Approximately 70 members were present this morning at the “drop” in Ballyroan and I hope everyone enjoyed the company.
The following may be of interest to some of our members:

A new book will be published in 6 Harcourt Street (Bookshop) at 7.30pm on the 20th September.  The title of the book is “Names” and consists of a collection of lectures given by professors from the Celtic countries under the names of countries – including this country.
You may also be interested in the subject.

Vere Foster Lecture  You are cordially invited to the inaugural public lecture in a series, this one to be given by the world-renowned education policy scholar Prof Bob Lingard of the University of Queenstown.  It will address the issue of inequalities in schools.

This public lecture series is an initiative of the Vere Foster Trust, established to commemorate the legacy of Vere Foster, a nineteenth-century Anglo-Irish philanthropist who supported the development of the national school system and founded the INTO in 1868.

The Trust is hoping to contribute to the public debate about education on the island of Ireland and policy development.

Please see attached a flier about the lecture, which we would be grateful if you could circulate to all of your colleagues you think would have an interest in the lecture.

Vere Foster lecture flyer 200612

The Special Education Department, St. Patrick’s College of Education, Drumcondra. 
There Will Be a Gathering on 22nd October to celebrate 50 years of Special Education. All Special Class Teachers and those who that Worked in Special Education are very welcome. Further details are (will be?) available on the website of the INTO.

Many thanks,
Michael