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Title: A New Era for Professionalism: Teacher Identity, Authenticity and Agency
Date Thursday 16 – Friday 17 October 2025
Venue: Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
This year’s SCoTENS annual conference will take place in the beautiful Lough Erne Resort, Enniskillen on 16 and 17 October 2025. The theme for this year is A New Era for Professionalism: Teacher Identity, Authenticity and Agency
The theme for the 2025 SCoTENS conference, A New Era for Professionalism: Teacher Identity, Authenticity, and Agency, invites researchers 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. Researchers are encouraged to examine the multifaceted influences that shape and define teacher professionalism, emphasising factors such as policy frameworks, curriculum reforms, and societal expectations. This conference aims to uncover both the pressures and possibilities shaping the future of the teaching profession in this new era and to explore the potential impact on pedagogy, collaboration, and teacher autonomy.
In order to address the theme, participants are asked to consider:
- How has the concept of teacher professionalism transformed in recent times?
- What influences, shapes and defines teacher professionalism?
- What sustains teacher identity, authenticity and agency?
- What threatens teacher identity, authenticity and agency?
This year’s SCoTENS conference offers a timely opportunity to critically consider this major theme and examine the questions indicated above.