This week teachers Ms Roddy and Ms Salau were interviewed for the Anna Freud podcasts about Race and Young People.
In Episode 4, Assistant Headteacher and our Director of Wellbeing, Safety and Resilience, Ms Roddy, speaks about why representation matters in school both on the curriculum and staffing. She chats about “making sure the curriculum is representing those students accessing it right across all subjects.”
She also talks about the impact “the lack of representation has and the lack of aspirations and how this affects some students and teachers as well as the need to support staff.”
In Episode 5 Assistant Headteacher and Director of English, Ms Salau, discusses Black British Culture and Language in Schools. In her conversation with the host she explains about language and colloquialisms and the need for expression and adjusting language to effectively communicate.
The excellent podcasts are very informative and highlight the way schools are changing and constantly assessing and improving their ways of working to benefit students and staff.
Please listen here for the full interviews.
