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Aidan Clifford formerly director of the CDETB Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) has a strong interest in curriculum development as teacher development particularly when mediated through programmes that focus on social justice, democracy, human rights, sustainability, peace & reconciliation, equality, inclusion and intercultural themes. Aidan is the Irish representative on the Council of Europe Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education and the representative on ETINED. Aidan is a member of the Irish Aid EAG, a board member of A Partnership with Africa (APA), the CDU representative on the WorldWise Global Schools Consortium, committee member of Citizenship Education Network (CEN), a member of IDEA and Basic Income Ireland and a founding member of Encountering the Arts Ireland (ETAI).