Podcast 385, New Educate Together CEO, Emer Nowlan (15-1-20)

Presented and produced by Seán Delaney This week I bring you an interview with the new Chief Executive Officer of Educate Together, Dr. Emer Nowlan in the week she takes up her new appointment. Among the topics we discuss are: Her career in education to date: becoming a PE teacher, running a language school in Portugal Doing a masters and doctorate in UCD Being project manager for setting up second level Educate Together schools Working on the Migrant Teacher Project Challenges faced by migrant teachers who wish to teach in Ireland Lessons learned from the Migrant Teacher Project to date Anticipating her new role as CEO of Educate Together Plans for establishing new Educate Together schools How Educate Together has evolved over the last 40 years What equality-based education looks like How to promote equality-based education without stereotyping Educate Together’s role as school patron Enrolment policies for schools The work of CEO in Educate Together Her priorities for her term as CEO Challenges facing the Educate Together sector Characteristics of a principal in an Educate Together school Facilitating denominational religious instruction in Educate Together Schools She names some people whose work she admires. Michael Apple Henry Giroux Áine Hyland Simon Lewis Kathleen Lynch