Shehlha Zafir FCCT

A Race Critical Analysis of the ‘Race, Racism, and Safeguarding Children’ (Department for Education) Report Woman shushing Source: Consideration of race, racism, and racial bias in safeguarding reviews is crucial because these are powerful social determinants that significantly influence the lives of Bla…

New blog post from me

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New! Fully funded writer residencies Working class and/or 60+ - Bridport Prize

The Bridport Prize is offering two fully funded writer residencies in Dorset for writers from The Midlands and/or The North West of the UK who are working class and/or 60+

From Sunday 22 to Friday 27 June 2025. Writers must be available for the whole period.

Details in link.

Please share :)

New Year gift of a whole day CPD by me, for FREE to a school with above average PP, SEND, EAL AND is coastal or rural! Ideally not part of a large MAT.

PLEASE DM your figures. Primary/Secondary!

Please repost?

No, we shouldn't 😟

From @ennui365

Why the rush for written outcomes? Well hello there, and welcome to update #105!

New post:

Why do we privilege writing over speaking, listening and reading?

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Addressing the impact of global conflicts | Diverse Educators Schools must always be safe spaces for students, especially in times of global unrest.

Today's Diverse Educators blog is by Claire Shooter and Monia Sahar Zahid

Addressing the impact of global conflicts

www.diverseeducators.co.uk/addressing-t...

#DiverseEd

To all school administrators: What policies are you implementing to address the rising exclusion rates of Black Caribbean students, especially Black girls, in UK schools? These are futures on the line. Equity and inclusion must be a priority.
#Edusky #AntiRacism

@hannahwilson.bsky.social

Teacher awarded £60,000 after forced move worsened menopause Allison Shearer was unfairly dismissed after being told to move to a school with high levels of violence.

1/3 A reminder that schools as employees are expected to consider menopause symptoms as disability when considering their employees working conditions.

It's a strange and complicated case, but a reminder that menopause in schools matters.

#EduSky

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'Reform GCSE English as a priority ... [including] re-balancing the focus on both written and spoken English with explicit teaching of, and recognition for, spoken language knowledge and skills': Pearson's submission to the ongoing Curriculum & Assessment Review: www.pearson.com/content/dam/...

You were 10%Braver - Congratulations! You were 10%Braver - Congratulations!

This blog is the heart of WomenEd & our global networks. It’s for our 9th birthday last year and explains what we mean by #10percentBraver. We are gearing up to our 10th birthday. #WomenEd
@vivienneporritt.bsky.social
Kiran Satti

How will you be more brave? 🙋🏽‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️🧕🏼🤰🏻

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Jasleen Kaur, 38, wins the Turner prize 2024 The competition’s youngest contestant scoops the award for animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community

I LOVE THIS. South Asian woman wins the Turner Prize by putting a doily on a car. Homage to South Asian nans everywhere. My childhood feels seen. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Book cover - Bennie Kara Nuthall's The Hidden Lives of Learners In Action, part of the In Action series edited by Tom Sherrington and illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli and published by John Catt.

I've been so excited to tell you about this one and now I can! I've been secretly writing an In Action book based on the work of Graham Nuthall and look, it is has a cover and a release date! It's a long way off yet, but do have a check it out... www.johncattbookshop.com/products/nut...

Partnerships Manager | Chartered College of Teaching | Jobs By Workable Join our team as a Partnerships Manager, helping us to support teachers, champion great teaching and raise the status of the profession by helping us continue to grow our membership and retain existin...

We’re hiring at @collegeofteaching.bsky.social!You'll be at the forefront of recruiting, retaining and engaging members of the sector’s professional body.

Apply, or share with anyone who you think might be interested. Deadline 6th Dec but early apps encouraged. jobs.workable.com/en/view/g727...

The Commission Conversations Podcast · The Oracy Education Commission · Commission Conversations are short dialogues, discussions, and debates compiled by the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England. They are desig...

Hello, new BlueSky followers. In April, I was proud to be asked to chair the Oracy Education Commission.
You can read our final report ('We Need to Talk') here: tinyurl.com/yr9pp9af
And there are dozens of podcast conversations exploring #oracy in its many forms: open.spotify.com/show/5UwEJKk...

Hey friends! I have started a beautifully imperfect starter pack for folks interested in folks who write on, research & are in other ways interested in equity matters! Please tag folks or tag yourself below so I can build on this & generate a lovely haven of the equity minded!

go.bsky.app/66KJj4m

@emilyoakes.bsky.social

Encourage your children to start a banned book club 📕 💙 ❤️

I was volunteering at a youth club running drama workshops. Thoroughly enjoyed it and here I am. Alas, no more youth clubs though 😞.

7. I don't know if I have an answer, or a point. These are thoughts and feelings. TLDR: I don't think it should be the job of the marginalised to educate their oppressors.

Fin.

😱

New blog by me provoked by some intense argument about knowledge in education on X this weekend. Spoiler alert: it’s never gone AWOL for many of us & we care deeply about what it looks like in our discipline. www.barbarableiman.com/post/my-take...

a happy diwali card with three lit candles ALT: a happy diwali card with three lit candles

Happy Diwali to anyone celebrating today! May the light guide you always xx

Taking curriculum seriously Curriculum is all about power. Decisions about what knowledge to teach are an exercise of power and therefore a weighty ethical responsibility. What we choose to teach confers or denies power. To say ...

I wrote this partly in response to a tendency of some SLT to read classrooms in generic ways, & so not to notice when generic pedagogies weigh so heavily on a subject that its curriculum can't breathe. 6 yrs on, it's still an issue #CurriculumandAssessmentReview my.chartered.college/impact_artic...

Pleased to say that the Easy Read version of the Curriculum and Assessment Review's Call for Evidence now available: consult.education.gov.uk/curriculum-a...

Bloomsbury launches its (Incomplete) Lit in Colour Play List to support inclusive drama in schools Bloomsbury today released its (Incomplete) Lit in Colour Play List aiming to introduce new plays that will support schools to create more representative and inclusive drama experiences within the Engl...

Just spent a brilliant evening at the Lit in Colour event. So many amazing performances - and exposure to writing by global majority playwrights. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/l...

Green tomato and potato curry with half and freeze the other half for another day 😋

Green tomato and potato curry with half and freeze the other half for another day 😋