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NABMSE Newsletter March 2025

NABMSE Newsletter March 2025

 ‍📢 NABMSE Newsletter March 2025

Dear Members

We hope this newsletter finds you well! We’re excited to share important updates, valuable resources, and opportunities to support inclusive education and student success in your school community.

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🏫 Scoil Eoin: Supporting Students with Mild General Learning Disabilities (MGLD)

Scoil Eoin, a special school in Crumlin, caters to children with MGLD aged 9-18. They offer a range of educational programs, including the Primary Curriculum, Junior Cycle Level 2 & 3, and the Leaving Cert Applied.

A powerful new video, created by Gibney Communications, gives a glimpse into how they support their students with MGLD. Through the voices of staff, students, parents, and past pupils, it highlights the inclusive environment they have built to help every child thrive.

 

🎥 Watch the video here

 

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📅 Important Deadline – Don’t Miss Out!

Summer Programme: Thresholds remain open until 5 PM, Friday, April 11, 2025.

 

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🏫 NABMSE Welcomes Mandatory Assessed Placements for Student Teachers in Special Education

We are pleased to see the introduction of mandatory assessed placements for student teachers in special education settings. This long-awaited initiative includes the integration of essential modules in initial teacher training—a key recommendation from our manifesto.

 

👉 Read more...

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💡 Call for Workshop Ideas – NABMSE Conference 2025

We are thrilled to announce our upcoming Beyond Labels: Every Journey Matters conference, taking place on October 9th & 10th, 2025, at the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone.

This year’s theme centres on valuing every learner’s unique journey, particularly during critical transitions—from primary to post-primary and beyond. We invite schools to share insights, challenges, and innovative approaches that support students through these transitions.

📩 Submit your workshop ideas to info@nabmse.ie or projectsupport@nabmse.ie.
 

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📚 Essential NABMSE Resources for Schools

🔹 Summer Programme 2025 – Guidelines, Registration Portal, and Templates
🔹 Seminars & Conferences – Watch recordings from key events
🔹 Conference & AGM Presentations – Download past NABMSE presentations
🔹 NABMSE Submissions – Explore policy contributions and recommendations
🔹 Boards of Management – Governance manuals, child protection, and key guidelines
🔹 Management Bodies – Reports, staff allocations, therapy services info
🔹 DE Circulars & Notices – Special education updates, SNAs, Bus Escorts, and more

 

🔗 Click here for more details

 

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🌟 The Autism-Friendly Schools Research Project

DCU Autism-Friendly Schools research project has worked closely with autistic children and their families to amplify the voices of autistic students in education. 

 

📢 A research summary report was published on March 26, 2025 and is available here.

 

📘 The project team has also developed a framework for Autism-Friendly Schools, offering actionable principles that schools can adopt. You can access the framework here.

 

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🎓 Making Learning Accessible for Everyone with Microsoft Education

Microsoft is committed to digital inclusivity, providing accessibility features that support diverse learning needs. These tools help enhance student engagement, improve focus, and build confidence across Microsoft products.

 

👉 Learn more here

📢 Published by Dr. Kevin Marshall, Head of Education, Microsoft Ireland

 

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📄 Department of Education Customer Query Form

The Department of Education has introduced a Customer Query Form to streamline queries related to payroll, pensions, and school transport.

 

📌 Learn more here

 

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For any questions or further information, feel free to reach out to us or visit our website.

 

Warm regards,
The NABMSE Team


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Email: info@nabmse.ie Phone: 045 533753 Web: www.nabmse.ie