2009 Press Releases
NAIRTL goes Global
07.09.2009
A conference for school principals of India will take place in Guwahati, India in early October. Jennifer Murphy, Project Manager of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL), has been invited to address the conference delegates. The number of attendees is expected to be in the region of 200.
07.09.2009
A conference for school principals of India will take place in Guwahati, India in early October. Jennifer Murphy, Project Manager of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL), has been invited to address the conference delegates. The number of attendees is expected to be in the region of 200.
The conference runs from Thursday, 1st to Saturday, October 3rd with three keynote speakers, including Jennifer, being sponsored to attend by Cornmarket Group Financial Services Ltd. Cornmarket are sponsors of the Global Schoolroom initiative which is dedicated to sharing educational experience between communities worldwide to help eradicate poverty, promote economic development and support sustainable communities.
Pauric O'Grady who is recently retired from the position of Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson Medical - Ireland, will also deliver a keynote address at the conference. Pauric is actively involved as a board member with a number of community projects and initiatives and is currently Chairman of the Steering Committee for BITCI's (Business in the Community Ireland) Schools' Business Partnership initiative.
The third sponsored speaker, Mr Reg Chapman, an educational consultant since 2004, has worked in education since 1970. He was principal of one of the largest colleges in England, Blackpool and the Fylde College, which has a reputation for combining excellence with equality and inclusiveness. In 2000 Mr. Chapman was awarded an OBE for Services to Further Education by the Queen.
This conference is a wonderful opportunity for the National Academy to further their collaborative work and is testament to the impact to date of this initiative nationally and internationally.
Picture: Jennifer Murphy
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Pauric O'Grady who is recently retired from the position of Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson Medical - Ireland, will also deliver a keynote address at the conference. Pauric is actively involved as a board member with a number of community projects and initiatives and is currently Chairman of the Steering Committee for BITCI's (Business in the Community Ireland) Schools' Business Partnership initiative.
The third sponsored speaker, Mr Reg Chapman, an educational consultant since 2004, has worked in education since 1970. He was principal of one of the largest colleges in England, Blackpool and the Fylde College, which has a reputation for combining excellence with equality and inclusiveness. In 2000 Mr. Chapman was awarded an OBE for Services to Further Education by the Queen.
This conference is a wonderful opportunity for the National Academy to further their collaborative work and is testament to the impact to date of this initiative nationally and internationally.
Picture: Jennifer Murphy
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