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DCU Educational Disadvantage Centre’s Inclusive Systems and Inclusive Arts Education Key Principles: A Strategic Framework for Fighting Words’ Poverty and Social Inclusion Commitments.

McCabe, Una orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7720-0535, Downes, Paul and Kazmierczak-Murray, Sylwia orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-1629-5566 (2025) DCU Educational Disadvantage Centre’s Inclusive Systems and Inclusive Arts Education Key Principles: A Strategic Framework for Fighting Words’ Poverty and Social Inclusion Commitments. Project Report. DCU Educational Disadvantage Centre.

Abstract
Fighting Words is an Irish charitable organisation dedicated to providing opportunities to develop creativity and writing skills among individuals of all ages. Co-founded in 2009 by author Roddy Doyle and Seán Love, the organisation provides free mentoring in creative writing. Its programmes are designed to help participants harness the power of their own imaginations and develop their writing abilities. The organisation explicitly seeks to empower and strengthen children and teenagers from all backgrounds to be resilient, creative and successful shapers of their own lives. Fighting Words offers a range of creative opportunities, including primary and secondary school workshops, summer camps, writing clubs, extended projects and specialised programmes for adults and groups with special or diverse needs. By collaborating with schools and communities across Ireland, Fighting Words aims to make creative writing accessible to all, nurturing a culture of storytelling and imagination.
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Item Type:Monograph (Project Report)
Refereed:No
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Sociology
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Arts Education & Movement
Research Institutes and Centres > Educational Disadvantage Centre (EDC)
Publisher:DCU Educational Disadvantage Centre
Official URL:https://www.dcu.ie/edc
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:31879
Deposited On:01 Dec 2025 10:50 by Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray . Last Modified 01 Dec 2025 10:50
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