC |
Rogan, Ms Marian |
Teacher, St Catherine’s National School, Kells, Co Meath |
Rowan, Ms Anne |
International Officer, International Unit, South Eastern Education and Library Board, Belfast |
Ryan, Mr Pat |
Chief Executive Officer, Galway City VEC |
Simms, Mr W George |
Co-ordinator, Horizon Project, Belfast |
Smith, Professor Alan |
University of Ulster at Coleraine, Co Derry |
Smyth, Mr Terry |
Department of Education, Bangor |
Smyth, Ms Jane |
Dissolving Boundaries, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Co Derry |
Sweeney, Ms Bernice |
International Officer, Youth Council for Northern Ireland, Belfast |
Sweeney, Ms Patsy |
Regional Development Officer, Second Level Support Service, Department of Education and Science, Dublin |
Tate, Mr Billy |
Principal, Aughnacloy Primary School, Co Tyrone |
Turner, Ms Fern |
Regional Officer, National Association of Head Teachers, Belfast |
Uí Chonchúr, Ms Phyll |
Director, Gortahork Education Centre |
Vesey, Ms Ita |
Youth Officer, Western Education and Library Board, Omagh, Co Tyrone |
Ward, Ms Eilís |
Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin City VEC |
Watson, Ms Mae |
Wider Horizons Programme (teacher training), Director of External Affairs, Stranmillis University College, Belfast |
Weir, Ms Donna |
Youth Section, South Eastern Education and Library Board |
White, Mr John Deputy |
General Secretary, Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, Dublin |
Yarr, Ms Mary |
Language Adviser, Craigavon Teachers Centre, Co Armagh |
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