Conference: Leaving School in Ireland - Post School Transitions and Policy

Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 The ESRI will hold a half-day conference focusing on a range of key policy issues emerging from the recent Leaving School in Ireland study. Among the topics to be addressed are young people’s post-school decision-making, their experience of the transition to further and higher education and labour market integration.

 PROGRAMME 

  • 08.30 Registration and tea/coffee 
  • 08.55 Welcome: Frances Ruane, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute 
  • 09.05 Opening address: Damien English, T.D., Minister of State at the Departments of Education & Skills and Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation 

Keynote Address 

Chair: Selina McCoy, Economic and Social Research Institute 

  • 09.25 What Works to Improve Transition? Learning from the What Works: Retention and Success Programme in the UK Professor Liz Thomas, Edge Hill University
  • 10.25 Tea/Coffee 

Session 2 

Chair: Rory O’Sullivan, National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals 

  • 10.55 School Influences on Post-School Transitions Emer Smyth, Economic and Social Research Institute
  • 11.20 The Experience of Transition to Further and Higher Education Selina McCoy, Economic and Social Research Institute
  • 11.45 Changes in Labour Market Transitions over the Great Recession Elish Kelly, Economic and Social Research Institute

Panel Discussion 

Chair: Emer Smyth, Economic and Social Research Institute 12.10 Panel Discussion Breda Naughton, Department of Education and Skills Fiona Hartley, SOLAS Muiris O'Connor, Higher Education Authority 

13.00 Conference Close