A rare look inside a small island school: Castlebay Community School

By 2024-01-15T08:55:00

Three teachers in a science classroom

Three science teachers share their stories about the challenges and joys of teaching on an island

Teachers Maureen, Claire and Heidi are the science teaching team and Castlebay Community School in the Outer Hebrides. Here, they’ve invited us to share in their day-to-day teaching joys and challenges. They explain what they would love to add to their classrooms as well as how they use their unique location to their advantage when teaching. Their community is small and tight-knit, which means they often need to wear different teaching hats. Find out how they do it, and why they love it.

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