Six steps to embedding Social Justice in the Classroom – A guide for student teachers and early career teachers.
https://www.tes.com/magazine/analysis/general/6-tips-embedding-social-justice-classroom
My journey in Global Citizenship – Education Scotland Professional Leadership and Learning
Why Antiracist Education is not to be feared – The Scotsman
Global Citizenship is winning now that Trump is on his way out.
An analysis of the Channel 4 programme, The School That Ended Racism.
My thoughts on why we must decolonise the curriculum, shared through STRIDE Global Citizenship magazine.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/globalcitizenshiped/blogs/sept-2020-why-decolonise/
A short article written for the Children in Scotland magazine, highlighting the importance of employing a workforce that is diverse and brings value from their individual heritage and lived experiences to a school community.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/globalcitizenshiped/blogs/17-aug-2020-cis-magazine/
Good Morning Scotland heard from three EIS Members about the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic teachers – have a listen here.
(The segment starts at 9mins).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08qm4h4
An article for the GTCS Teaching Scotland magazine focusing on the experiences of BAME teachers of racism in Scottish education.
Four passionate global citizens came together to discuss the need to diversify our curriculum, hosting a webinar for teachers, UK wide.
Watch the video for a summary of the themes and strategies discussed to help decolonise the curriculum.
August 2020
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/globalcitizenshiped/diversity-chit-chat-8-aug-2020/
“When a young person feels they have to hide their cultural identity, that’s not a weakness on their part – it’s a weakness in society.”
Here I share my own blogs on the subject of global citizenship, equality and diversity.
Click on the drop down menus or if using a mobile device, click on the links below:
June 2020: A Pupil’s Perspective on Black Lives Matter
12/6/20: My blog on the need to embed global citizenship education into our daily curriculum, published by TES Scotland.
https://www.tes.com/news/global-citizenship-essential-part-school
9/6/20: Here is my piece as a speaker for the UK Ed Chat Global Conference in 2020.
3/6/20: My blog about bias in the media with regards to ethnicity, published by The Teacherist.com
https://theteacherist.com/2020/06/03/tv-media-subliminal-bias/
22/4/20: My blog on the importance of tackling subconscious bias in the teaching profession, published by TES Scotland.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/globalcitizenshiped/blogs/22-april-2020/
