LEARNING THE HARD WAY: Colm Byrne

The country is bracing itself for the reopening of schools for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic last March. Major preparations have been put in place to comply with best practice in tackling the virus.But how are they managing in countries that are not as developed as ours. Colm Byrne is a teacher who has been living and working in Cambodia for the last six years where the schools remain in lockdown. He fears that if they don’t open within the next few months they may never open again. Colm spoke on the podcast about how life in Cambodia and particularly how it is for children and the teachers who are desperate to educate them in an Asian country still struggling to come to terms with its past.

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