Topical Legal Issues for Schools - The behaviour of concern in 2026

Overview
How do schools balance the Department of Education Guidance 2024 with their Duty of Care, Health & Safety and Child Protection obligations?

Facilitator - David Ruddy B.L.
David Ruddy is an Irish barrister and education-law specialist who has a particularly strong background in the primary-school sector. He qualified as a barrister more than 20 years ago and subsequently combined legal work with senior experience in education. A 2015 professional biography identifies him as Principal of Talbot Senior School in Clondalkin, Dublin, and states that he had designed and delivered courses for Education Centres and Oide.