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Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher-led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England

Glowach, Terra; Mitchell, Rafael; Bennett, Tryphosa; Donaldson, Lydia; Jefferson, Jo; Panford, Lisa; Saleh, Amy; Smee, Kate; Wells‐Dion, Bathsheba; Hemmings, Evie

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Rafael Mitchell

Tryphosa Bennett

Lydia Donaldson

Jo Jefferson

Lisa Panford

Amy Saleh

Kate Smee

Bathsheba Wells‐Dion

Evie Hemmings



Abstract

This article draws on the experiences of teachers and teacher educators within the “Bristol Decolonising Network”, an informal professional learning network based in South West England, to share examples of teacher-led decolonising/antiracist initiatives. The seven vignettes presented cover a range of subject areas across the English Secondary school curriculum, with varying rationales, foci, forms and intended outcomes. For this Special Issue, we look across these cases to consider links between teacher-led decolonising and antiracist initiatives and professional learning. We suggest that professional learning is both a condition for, and outcome of, teachers' engagement in such work; and that extending collaboration beyond hierarchical and institutional boundaries is a key enabler for progress on this agenda.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 28, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 26, 2022
Publication Date Mar 1, 2023
Deposit Date Aug 2, 2022
Publicly Available Date Oct 31, 2022
Journal Curriculum Journal
Print ISSN 0958-5176
Electronic ISSN 1469-3704
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 34
Issue 1
Pages 100-117
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.186
Keywords collaboration; learning: teacher-led decolonising initiatives; curriculum; teaching; education
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9645211
Publisher URL https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14693704?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=R3MR425&utm_content=SocBehavSci&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI25HdnJ6q-QIVibbtCh1MRg8ZEAAYASAAEgL9kfD_BwE

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