Conference 2023

Resources from BSTAI National Conference 2023:
Celebrating 50 Years of Supporting Business Teachers

The Conference Programme is available here.

The speakers below have kindly agreed to share their presentations.

Keynote Speaker

Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets

Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner sharing the role of the EU in requiring large businesses to report on their sustainability practices and also strengthening the ability of consumers to use cash as legal tender, both topics of great interest to teachers and students of business

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Oide: Junior Cycle Business Studies – Globalisation and Foreign Direct Investment
IDA Ireland

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Approaching Accounting and Economics in Junior Cycle Business Studies
Rachael Biddulph, Business Studies teacher in Dominican College, Griffith Avenue and Lisa Young, Business Studies teacher in Salerno Secondary School, Salthill

 

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Leaving Certificate Accounting: Interpretation of Accounts
Alan Ryan, Accounting teacher in St. Augustine’s College, Dungarvan

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Leaving Certificate Business: Units 1, 2 & 3 for Leaving Certificate 2024 Applied Business Question
Padraig Doherty, Business teacher in Moyne Community School.

 

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Leaving Certificate Business – Interactive Strategies and group learning in the Business classroom Julie O’Keeffe & Jayne Lenehan, Business teachers in Newbridge College

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Leaving Certificate Economics – Incorporating current affairs into classroom teaching, learning and assessment Diarmuid Canning,  Economics Teacher, St. Andrew’s College, Dublin
Blank Question Bank (pdf)>>
Annotated Question Bank (df)>>

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Leaving Certificate Economics – The research study: reflecting on four years of the new specification
Pat O’Leary, Economics teacher Coláiste and Chraoibhin, Fermoy and Leaving Certificate Economics Examiner.

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Digital Technologies – Using AI to support teaching, learning and assessment in the Business classroom
Siobhan O’Sullivan, Business teacher in Malahide Community School, Dublin

 

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Transition Year Resources – Student Enterprise & Introduction to Tax TY.
Caroline McHale, Business Studies teacher at Presentation De La Salle College, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow & Education Consultant, and the Revenue Commissioners

 

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Foghlaim faoi mhodúl nua na gCoimisinéirí Ioncam ‘Modúl idirbhliana – Intreoir do Cháin’
COGG/Coimisinéirí Ioncam

Closing Plenary

Finding from Junior Cycle Business Studies Inspections and ‘Looking at Business’ publication
Will Donnelly and Gary McConway, Inspectorate, Department of Education

Closing Plenary

Update on the development of the new Specification for Leaving Certificate Business .
Sinead Tuohy, NCCA