Break the cycle – Decolonising the curriculum interview
Interview with Dwain Brandy from the OCL Break the cycle seminar, discussing practical solutions towards an Anti-racist curriculum.
Leading Equality Blog
Institutionalised racism in education throughout the generations: A personal account
First Generation Black British (1960s – 1970s) The British Educational System has had a legacy of systematically failing black children (Richardson, 2007; Gillborn, 2008). This is my personal account of how institutionalised racism has...
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)....
An investigation into community cohesion within an inner-city secondary school: Introduction
1.0 Introduction There is an increasing concern in the state of community cohesion within schools in England. Following the announcement of the Brexit referendum results and recent terrorist attacks in the UK mainland,...
‘Break the Cycle’ – the under-representation of BAME leaders in education
There is an urgent need to address the diversity of teachers in leadership positions within schools to highlight the changing demographics of the student population. A diverse leadership team represents the expectation of...
OCL Equality and Diversity Training Video
As apart of the Oasis Community Learning (OCL) equality and diversity steering group, I was delighted to be involved in the training and delivery of equality, diversity and inclusion for teachers across 51 academies.
Out of 21,356 headteachers in England, only 277 are Black! Who are they?
Before starting my master’s in educational leadership and enrolling on the BME leadership development programme, I had never heard of or met a Black Headteacher/Principal. Within the school environment, black staff are typically represented...
Systematic Barriers: Black pupils are three times more likely to get excluded than any other ethnic group
Five years ago, I was disturbed when I researched the statistics of the attainment of Black Caribbean children to find a legacy of underachievement and high levels of exclusion rates in UK public schools. Fast forward to the present day,...
Cultural recognition in Schools: Diversity Champions
A diverse group of Year 9 students from Black and Global Majority (BGM) backgrounds designed and presented assemblies focused on community cohesion this week. There aim was to celebrate global cultures within the school population....
Book of the month-So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Book of the month- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on issues of privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions,...
Issues of race in Secondary Education: Breaking through the concrete ceiling
Dwain Brandy Abstract Black Asian Minority Ethnic (abbreviated to BAME) practitioners are disproportionately under-represented in leadership positions in Secondary schools in England. There is a lack of inclusivity within the literature supporting the Distributed...
Black History Month: It’s time to change our approach
The appalling events at St Winefride’s Catholic primary school , where teachers asked children to dress as slaves as part of a Black History Month celebrations is more evidence that we need a new...
Investing in the Diversity of Black and Global Majority Leaders in Schools
The groundbreaking Investing in Diversity training was set up by Rosemary Campbell-Stephens, specifically for practitioners of Black and Global Majority (BGM) heritage. This bespoke leadership programs has been effective due to the personalised approach...
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.
Coronation Street aims to increase diversity of Black / Asian characters and writers
So Coronation Street aims to increase diversity of Black and Asian characters and writers… and about time too! This is great news for young aspiring writers and actors from underrepresented groups. The importance of...
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...
Beyond the Implicit Bias test. Strategies for deep rooted diversity and equality in Education
Have you taken the implicit bias test? Follow link: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html The test highlights your personal biases relating to issues such as gender, religion, race, skin colour etc. It is a good introduction for a...
