{"id":6754,"date":"2024-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/?p=6754"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:35:02","slug":"mic-thurles-summer-school-celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-oco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oco.ie\/ga\/news\/mic-thurles-summer-school-celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-oco\/","title":{"rendered":"MIC Thurles Summer School: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the OCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mic.ul.ie\/\">Mary Immaculate College<\/a>, Thurles Summer School returns from <strong>11-13 June<\/strong> this year and will celebrate 20 years of the OCO.\n\nThis year&#8217;s theme is how children&#8217;s voices have changed the landscape of education and participation over the past two decades.\n\n<strong>Tickets are free, but spaces are limited so <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/mic-thurles-summer-school-celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-oco-tickets-873203774997?\">book now<\/a>!<\/strong>\n<h2>Day One: Tuesday 11 June<\/h2>\n<h3>Theme: Student Voices Now and Then<\/h3>\n<strong>2pm:<\/strong> Welcome by Finn \u00d3 Murch\u00fa on behalf of MIC\n\n<strong>2.15pm &#8211; 2.45pm:<\/strong> Bernie McNally, Secretary General, Department of Education\nKeynote Speech &#8211; Policy Focus. The importance of the voice if the child within education varies widely. What lies ahead?\n\n<strong>2.45pm &#8211; 3.15pm:<\/strong> Adam Harris, Founder &amp; CEO, As I Am\nKeynote address on student voice in the education system with specific focus on voices from the edge\/students who have not always been heard.\n\n<strong>3.15pm &#8211; 3.30pm:<\/strong> Coffee break\n\n<strong>3.30pm &#8211; 4pm:<\/strong> Ombudsman for Children, Dr Niall Muldoon.\nDiscussion on 20 years of the OCO, how education has changed, what lies ahead with a focus on student voice.\n\n<strong>4pm &#8211; 5pm:<\/strong> Panel Discussion with;\n\u2022 Dr Niall Muldoon OCO\n\u2022 Adam Harris AsIam\n\u2022 Cl\u00edodhna O\u2019Neill Assistant Secretary\n\u2022 \u00c1ine Lynch National Parents Council\n<h2>Day Two: Wednesday 12 June<\/h2>\n<h3>\nTheme: Best Practice and Critical Thinking on Student Voice<\/h3>\n<strong>10am &#8211; 10.45am:<\/strong> Professor Laura Lundy Online\nParticipation in education system. Including the student voice. Learnings, best practice and recommended actions from attendees.\n\n<strong>10.45 &#8211; 11.15am:<\/strong> Professor Philip Jaffe, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child\nStudent Voice best practice. International examples. How Ireland is doing. Changes we could make.\n\n<strong>11.15 &#8211; 11.30am:<\/strong> Tea\/Coffee\n\n<strong>11.30am &#8211; 12pm:<\/strong> Aoife McNamara, OCO Acting Head of Participation, Mohammed Naaem, Former OCO YAP member and Local Schools Student voice and how student voice could be better integrated into the education system.\n\n<strong>12pm &#8211; 12.30pm:<\/strong> Review of morning session with Suzanne Garcia Imbernon European Network of Ombudsman for Children.\n\n<strong>12.30pm &#8211; 1.30pm:<\/strong> Lunch\n\n<strong>Afternoon Session: Workshops 1.30pm-2:15 and 2:15 &#8211; 3.00pm<\/strong>\nAttendees will be invited to attend two of the following four sessions:\n<table width=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\">NCSE<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Doctoral Research<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Doctoral Research<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">International Perspective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\">Accessing Learner Voice<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Louise Platt<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Katie Chapple<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">Suzanne Garcia Imbernon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"181\">Room TBC<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Room TBC<\/td>\n<td width=\"156\">Room TBC<\/td>\n<td width=\"189\">Room TBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>3pm &#8211; 3.15pm:<\/strong> Tea\/Coffee\n\n<strong>3.15pm &#8211; 3.45pm:<\/strong> Dr Craig Skerritt, Contemporary Issues in Education\/ Critical Education Policy\n\n<strong>3.45pm &#8211; 4.45pm:<\/strong> Moderated Discussion with NCCA\/ NCSE\/ Craig Skerritt\/ Suzanne Garcia Imbernon\n<h2>\nDay Three: Thursday 13 June<\/h2>\n<h3>\nTheme: Voices from the Edge<\/h3>\n<strong>9.30 &#8211; 10am:<\/strong> Fiacre Ryan, Writer, Poet and non-speaking Student\nFeatured in RT\u00c9 documentary Speechless Reflections from My Voiceless World\n\n<strong>10am &#8211; 11am:<\/strong> Panel Discussion &#8211; Learnings from the Community; Hannagh McGinley, Traveller Voice; Geraldine McTavish, GAA; Ahmed Hassan, Doras; Gr\u00e1inne Smyth a Oberstown.Ann Percy, HIV Ireland\n\n<strong>11am &#8211; 11.15am:<\/strong> Tea\/Coffee\n\n<strong>11.15am &#8211; 12.15pm:<\/strong> Panel Discussion &#8211; School Leadership\n\n<strong>12.15pm &#8211; 1pm:<\/strong> Close of Conference by Dr Niall Muldoon\n\n<em>\n(*Programme information is subject to change.)<\/em>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mary Immaculate College, Thurles Summer School returns from 11-13 June this year and will celebrate 20 years of the OCO. 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