Foreword: Learning from teaching in alternative and flexible education settings Introduction: Teaching in alternative and flexible education settings 1. Emerging ideas for innovation in Indigenous education: a research synthesis of Indigenous educative roles in mainstream and flexi schools 2. Symbolic non-violence in the work of teachers in alternative education settings 3. Cultivating critical reflection: educators making sense and meaning of professional identity and relational dynamics in complex practice 4. Exploring the affective dimension of teachers work in alternative school settings 5. Reworking or reaffirming practice? Perceptions of professional learning in alternative and flexible education settings 6. Beyond the middle finger: affective labour, an ethic of care and the reform of teacher education