Cultural Day 2023-2024
I couldn’t be prouder to share our experiences from the 2023-2024 Cultural Day. This annual event has come a long way since its inception in 2021, when our students recognised the need for more...
Tagged: Black History
African Kings – By Ricky Strachan
Ricky Strachan burst into the non-fiction scene with a series of pioneering children’s books covering African History. The first book to be published is African Kings which will be followed by African Queens and...
Intersectional Barriers that maintain institutionalised racism and prevent community cohesion in schools
There is a general assumption that merely encouraging people to mix in an urban context will result in positive interaction and community cohesion (Hemming, 2011:65). This certainly does not work in a school context....
Multicultural Britain: Assimilation, Community Cohesion and Discriminatory Policies
2.2 History of Multicultural Britain Britain has always been ethnically diverse. As early as C100BC, during Roman rule, African auxiliary soldiers featured in the Roman army protecting Hadrian’s Wall (Dabydeen et al, 2007)....
BLACK BRITISH HISTORY: BLACK INFLUENCES ON BRITISH CULTURE
Black British History: Black influences on British Culture. This new book aimed at parents and teachers who would like solid information to teach their children Modern Black British History, and to exercise the historical...
Black Lawyers Matter- Lemn Sissay Law Bursaries
“Considering the disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system upon African Caribbean men, why are so few of our young men going to university to study law?” – THE LEMN SISSAY LAW BURSARIES.
Beyond Black History month: Black and Global Majority (BGM) representation across the curriculum
Representation Matters. Using a range of examples of Black and Global Majority (BGM) role models across all of the subjects taught in schools will contribute towards changing the narrative of cultural stereotypes in education. BGM role models...
Rochester Grammar School Slave Auction; Racist practitioners pushing the boundaries in our schools
Utter disbelief! Racism and inequality in education has always been a underlying problem, however, its been a long time since I have witnessed an example as blatant as this.Instances like this are a justification...
