#ComingSoon Time to #Plan #Organise #Network #Campaign #BLMEducation #Blackworkers #Blackstudents #Education #ChallengingRacism #EqualityForAll

Building a movement to support and improve the experiences of black educators and black students in education. Against racism, islamophobia and injustice. More information coming soon #JoinUs #blmedu #BlackLivesMatter #education #equality #diversity #blackeducators #blackstudents

Inspired by Black Lives Matter At School in #UnitedStates We want to work on creating a similar moment here in the #UnitedKingdom to help improve our education system, improve the working lives and learning experiences of black teachers and students and ensure we have a curriculum fit for all!

Reasons to Organise #1: 11 year old Ashley Davies. Routinely called a slave and the N-word by bullies at school. Told to 'deal with it better' by teachers. google.com/amp/s/inews.co… #BlackLivesMatterInEducationUK

Reasons to organise #2 Some Black boys are 168x more likely to be permanently excluded from school than a white British girl. The same behaviour by another ethnicity or nationality results in in-house reprimand No More Exclusions #Free 🇵🇸 #BlackLivesMatterInEducationUk petition.parliament.uk/petitions/2461…

Reasons to Organise #3: David Muritu. Black educator and black trade unionist. Sacked for daring to write "the Prevent Strategy is racist" Support the campaign against his victimisation here:speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/reinstate-davi…

Reasons to Organise #4: Children whitening skin to avoid racial hate crime in school. theguardian.com/society/2019/m…

Shut down Boris Johnson. Speakers include @LauraPidcockMP Richard Burgon MP Ash Sarkar Kevin Courtney.

Last week in Morley - Boris Johnson was told #PleaseLeaveMyTown. Today - it’s Doncaster. “People have died because of austerity. And you’ve got the cheek to come here.” #NorthernStrategy

It's here. Teaching the truth: Decolonising Education Conference. With Lowkey and many more. Get your tickets at eventbrite.com/e/teaching-the…

Join us at the Decolonising Education Conference. 14th December, in central London. eventbrite.com/e/teaching-the…

Superb article from Maya Goodfellow On the need to Decolonise the Curriculum. We have little over one week to go until Decolonising Education Conference. With Maya, Lowkey and many more. Teach the Truth! See you Saturday 14th, at Hamilton House theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Runnymede Trust blog: Coronavirus will increase race inequalities equallyours.org.uk/runnymede-trus… via @EqualityForumUK

The exam factory system of education is broken and needs to change. Teacher assessment alone is not necessarily the panacea. No return to business as usual but there must be a serious discussion about what the future looks like. independent.co.uk/voices/coronav…

Following Ofqual announcement on teacher gradings, black educators have raised concerns on the impact on black and working class students. Please sign and share our open letter to Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP #examscancelled #gradingandranking? #fair #bias #Equality docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#solidarity with the #gypsy and #Traveller community. Not seen this programme yet and not sure i want to reading feedback #AfterDispatches We need a fully inclusive and decolonised to curriculum to ensure our communities grow up free from hate Black Lives Matter in Education UK #DiversityandInclusion