The second event of this year’s 'Hierarchies of Racism?' series, focusing on race, racialisation, and racism within higher education institutions.

This session on race and education presents two practical case studies from our work embedding anti-racist approaches in schools. Drawing on data from an eight-year international development project (the ActionAid/SETA project) and a five-year professional development intervention in UK primary schools, the first examines how school leaders, educators and communities navigate the successes and struggles of anti-racist practice. It shows how engaging with histories of race and racism can address contemporary injustices, and how diverse national contexts galvanise a broader international effort toward racial justice in education.

The second case study reflects on a decade of work supporting the teaching of British histories of migration and empire in English secondary schools. Drawing on the Our Migration Story public history project, it situates recent curriculum reform initiatives within longstanding debates about the scope and content of British history teaching in schools, and the grassroots movements advocating for broader and more inclusive historical narratives.

Together, these case studies highlight the importance of historical engagement, collaborative practice, and sustained advocacy in creating critical, equitable, and anti-racist educational spaces.

Speakers:
Dr Sharon Walker and Dr Sundeep Lidher.

Details:
This event is open to all and free to attend.

This is a hybrid event which will take place in-person in the Gatsby Room (Chancellor's Centre) and also on Zoom.

If you would like to attend in person, please register your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bridges-and-battlefields-in-education-tickets-1978615856289?aff=oddtdtcreator

If you would like to attend online, please register for the Zoom link: https://wolfson-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/YNaCswIJSJOKm0IfeN0ZfQ#/registration

Access:
This event will take place in the Gatsby Room on the first floor of the Chancellor's Centre. It has step-free access with a lift and there is an accessible toilet located each floor of the building.

Contact:
If you have any questions, please contact our events team - events@wolfson.cam.ac.uk

REACH Hub:
The REACH research hub at Wolfson is an interdisciplinary meeting place for the promotion and facilitation of culturally diverse research.