Throughout history, colonialism stands as a testament to the intricacies of human ambition, power, and conquest. Colonialism, which shaped the course of nations and entire continents, holds a paramount relevance in modern education. At its core, it is the imposition of one nation’s sovereignty and culture upon another through forceful conquest and prolonged dominance. It…

Racism in schools is a reality that is often not faced by many people. Racism can often be covert. Racism for BAME students is a reality that often plays out in different ways. Often people will argue about the extent of racism in the UK with some saying that it has had a huge improvement…

Schools across the UK have a less than half representation of Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority teachers. Unfortunately, even where there is diversity in the schools it is at general teaching levels. The majority of senior leaders are white research has found. The report, by researchers at UCL’s Institute for Education has shown that although…

Supporting BAME & Muslim Students With all the challenges that are faced by the BAME students in England and especially Muslim students, this can have dire impact on their ability to educate, learn and become productive members of the society. Education is usually the first step in becoming self-sustaining in our World today. We have…

In the survey of 2270 teachers done by Teacher Tapp for publisher Pearson, Asked which changes to the English syllabus they felt would most help their students, 80% of secondary school teachers, and 69% of primary school teachers, said they wanted more diverse and representative set texts. Another research report tells us that while around…

What is it that is troubling about portrayal of Muslims in British curriculum? Well a good start would have been if there was ANY portrayal of Muslims 😊 It’s almost as if Muslims don’t make up 2 Billion people around the World! As mentioned in our other pieces, our curriculum doesn’t prepare our kids adequately…

It is no secret that populism is a very successful political strategy. It can be described by different terms like Nazism, Far Right ideology or White supremacy but it essentially is the same. The underlying concept is us vs them. It is always about how ‘we’ are superior and the ‘other’ is inferior. The exact…