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Exploring decolonial and anti‐racist perspectives in teacher education and curriculum through dialogue (2024)
Journal Article
Gandolfi, H., Glowach, T., Walker, L., Walker, S., & Rushton, E. (in press). Exploring decolonial and anti‐racist perspectives in teacher education and curriculum through dialogue. The Curriculum Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.246

This forum piece presents reflections from professional practice, focused on decolonial and anti-racist perspectives in teacher education and curriculum. Following the publication of the Curriculum Journal Special Issue on this area, a series of prom... Read More about Exploring decolonial and anti‐racist perspectives in teacher education and curriculum through dialogue.

Decolonising the curriculum in English secondary schools: Teacher-led initiatives in Bristol (2023)
Book Chapter
Glowach, T., Hicks-Beresford, T., & Mitchell, R. (2023). Decolonising the curriculum in English secondary schools: Teacher-led initiatives in Bristol. In J. Paulson, L. Tikly, Y. Hutchinson, & A. A. Cortez Ochoa (Eds.), Decolonising Education for Sustainable Futures. Bristol University Press

School teachers in England are in a problematic position with respect to the ‘decolonising the curriculum’ agenda. On the one hand, they have some scope to determine what they teach in terms of content and methods, and are not prohibited from engagin... Read More about Decolonising the curriculum in English secondary schools: Teacher-led initiatives in Bristol.

More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing (2023)
Digital Artefact
Richards, M., Glowach, T., & Mitchell, R. More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing. [Website article]

There is a major shortage of new teachers in England, and this includes teachers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Research from 2020 found that 46% of schools in England had no Black or ethnic minority teaching staff at all. But the treatment of eth... Read More about More ethnic minority teachers are needed in UK schools – but teaching can affect their mental health and wellbeing.

Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher-led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England (2022)
Journal Article
Glowach, T., Mitchell, R., Bennett, T., Donaldson, L., Jefferson, J., Panford, L., …Hemmings, E. (2023). Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher-led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England. Curriculum Journal, 34(1), 100-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.186

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