Aoife Donegan (RIP) was a primary school teacher based in Dublin. Recently, she completed a Masters in Inclusive and Special Education at Dublin City University where she received a received a First Class Honours. The culmination of this period of study combined with her professional experience confirmed her interest in the area of children’s voice, which is the focus of her doctoral research project. She was a doctoral researcher in the PhD in Children and Youth Studies at University College Dublin, collaborating in the Children’s School Lives study exploring children’s perspectives of curriculum, pedagogy and spaces for participation.