I read and view a lot of media on education, teaching, schools, and inclusion. Over recent years, I have noticed a marked change in how schools and education staff are portrayed. Even in the sports media in Ireland teachers are devalued. A recent article for The42 by Tommy Martin painted a picture of teachers in Ireland as only being the biggest participants in our national GAA sports teams because they had the time, the energy, and the holidays. This change in mainstream med

I read and view a lot of media on education, teaching, schools, and inclusion. Over recent years, I have noticed a marked change in how schools and education staff are portrayed. Even in the sports media in Ireland teachers are devalued. A recent article for The42 by Tommy Martin painted a picture of teachers in Ireland as only being the biggest participants in our national GAA sports teams because they had the time, the energy, and the holidays. This change in mainstream med

1. Giving back makes a difference Teachers give. All the time. For almost ten years I worked in education in the UK and I experienced this every day. Most recently as a Behaviour Specialist in a City Council Outreach Team for Education and Inclusion in the South of England. We guided staff towards the tools they needed to manage challenging events, develop resilience, and feel empowered to meet children's needs, with better outcomes for themselves and the children and the

1. Giving back makes a difference Teachers give. All the time. For almost ten years I worked in education in the UK and I experienced this every day. Most recently as a Behaviour Specialist in a City Council Outreach Team for Education and Inclusion in the South of England. We guided staff towards the tools they needed to manage challenging events, develop resilience, and feel empowered to meet children's needs, with better outcomes for themselves and the children and the