Dedicated towards Race Equality and Diversity in Education
A massive thank you to Nadine Bernard and Ethan Bernard for inviting me to represent Aspiring Heads at the #RENDLDN2024 London Racial Equity Networking Event. Last night, I had the incredible opportunity to manifest...
In response to the growing demand for structures to address racism and promote racial literacy in educational environments, various schools have sought effective tools to initiate meaningful change. One such tool gaining traction is...
I’m excited to share that I’ve been invited to the launch of the new Whitepaper on the lack of representation of women in the National GCSE/A-Level STEM Curriculum, hosted by Stemmettes at the House...
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...
It was an honour to be involved in @aimafidon @Stemettes 10th birthday London Roundtable among key stakeholders across the sector, focused on EDI in the curriculum ensuring women are rightly represented in STEM.
Black STEM teachers are vital for inspiring the next generation. It was great to connect with Teach First and Mission 44 partnership to address the lack of Black STEM teachers in the UK.
The theme of this year’s Black History Month is celebrating Black Excellence, led by our very own Kemoy Walker, KS3 lead and CEO of KYSO. This week we had student-led assemblies with various guest...
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...
Oasis Media City celebrated its annual ‘it’s my culture’ celebration last week. This is part of our journey to implement a cultural approach that views the school from the perspective of its learners and...
I am honoured that my essay titled ‘Be part of the change’, focused on breaking the cycle of systematic racism in education is now featured in the newly released blue-ray edition of the British...
Interview with Dwain Brandy discussing strategies used to decolonise the curriculum at Oasis Community Learning
Looking forward to sharing the progress made towards an anti-racist curriculum at our school at this event. See the event details below
At Oasis Academy Media city, we have used student voice to influence change within the school. Student voice was collated in various ways; surveys, art and focus groups. I would like to share the...
This academic year, we have introduced an Anti-Racist approach at Oasis Academy Media City UK, focusing on; The Curriculum, Staff Training and CPD, Student Education, Community, and Leadership and Management. We simply could not...
The Why The National Curriculum is framed in an Anglo centric perspective, where victors and ‘pioneers’ have written the history and defined the narrative in all subjects. Consequently, this has resulted in the ‘racial...
Following the feedback from our staff anti-racism training, we have produced a ‘racism interrupters’ help script laminated into cards to fit into staff lanyards along with a ‘restorative conversations’ help script. The aim is...
I am delighted to announce that I have been shortlisted for the 100 inspiring Teachers campaign for The Guardian and @GuardianLabsUK partnering with the Get into Teaching (department of education). The article is now...
Following the Oasis Community Learning, Break The Cycle conferences earlier this year (see Session 1 and Session 2), saw the launch of an aspirational plan with the aim of implementing an anti-racist approach at...
“Life has no limitations apart from the ones you make for yourself” In 2016, I decided that it was time to start a Master’s Degree in Education. I was proud to be starting my...
Interview with Dwain Brandy discussing strategies used to implement an anti racist approach at Oasis Academy Media City.
