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Looking to address extremism? Let young people speak up

Extremism, radicalisation, terrorism & hate crime… Let’s talk about it, let’s open the conversation with young people across the country and let’s make them part of the solution and the change we want to see. Having spent many years as a secondary school teacher, privileged to work with young people day-in-day-out, I realised very quicklyContinue reading “Looking to address extremism? Let young people speak up”

Balancing order and sensitivity: where to make exceptions with school uniform

Last week students debated whether they should be exempt from uniform rules if the policies conflicted with their beliefs. The debate was inspired by a recent news story about a Rastafarian boy being sent home for having dreadlocks. The issue proved to be a pertinent one, with another news story appearing in the week aboutContinue reading “Balancing order and sensitivity: where to make exceptions with school uniform”

An awkward approach to winterville and the egg hunt holiday

Thoughts from Matt on how schools can take a different approach to religious festivals

Tackling fake news in schools

Fake news has become a problem for young people as it finds its way into social media. This week we discuss what schools can do to tackle the issues

The key to an inclusive debate

This week’s blog looks at how to make #indyref2 an inclusive referendum and how to have better political conversations in schools

Worrying political trends and how they don’t exist

This week Matt is focusing on the ways we tend to look at major political events and how this can be misleading

Dispelling your students’ and your own pre-conceived ideas

This blog is written in memory of the great Hans Rosling, who taught us to base our knowledge of the world on reliable evidence rather than our own narrow views. Ever, an optimist, he helped millions to acknowledge that the world is becoming a better place

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