Practical guidance and ideas for decolonising and embedding diversity into the English Curriculum
This exciting CPD session brings together experienced English practitioners, writers and champions of diversifying the English curriculum in an enriching discussion packed with ideas to encourage more confidence with introducing new texts and writers across the English curriculum. Join our guest panellists Ali Al Jamri: published poet, translator and English Teacher; Joanne Benjamin-Lewis: former school leader and teacher trainer for secondary English and Djamila Boothman: Assistant Headteacher and practising English teacher. Joanne and Djamila were instrumental in the Missing Pages campaign which highlighted the need for increasing diversity in the English classroom. All three of our panellists have since collaborated on three collections of published resources for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 recently shortlisted for an Educational Resource Award.
Our panellists
Jo Heathcote, consultant, author, and assessment specialist, will chair the discussion.
Ali Al-Jamri is an English teacher, poet and writer. He has written for Harper-Collins teacher anthologies, and has been published in anthologies, magazines and journals.
Joanne Benjamin-Lewis is a former school leader, Ofsted inspector, education consultant and Head of English. Now a teacher trainer for Teach First (ITT provider and education charity) Joanne chairs the organisation’s Ethnicity Network taking part many diversity and inclusion projects including the Missing Pages campaign. She has co-authored two books for Harper Collins on the subject of diverse texts, Who We Are and Through Our Eyes. She is a mother, wife and carer for her elderly mother. A regular speaker on BBC radio current affairs programmes, Joanne cares passionately about giving those who are marginalised a space to tell their stories. A public governor for a Birmingham NHS Trust Joanne keeps disparities around health and race at the top of the agenda.
Djamila Boothman is an Assistant Headteacher and practising English teacher.
