It has become necessary to re-schedule a number of webinars due to take place this week. Please see details below:

1.  DEIS Webinar originally scheduled to take place on 14/09/21 postponed until October (date to be advised).

ACCS will host a series of webinars designed to inform and support school personnel leading DEIS planning and implementation at school level. These workshop style webinars will facilitate expert advice and school sharing of best practices while also assisting in the development of regional networks of DEIS schools.

Who should attend?

DEIS School Principals, Deputy Principals and school personnel leading DEIS planning, coordination and implementation at school level.

2. State Claims Agency Webinar originally scheduled to take place on 15/09/21 re-scheduled to 30th September 2.00p.m. – 4.00p.m.

Objectives:

Hosted by the State Claims Agency, this webinar is designed to prepare Community and Comprehensive Schools for the National Rollout of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) (see attached flyer).

• ·What will be covered?

• ·NIMS upgrade and what’s new

• · Demonstration of how NIMS can benefit your school and utilizing its many functions

• Determining reporting requirements e.g. number of users, types of users etc.

• ·Registering your school’s details for upcoming rollout for priority access

• And lots more!

Who should attend? 

Principals, Deputy Principals and School Safety Representatives.

How do I register?

Please register delegates through the ACCS Portal. To access the ACCS Portal log on to https://www.accscloud.net or through the home page of www.accs.ie. You will require your Username (last 4 digits of the main school phone number), password and a maths captcha to login. If you require assistance with this process or your password please call ACCS Head Office staff on 01 4601150. Once registered the State Claims Agency will email a link to access the webinar the day before the webinar. 

N.B. Registration will close at 5.00 p.m. on Monday the 27th September.

3. SEN Webinar originally scheduled to take place on 16/09/21 re-scheduled to 20th September 9.30a.m. – 11.00a.m.

What will be covered?

Additional Educational Needs and Data Protection. This presentation will be facilitated by the ACCS SEN Sub-Committee, and we are delighted to welcome Hilary Treacy, ACCS Data Protection Advisor to the event. Hilary will host a presentation which will include an interactive session with a Questions and Answer session afterwards. The practical considerations of managing data at school level will also be explored during this webinar.

• · Managing SEN data including communication and retention

• · The SEN Policy and Data Protection Policies

• · Exceptional Circumstances

• · Indemnity and Data

• · What happens when things go wrong – GDPR  

Who should attend? 

Principals, Deputy Principals and SEN Coordinators.

How do I register?

A link to register will be emailed to schools in the coming days.  

We apologise for any inconvenience caused from the re-scheduling of webinars. 

John Irwin, General Secretary, ACCS

Addendum:

SCA National Rollout of NIMS to Community and Comprehensive Schools