NAAE in conversation with Jeffrey Boakye, author of ‘I Heard What You Said’
Jeffrey will be joining us to discuss what it means to be a black male teacher of secondary English.
Jeffrey will be joining us to discuss what it means to be a black male teacher of secondary English, providing useful insight into the role and identity of POC teachers of English, navigating a white education system. A thought-provoking depiction exploring marginal perspectives, teaching of the secondary English curriculum and ways in which such learning spaces can become a platform for addressing some of the stereotypes associated with race.
Jeffrey Boakye worked as a teacher of English in secondary schools and is now a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He is the author of Black, Listed, I Heard What You Said and Musical Truth, in which he explores questions about race, education and ways of learning. NAAE is proud to present this session, with Jeffery focusing on his biographical account, I Heard What You Said, considering the teaching of English in secondary schools and insights into the ways in which race impacts teaching and learning in English classrooms.
Date: Thursday 6th June
Time: 4pm to 5.30pm
Location: online
Cost: Members plus one quest free. Non-members £5
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Secondary English and Decolonisation with Babita Ginda
The session will focus on reimagining the English classroom through decolonial spatial concepts by considering the curriculum and the English classroom as a potentially alternate knowledge space located outside of imposed neo-colonial frameworks. Here the role of the POC (person of colour/ coloniality) teacher of English could be crucial in determining the way in which marginal knowledge can be brought into dialogue with current perceptions of knowledge in order to reposition the English classroom in (an)other poetic space.
Date: Thursday 9th May
Time: 4pm to 5pm
Location: online
Cost: Members plus one quest free. Non-members £5
Further information can be found here
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Rethinking Nonfiction and Progression in Reading with Nikki Gamble
In this webinar, Nikki Gamble talks about the insights from a 6-year project on subject reading in primary and lower schools. The project has involved working with and talking with scientists and historians. She will outline some challenges and benefits, distinguishing between the primary and secondary school contexts.
Nikki will then examine a range of texts, focusing on their potential for teaching in English and planning for progression with nonfiction texts. It is essentially a primary perspective and Nikki will consider some elements of subject-specific reading in this context. The session is most likely to be of interest for colleagues working with Years 1-8.
Date: Saturday 23rd March
Time: 10.30 am to 12pm
Location: online
Early Language Environments with Erica Mason
This session will focus on creating language rich EYFS environments, with phonics and early reading at the core. Practical ideas and strategies for promoting communication, language and vocabulary will be shared, alongside lots of images of this in action.
