In response to ongoing feedback and requests from teachers and school staff, we have developed a series of subject-specific webinars to focus on curriculum subjects and wider functions within the school environment which will cover a broad range of subject areas for continued professional development..
Establishing a Sustainable & Thriving African and Caribbean Society
Date: Thursday 26th September 2024
Time : 16:15 - `17:15
Format: Zoom
What you will learn: This session will assisting EDI leaders and club reps to establish and curate a thriving and sustainable pupil affinity group such as an African & Caribbean Society. Providing support for teachers and EDI Leads develop the structure and design of their club or society, its rationale and ideas for structured, inclusive, stimulating spaces.
Intended audience: EDI Leads; Teacher Reps & Pupil Leaders
Facilitators: Dr Malcolm Cocks is a cultural historian and specialist in European and African Literatures with a particular focus on Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature, where he is widely published.
He has taught literature for several years at the University of London, the University of the West Indies, and several secondary schools including Merchant Taylor, Highgate, Dulwich College, and St Paul’s.
Jordan Sonko-Crawford is a Vice Principal at Ark Elvin Academy, with over ten years of experience working in mainstream secondary schools. He studied computer science at Oxford Brookes and began his career as a teacher of computing.
For several years, Jordan dedicated himself to ensuring the schools he worked with were truly committed to becoming anti-racist, not only through building a decolonized curriculum but also leading on CPD aimed at developing the racial literacy of the school community.
