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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 28

6 ways parents can help kids deal with bullying in school.
Piece by Prof James O'Higgins Norman of the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/45GzQKM
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, Co-Director of CREATE, speaks on the latest episode of Education Matters about her on-going research on occupational wellbeing of educators - this time exploring Rustout ⬇️ @dcuresearch.bsky.social, @dcuioe.bsky.social @schoolhumandev.bsky.social @robertgordonuni.bsky.social

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Education Matters @edmatters4all.bsky.social · Aug 22

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗽 & 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬!
>> buff.ly/Cs5wV3U <<
Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons speaks to Education Matters about her on-going research on occupational wellbeing of educators - this time exploring 'rustout'.

@DCU_Research @create21dcu @RGUresearch @DCU_IoE #education

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, Co-Director of CREATE, speaks on the latest episode of Education Matters about her on-going research on occupational wellbeing of educators - this time exploring Rustout ⬇️ @dcuresearch.bsky.social, @dcuioe.bsky.social @schoolhumandev.bsky.social @robertgordonuni.bsky.social

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you’ve been feeling uninspired and apathetic at work, you may be experiencing this.
Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons' @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, @dcucreate.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social, research on 'rustout' features in this @huffpostuk.bsky.social piece.
Read: launch.dcu.ie/45Pm08M
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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Aug 8

Rustout is real 📉 Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons (DCU CREATE) & Dr David S. Smith (RGU) share interesting new research on its impact on Teacher Educators in Ireland & the UK ➡️ rdcu.be/ezPz5 @dcuioe.bsky.social @robertgordonuni.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social

‘I’m not burning out, I’m rusting out’: investigating the causes of rustout in teacher educators in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - ‘I’m not burning out, I’m rusting out’: investigating the causes of rustout in teacher educators in Ireland and the United...

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 5

Feeling unstimulated and apathetic at work? You might be experiencing rustout.
Piece co-authored by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, Co-Director @dcucreate.bsky.social and Assistant Professor @dcuioe.bsky.social, for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4l9RpqX

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Aug 5

DCU CREATE Co-Director, Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, shares some interesting research on Rustout in a recent publication for The Conversation ⬇️

Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Aug 5

Feeling unstimulated and apathetic at work? You might be experiencing rustout.
Piece co-authored by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, Co-Director @dcucreate.bsky.social and Assistant Professor @dcuioe.bsky.social, for @uk.theconversation.com.
Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4l9RpqX

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Alan Gorman @alangorman.bsky.social · Jul 18

What shapes a mentor?
New open access article explores how cooperating teachers’ personal histories and identities impact how they support student teachers on placement.

Link below👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1...

@dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcucreate.bsky.social

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Jul 16

New EERA blog from Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons (DCU CREATE Co-Director) and Drs Lee Boag and David S. Smith (Robert Gordon University) "Why Teacher Educators Stay" - read more here ➡️
blog.eera-ecer.de/teacher-educ... @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @ecer-eera.bsky.social

Why teacher educators stay - the power of PERMA in practice

As the well-being of Teacher Educators is often overlooked, we take a closer look at how Seligman's PERMA model can help - and how institutions can help.

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Education Matters @edmatters4all.bsky.social · Jun 27

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 & 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
Sabrina Fitzsimons (@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social) speaks to Education Matters about her latest research - “Just plough on and pretend it’s not happening” - buff.ly/boyhwrh
YouTube buff.ly/ZE66WMT
Spotify buff.ly/TilRGpk
@dcuresearch.bsky.social @dcucreate.bsky.social

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Jun 13

Are you a teacher in Northern Ireland? Have your voice heard here ⤵️ dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you for re-posts ➡️@utuedu.bsky.social @intonews.bsky.social ‪ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Jun 13

Are you a teacher in Northern Ireland? Have your voice heard here ⤵️ dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Thank you for re-posts ➡️@utuedu.bsky.social @intonews.bsky.social ‪ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

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Education Matters @edmatters4all.bsky.social · Jun 7

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 & 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
We speak to Sabrina Fitzsimons about her latest research - “Just plough on and pretend it’s not happening” - buff.ly/boyhwrh

Full show out Mon 8am on YouTube & Spotify
@DCU_IoE @DCU_Research David S. Smith RGU
#burnout #educator #research

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Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you for the opportunity to share my research on the vodcast @edmatters4all.bsky.social . I enjoyed our conversation! @dcucreate.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social

Education Matters @edmatters4all.bsky.social · Jun 7

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 & 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬!
We speak to Sabrina Fitzsimons about her latest research - “Just plough on and pretend it’s not happening” - buff.ly/boyhwrh

Full show out Mon 8am on YouTube & Spotify
@DCU_IoE @DCU_Research David S. Smith RGU
#burnout #educator #research

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Apr 30

DCU CREATE Co-Director @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social
shares findings from her recent research on HEI-Based Teacher Educators' Occupational Wellbeing (Ireland and the UK) on the 'Let's Talk Education Research' podcast with @pt-phone-home.bsky.social ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social

Peter Tiernan @pt-phone-home.bsky.social · Apr 30

NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research
@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social (@dcucreate.bsky.social) speaks about Intital Teacher Educators' experiences of burnout.

Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5QQZ...

Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
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Episode 35: Burnout in Initial Teacher Education, with Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons

Let's Talk Education Research Research · Episode

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Siobhán Weekes @siobhanweekes.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hearing my doctoral supervisor, @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, present these important & stark findings at #esai25 was quite something. I've several teacher & principal friends who'll benefit from knowing that they're not alone in how they feel. @dcucreate.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social #edchatie

DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Apr 12

Delighted to share our preliminary findings on Teacher Burnout in Ireland with our colleagues here @esai-irl.bsky.social Many thanks to the session chair, Margaret Flood. Thank you again to everyone for your support of this important research @dcuioe.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Apr 12

Delighted to share our preliminary findings on Teacher Burnout in Ireland with our colleagues here @esai-irl.bsky.social Many thanks to the session chair, Margaret Flood. Thank you again to everyone for your support of this important research @dcuioe.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

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Enda @donenda.bsky.social · Apr 10

Outstanding work from @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social colleagues @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, Pia O'Farrell, and Catherine Furlong - hugely important research regarding the teaching profession in Ireland 👏👏👏 @dcucreate.bsky.social @esai-irl.bsky.social

Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Apr 10

Crisis in the classroom: burnout and stress amongst Irish teachers.
Piece by DCU's Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr Pia O’Farrell and Professor Catherine Furlong @dcucreate.bsky.social, for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/43Iojdm
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Crisis in the classroom: burnout & stress amongst Irish teachers

86% of teachers in a new survey reported some level of burnout, indicating troubling levels of stress and poor mental health in Irish schools

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Apr 10

A heartfelt thanks to all the teachers who participated in this important DCU CREATE study. We look forward to sharing the executive report in September @dcuioe.bsky.social

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Mar 18

🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators?
📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Mar 15

Kind of like this.....https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2025.2451280

‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England

Ofsted inspections of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers aim to enhance training quality for pre-service teachers in England. However, research rarely examines the impact of these inspection...

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elainemcd.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social · Jan 28

Congratulations to @dcuioe.bsky.social colleague Sabrina Fitzsimons @dcucreate.bsky.social & co-author David S Smith (Robert Gordon University)on this important research published in Cambridge Journal of Education. Will be of great interest to colleagues working in initial teacher education.

DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Jan 28

New publication alert ➡️ ‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @dcuresearch.bsky.social @elainemcd.bsky.social @donenda.bsky.social @mbrowndcu.bsky.social

‘Don’t do anything special for us coming’: the mental health impact of Ofsted inspections on teacher educators in England

Ofsted inspections of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers aim to enhance training quality for pre-service teachers in England. However, research rarely examines the impact of these inspection...

www.tandfonline.com

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DCU CREATE @dcucreate.bsky.social · Mar 7

A very interesting discussion tonight on @educationmatters.bsky.social with Dr David Smith from RGU on the world of Incels. Some important advice for educators ⬇️

Education Matters @edmatters4all.bsky.social · Mar 7

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐬 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 #𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰
Dr David Smith from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, discusses the controversial & often misunderstood world of the #incel
buff.ly/5sQUaYR

#education #EduSky #incels #PFW #AW25 #FW25 #Paris #AI

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · Feb 6

Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them.

Piece co-authored by Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social, Co-Director @dcucreate.bsky.social and Assistant Professor @dcuioe.bsky.social, for @uk.theconversation.com.

Read here: launch.dcu.ie/4gpKXdj

Ofsted inspections affect not just teachers but also the people who train them

Ofsted inspections can take a heavy emotional and professional toll, making teacher educators feel undervalued.

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