Heartbreaking and inspiring, devastating and rewarding, this week's conversation is with Sophie Cole (@special_education_muinteoir), who tells us her story of suffering a career-ending assault in the classroom. Sophie's courage, good humour and downright loveliness are all on show as she explains the physical pain, emotional trauma, and administrative and bureaucratic nightmares that fill her life since that fateful day. This is a very special episode with a very special person.

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Placement tutor and Teacher Fellow Rebecca Morrissey (@rebeccamorrisseyedu) joins the podcast this week to take us through the highs and lows of school placement. Whether you're a student teacher or simply enjoy listening to our horror stories from our own days in teacher training, you'll love hearing Rebecca's calm and measured advice for us all.

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So many of you have asked for this topic - it's time to talk multigrade. What's it like teaching two, three, four age groups in one classroom? Jane and Hugh don't know, so they're joined by Áine (@mrsdancingteacher) who gives her insight into the wonderful world of multigrade teaching. In other news, Hugh finally manages to convince someone that he's cool.

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Adam (mister_muinteoir_) joins That'll Teach You to chat about how we can "usualise" LGBTQ+ education and issues in our classrooms today. Adam talks about his own experience as a teacher who identifies as LGBTQ+, as well as the importance of recognising and respecting all of those in our society. Hugh confesses to some potential Instagram unfollowing, and Jane breaks the news that she sold her van!

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Wellbeing coach and author Charlie Burley (@the.teachers.health.coach) joins Jane and Hugh to give some tips on avoiding teacher burnout. Charlie takes us into the struggles he faced as a teacher that led him to his current career, where he helps teachers to live healthier, happier lives. From the old favourites of sleep, exercise and diet, to Charlie's mental health menu, he gives us simple and useful advice to help us be the best teachers we can be.

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Literacy expert Clara Fiorentini (@claramariafiorentini) joins us from Marino to discuss how we should be using informational texts in our classroom. Rather than a genre to spend a week or two on, Clara explains how informational texts can and should be an important element of our teaching throughout the year.

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Dr Joanna Fortune (psychotherapist and author) returns for the second part of our discussion around bullying and how to deal with it in your classroom. What role do guilt and shame play for children involved in bullying behaviour? What are we asking from children when we talk about resilience? Jane and Hugh ask Joanna your questions.

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Psychotherapist and author Dr Joanna Fortune joins the podcast this week for the first of two episodes about bullying. What constitutes bullying and how can we deal with it when it rears its head in school? Why is collaboration between school and home important? Jane and Hugh ask your questions.

Part 2 next week!

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