This webinar is delivered by a primary teacher and a parent with lived experience of childhood cancer. It offers an honest and compassionate perspective on the challenges schools face, alongside practical guidance on how teachers and SNAs can adjust, adapt, and support a child and their family during treatment, on return to school, and in the period that follows. 

Angela Cummins is a primary teacher with over 20 years’ experience working in DEIS Band 1 and special school settings. She currently teaches in a DEIS Band 1 primary school in Cherry Orchard and serves on the Board of Management. Angela holds a Master’s degree in Education from Maynooth University, a Master’s degree in Autism from Dublin City University, and a Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership. She guest lectures in Maynooth University and delivers professional learning webinars for Dublin West Education Centre. Angela is currently studying for a Doctorate in Education (EdD) at Dublin City University while teaching full time. She is also a volunteer with Barretstown in Ballymore Eustace.