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No two people should have the same the list, so it would be interesting for you and your colleague to share what you have written. As students, you may also be regarded as ‘traditional’ (usually straight from sixth form, potentially younger) or non-traditional (usually older students or who may have been out of formal education for a while). As a traditional or non-traditional student, you may experience peer othering (Murtagh, 2019, p793), which can mean that you are unable to join colleagues after classes for social events because you have other commitments, or that you are not invited to an additional IT support session because colleagues feel that you already have that expertise as a result of being a younger ‘traditional’ student.

Self-reflection is extremely important for social workers at all levels of education and practice because it sets a foundation on which to build. It is important that you are guided not only to look for difference among populations, but also the similarities and intersectional identities that shape complex social inequalities.