Rafael Mitchell

I just got an email informing me that my Annual Review on structural racism with @tyson-brown.bsky.social and @pahoman.bsky.social is open access. So, download away.

British ministers are betting they won’t face justice for complicity over Gaza. It’s a big risk to take | Owen Jones David Lammy seemingly believes Israel and its supporters will always be able to act with impunity – but the status quo surely cannot hold, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

David Lammy is betting that those complicit in Israel’s genocide will never go to prison.

He bets that Western and Israeli impunity will protect him and the other Guilty Men and Women forever.

It is a bet he may find he’ll lose.

New column 👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

Harvard Educational Review spent a year preparing a special issue on education in and about Palestine. In June, contributors were notified that the Harvard Education Publishing Group had abruptly canceled the issue's release.

This is censorship and cowardice.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I feel like there's not enough people talking about how EThOS is still offline following the British Library cyber attack in October 2023. This is a hugely valuable resource to British PGRs and ECRs!

Hi @britishlibrary.bsky.social, please can we have an update on EThOS? The doctoral thesis archive has been down for almost 2 years, and there's no date for restoring this service, as far as I can see? EThOS isn't a nice-to-have luxury, it's an essential service for research

Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation

At least this is now getting some coverage, but concerning that the police (government) have not issued a clear statement that this was a mistake by the officers concerned. What kind of directions are they getting?

“I approach this as a lawyer and historian. But I wonder what Israel’s defenders would regard as unacceptable, if this level of violence is not enough. This is not self-defence. It is collective punishment, or revenge, not just on Hamas but on entire population. It is a war crime": Jonathan Sumption

Petition calls for London museum to apologise to City Academy students The petition alleges that GCSE students were racially profiled at the museum

Hello, this is one is close to home; House Teenagers old school.

Sounds like an awful experience for the kids, please consider signing the petition (link next post).

For the teachers to cut the trip short, it must have been shockingly bad.

Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework - PROSPECTS This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work wh...

This piece results from a collaboration between @unesco.org IIEP & @soebristol.bsky.social's Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE) - w/Jennifer Agbaire, Julia Paulson & Leon Tikly

Free access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework - PROSPECTS This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work wh...

The 'endogenous systems leadership' framework is a heuristic for dialogue and decision-making.

It is based on a synthesis of evidence from across the Global South, and theoretically grounded in work on complexity, systems leadership and coloniality within education and international partnerships

Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework - PROSPECTS This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work wh...

NEW open access study on the leadership of equitable and inclusive education provision in LMICs during crises

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Moor Beer in trouble on the ground in Bristol When Moor Beer owner Justin Hawke posted in support of the Israeli military, and criticised music festival attendees for pro-Palestinian chants, he pulled the rug out from under his own business. In B...

BLOG POST: “At The Swan With Two Necks last night we found all the Moor beers on the chalkboard marked with Palestinian flags... £2 from each Moor beer will go to Palestinian Aid...”

boakandbailey.com/2025/07/moor...

An object lesson in how not to engage whilst displaying company branding.

Bravo @drinkmoorbeer.bsky.social

Tigray war: Modern geographies of mass violence and the invisibilization of populations The war in Tigray, Ethiopia, which erupted in November 2020, has been marked by widespread atrocities, including organized massacres, the systematic u…

If you were unaware of the horrific atrocities carried out in Tigray, there's a reason for that.

See @tekgw.bsky.social's Open Access piece: "Tigray war: Modern geographies of mass violence and the invisibilization of populations"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This article is extremely graphic and upsetting, almost impossible to read. Kudos @theguardian.com

Devastating atrocities committed against women & girls during Tigray genocide

According to the UN, there is “no likely prospect that the domestic judicial system will hold perpetrators accountable"

Such an interesting thread.
Emphasising recall (with quizzes) over thinking is a big problem,

bsky.app/profile/apf1...

Gaza: Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid, rescuers say Israel's military says troops in central Gaza fired warning shots at a group posing a potential threat, but that it was unaware of injuries.

While the eyes of the world are on Iran, the Israeli military is still slaughtering civilians in Gaza as they try to access food after months of starvation. We can't let the Israeli govt's unprovoked attack on Iran distract us from the unfolding genocide www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Recognising the ‘extended’ work of English teachers in post-conflict Tigray, Ethiopia

New @britishcouncil.bsky.social ELTRA research award for colleagues at Mekelle University

www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications...

Don't let all the news distract you from the ongoing starvation and killing of Palestinians in Gaza.

The Israeli govt is deliberately trying to prevent news getting out . It dismisses what news there is as Hamas propaganda while refusing to let international journalists in. An information war too.

Your occasional reminder to be glad that Michael Rosen not only exists, but continually challenges the pomposity of the education system.
Fascinating read, but one that makes my heart sink thinking about these poor children.

The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.

These are the ones published since Labour won the election.

"We are happy to correct the record."

"According to a Universities UK 2023 report, 45% of Black university students report experiencing some form of racial harassment at university."

I had to sit with this piece of data for a good long minute while I was writing this article.

AI is Maybe Sometimes Better than Nothing Reporting on that World Bank Nigeria paper

Wrote about my problems with that World Bank "ai tutoring" study. pershmail.substack.com/p/ai-is-mayb...

In his latest interview with the Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC), Professor Leon Tikly, the Centre's new Academic Director, reveals the valuable past experiences he will be drawing on to spearhead PARC's initiatives going forwards.

Read more ⬇️
parc.bristol.ac.uk/2025/04/24/g...

#Education

For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.

For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other items has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel.

Aid groups are running out of food to distribute. Markets are nearly bare.

Palestinian families are left struggling to feed their children.

Black teachers’ experiences of reporting racist incidents in English schools: lessons for school leaders In 2020, the Runnymede report Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools found that clear anti-racist policies were needed to address the institutional and systematic disadvantaging of racially m...

"Black teachers’ experiences of reporting racist incidents in English schools: Lessons for school leaders"

New open access article which highlights the ethical, legal and policy #safeguarding responsibilities for senior leaders in schools

#EduSky

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Black teachers’ experiences of reporting racist incidents in English schools: lessons for school leaders In 2020, the Runnymede report Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools found that clear anti-racist policies were needed to address the institutional and systematic disadvantaging of racially m...

NEW PAPER OUT: Equalities law and safeguarding policy are core issues for school leaders, but when it comes to racism, a harmful policy-practice gap remains in English secondary schools.

Please share with all those working in school leadership, safeguarding and anti-racism.
doi.org/10.1080/1363...