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Inclusive Classrooms: Strategies to support LGBTQ+ visibility and inclusion

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022Oxford Secondary Leave a comment
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I am the head of MFL and a member of the research team in a large semi-rural comprehensive on the south coast. We have a very inclusive and affirming city environment, and a diverse and colourful student and staff population. Since 2018 we have run a weekly LGBTQ+ club (even somehow maintaining a presence during the periods […]

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Inclusive Classrooms: Widening access to school trips

May 27, 2022June 9, 2022Oxford Education
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Anita Kerwin-Nye shares her five top tips for widening access to school trips and closing the experience gap.

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Inclusive Classrooms: The positive impact of using British Sign Language in the classroom

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022Oxford Education
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Primary teacher Alysha Allen shares the impact using British Sign Language has had on pupil confidence, vocabulary, and attitudes to difference in her school.

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Inclusive Classrooms: How can we make our MFL classrooms and lessons more inclusive?

April 25, 2022April 21, 2022Oxford Secondary
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Jose Garcia shares what he keeps in mind when he’s planning lessons or writing resources to help make MFL more inclusive.

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Inclusive Classrooms: Disrupting power dynamics

January 31, 2022January 27, 2022Oxford Secondary
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Power dynamics between your pupils could be limiting their learning potential. Iesha Small suggests two simple ways to disrupt differences in power and status that will inform your thinking about how to make your classroom a more inclusive environment. 

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Inclusive Classrooms: Representing women in A level Religious Studies

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022Oxford Secondary
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Rachael Jackson-Royal suggests recommended reading to increase the representation of women in A level Religious Studies.

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Inclusive Classrooms: Building a more representative history curriculum

December 13, 2021November 26, 2021Oxford Secondary
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Claire Holliss shares the key approaches her school have used to build a more representative history curriculum.

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Inclusive Classrooms: How can we normalise different gender identities in the MFL classroom?

December 6, 2021November 26, 2021Oxford Secondary
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Sadie Thompson reflects on how to sensitively and respectfully make sure that we are including those students who are coming to terms with what their gender identity might be in the context of the #MFL classroom.

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Inclusive Classrooms: Practical steps towards becoming a more inclusive teacher

November 29, 2021November 26, 2021Oxford Secondary
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Malica Scott shares practical steps towards becoming a more inclusive teacher and ideas for creating a more inclusive Geography classroom.

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How do we represent the modern family in MFL?

June 8, 2021June 9, 2021Oxford Languages Team

As a white, straight woman teaching in an outstanding school in an area with low levels of deprivation compared to the national average, it is more than apparent to me that I ought to be more than just aware of my ‘privilege’. Not only this, one of the main reasons I fell in love with […]

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