Leicester DistrictNational Education Union
Black Educators
The National Education Union has created a series of Zoom discussion forums for members to guide Union policy and discussions with the Government. It is clear that the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on racialised communities.
• Download Ten things you need to know about racial disparities in COVID-19.
It is therefore imperative that our communities come together and organise. These zoom meetings will be interactive, participant led and the first step in creating the conditions for change.
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Sunday 17th May, 4pm
"Build Back Better - wider opening of education, health and well-being for Black staff & pupils" Register
Wednesday 20th May, 4pm
"Covid-19 effects on Black people - including positive stories of heroism, care and altruism" Register
Wednesday 27th May, 4pm
"How do we ensure more inclusion when schools open? Curriculum and assessment" Register
Articles
- BLM Solidarity (02/07/2020)
- EU Represented as DMU's Radical Pedagogies 2019 (09/10/2019)
- Black History Month, October 2019 (04/10/2019)
Julie Walters-Nisbett, Organiser of the Leicester NEU Black Teachers’ Network.
Camille London-Miyo, Leicester NEU Equal Opportunities Officer.
The NEU uses the term 'Black' in a political context to encompass all members who self-identify as Black or Asian and all other minority ethnic groups who do not identify themselves as white.