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2025 SCoTENS Conference: A New Era for Professionalism: Teacher Identity, Authenticity, and Agency
Prof. Nicola Ingram, Dr. Camelia Bran and Ms. Julia Collins recently participated in the annual SCoTENS conference. The theme this year explored 'A New Era for Professionalism: Teacher Identity, Authenticity, and Agency'
Prof. Nicola Ingram said 'It was a great pleasure to attend SCoTENS in my first year as a committee member as it provided an opportunity to gain insight into research and collaborations on this shared island. The highlight of the conference for me was chairing one of the doctoral workshops and engaging with emerging work on teacher education in both jurisdictions. It was particularly gratifying that out of the 12 doctoral students who gained places on the doctoral workshop three were from the School of Education at UCC (Julia Collins, Genevieve Collins and Marc Barry). For me this was testimony to the high quality research culture in the school'
Dr. Camelia Bran presented the EKARA Project and Julia Collins presented her research titled 'Reimagining the Irish Primary Teacher: ​Plurilingualism, Identity, and the Evolving Professional Archetype​'.
This year's conference was a fantastic opportunity to explore the evolving landscape of teacher professionalism, examining how shifts in society, technology, and education policies have prompted a redefinition of what it means to be a professional teacher. We look forward to next year's conference already!