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This special panel event is intended for anyone interested in anti-racism and teacher education. It will feature experts in this area who will give their perspectives, linking research to practice, and allow attendees to engage and contribute.
The session builds on work done in teacher education, in both England and Scotland, to support anti-racism and provide resistance to recent geopolitical developments. This will provide attendees with valuable knowledge on how they may develop their practice and apply this to their own research.
Attendees from teacher education, academia, and practice will all benefit from attendance at this panel session. We hope this will be a chance to share experiences and also learn from each other. The expert panel will draw on their own work in practice, developing policy, and provide encouragement and inspiration for next steps.
Draft Programme:
16:00±è³¾ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Introduction; Richard Holme, University of Dundee
16:05pm      Anti-racism and Teacher Education in a Post-Truth World Panel; Anjali Shah,
               University of Chester; Chereen Rain, Education Scotland; Heather Smith,
               Newcastle University;
16:45pm       Q&A
17:00pm      Close of Event
Lecturer at University of Dundee
Richard Holme is Reader in Education Studies at the University of Dundee, with research and scholarship interests in teacher and academic professional development, scholarship, and innovation in education.
Professor of Race and Language Equality in Education at Newcastle University
Professor Heather Smith is Professor of Race and Language Equality in Education at Newcastle University. A leading scholar in anti-racism and translanguaging pedagogy, she draws on critical race theory and critical whiteness studies to challenge...
Lead Specialist for Racial Literacy (Education Scotland) at Education Scotland
Chereen Rain is Lead Specialist for Racial Literacy at Education Scotland, where she spearheads the nationally acclaimed Building Racial Literacy programme. A former primary school teacher, Chereen brings classroom experience and a deep...
Senior Lecturer at University of Chester
Dr Anjali Shah is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Chester and a former secondary Science teacher. Her research centres on the development of professional identity among new teachers, with a strong emphasis on anti-racist...
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