Empowering Educators, Enriching Classrooms
The Educate Together Teacher Conference is an annual professional development event designed specifically for educators within the Educate Together network. It brings together teachers from across Ireland to share best practices, explore innovative teaching methods, and strengthen our collective commitment to equality-based education.
Teacher Conference: Purpose and Aims
The conference is a key opportunity for professional growth and networking. Its primary purpose is to support Educate Together teachers by:
- Providing practical strategies for implementing the Educate Together ethos in the classroom.
- Fostering collaboration and connection amongst educators in the network.
- Exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
- Addressing current challenges and opportunities in education.
This event is a cornerstone of our professional development calendar, dedicated to empowering our teachers and enriching our school communities.
Learn more about these events below.
Reflecting on the 2025 Teacher Conference
On Thursday, 27th November 2025, over 70 educators from across the Educate Together network gathered at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin. They came together not just for a conference, but for a collective moment of reflection and inspiration centred on the vital theme: Our world, our classrooms: co-creating ethical futures. The day was dedicated …
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2025 Educate Together Teacher Conference
Ethical Education and Education for Sustainable Development Conference Educate Together’s annual Teacher Conference is back! Join primary and second-level teachers from across Ireland for a day of inspiration, collaboration and exploration. This year’s theme — Our world, our classrooms: co-creating ethical futures — invites us to imagine and build more sustainable, just and compassionate communities …
Educating Together for a Better Future: Teacher Perspective on the recent ESD Conference
Annemarie Roche, Learn Together Advisor, Stapolin ETNS On 30th November last I was fortunate enough to attend the Educate Together Conference ‘Educating Together for a Better Future’. The theme was ‘Embracing Cultural Diversity’ and featured an expert panel discussion about the history and future direction of the Educate Together ethos from the point of view …
Ethical Education Conference 2024 – ‘Educating Together for a Better Future’
Teachers and school leaders from around Ireland gathered in Griffith Barracks Multi-Denominational School last Saturday, November 30th, to attend Educate Together’s Ethical Education Conference, ‘Educating Together for a Better Future’. There was great representation from both primary and second-level schools, including several first-time conference attendees. The conference focused on supporting children from all cultural, family …
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Educate Together Ethical Education Conference
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela. Educate Together’s #EthicalEducation Conference for primary and second-level teachers is back! Join us on Saturday 30th November in Griffith Barracks MDS (D08 KVY4) for our conference ‘Educating Together for a Better Future’. Hear from other Educate Together teachers on how …
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Primary teachers gather for Educating for Sustainable Development conference in Dublin
#EthicalEducation #SDGs #Sustainability Teachers and school leaders gathered for Educate Together’s Ethical Education Conference, ‘Educating for Sustainable Development’ which took place in Dublin 7 Educate Together National School on Saturday 24th February 2024. This year’s conference theme addressed a core aspect of the Educate Together ethos; sustainability, ethics and the environment. Education for sustainable …
Upcoming Primary Ethical Education Conference
Learn Together to Live Together on this planet! ‘Learn Together to Live Together’ is not just a motto, it’s a key feature of Educate Together teachers’ approach to continued professional development. Join us on Saturday 24th February in Dublin 7 Educate Together National School (D07 DP6D) to ‘Learn Together’ at an Ethical Education Conference for …
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Students Speak Out On Human Rights, Climate Change and Respect for the Planet at Ethical Education Conference 2018
Educate Together’s Ethical Education Conference – Educating for a Sustainable Environment – took place this weekend, attended by over 200 teachers, students, educators and exhibitors from all over Ireland. This year’s theme addressed a core part of the Educate Together ethos: ethics and the environment. With one of the biggest global challenges being the unsustainable levels of development, this …
Students Lead on Tackling Gender Inequality at Educate Together’s Annual Education Conference
Educate Together’s ‘Gender Matters' Ethical Education Conference took place on the weekend of 24-25 November, attended by over 200 teachers, students, educators and exhibitors from all over Ireland. This year’s theme addressed a core part of the Educate Together ethos, co-education and gender equality. With issues around gender getting long overdue attention in the media …
Gender Equality to Take Centre Stage at Upcoming Education Conference in Dublin
‘Gender Matters: Educating for Equality?’ is the theme of Educate Together’s third annual Ethical Education Conference which will take place in Malahide this Friday November 24th and Saturday 25th 2017. The conference will create a space to discuss the wide-ranging issues related to Gender Equality. This will include references to sexuality, gender identity, migration and sport. With issues related to Gender …
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Students Take Centre Stage at Ethical Education Conference in Dublin This Weekend
#EthicalEd2016 Educate Together tonight formally opened its annual Ethical Education conference with an evening of thought-provoking and challenging discussion. On the theme of Raising Student Voices, the conference brings together educators, students and academics, all leaders in the innovative and ground-breaking curricula that encompass Ethical Education. Primary and second-level students took centre stage this afternoon, in Ireland’s …
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Educate Together to Host First-Of-Its-Kind Conference on Ethical Education
Educate Together’s Ethical Education Conference 2015 is now SOLD OUT! Please contact info@educatetogether.ie with any further queries or luke.oshaughnessy@educatetogether.ie for press queries. On Universal Children’s Day, Educate Together will open its first Ethical Education Conference, ‘Understanding Ethical Education in a Modern Irish Republic: Cherishing all children of the nation equally?’. This pioneering event, hosted by Ireland’s equality-based school patron, is an opportunity …
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