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Education

An Extra Curricular Podcast where 4 teachers discuss the UK education system.

20/10/2022

School justifies use of the N Word

June Durant, from Walthamstow, east London, was furious when her 14-year-old son returned home and told her his teacher had ‘justified’ black people being called the N-word during class. The class teacher, who is not black, said the use of the word was okay because black people “played up to the stereotypes of thugs and criminals.” Following a complaint, the board of governors at the Holy Family Catholic School in Walthamstow, east London, ruled that the school had acted appropriately. The matter is now the subject of an investigation by the Teachers Regulatory Authority and the school said as a result they cannot comment. Voice Onlie

40 min
23/06/2022

Why do women dominate education?

According to statistics women dominate the education sector as teachers and support staff. We look into why some of the reasons for this may be.

45 min
29/04/2022

Do we need a school of Black Excellence?

With the school/pru to prison pipeline and disproportionate rates of exclusion of African and Caribbean children we explore the need for a school of black excellence and changing the narrative.

46 min
20/04/2022

The Banning of 'woke' teachers from left-wing brainwashing'

'New rules for schools to ban woke teachers from 'left-wing brainwashing' pupils over topics such as Black Lives Matter, Israel and Palestine and the British Empire' - Daily Mail We discuss the new report from the Department For Education take an in depth look into some of the topics they mention.

45 min

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21/04/2022

TRIPPLE JAY

A great first episode with a juicy debate. I look forward to hearing more on current topics in a different light. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

An Extra Curricular Podcast where 4 teachers discuss the UK education system.

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