The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum
Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice
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Anna Olsson Rost, Dr
Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Anna Olsson Rost is a senior lecturer on the PGCE Secondary (history) course at Manchester Metropolitan University, and she is also the Programme Lead for the Secondary PGCE Programme. She has a background in teaching history to secondary school pupils as well as to undergraduate students. Her main research field is the history of education, predominantly with an interest in comprehensive education and education policy. Her research interests also include ‘hidden histories’ and teacher education and learning – with a particular focus on decolonial and anti-racist pedagogies and curricula.
Anna Olsson Rost's contributions
Presidential Seminar Series – Anti-racism in Education: Actions for next steps-Learning from Research, Policy and Practice
Supported by Race and Inclusivity in Global Education Network (RIGEN) The murder of George Floyd in the US in May 2020 galvanised a shift in ‘discourses’ around race in education from...
Strengthening teacher networks: Decolonising secondary school history curricula
The decolonising of curricula is a current issue in education, but the complexities and varying interpretations of what this actually means can present challenges and uncertainty. During a time...
Strengthening teacher networks: Decolonising secondary school history curricula
This event will provide an update on the report, and will be critiqued by a respondent. Delegates will also have the opportunity to ask questions throughout. The decolonising of curricula is a...
Radical imagination: Enacting anti-racist practice and decolonial praxis in initial teacher education in England
Decolonising the curriculum is a complex, although not elusive phenomenon in initial teacher education (ITE). It is, however, to be actively and persistently pursued in order to enable anti-racist...
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Strengthening teacher networks: Decolonising secondary school history curricula
The decolonising of curricula is a current issue in education, but the complexities and varying interpretations of what this actually means can present challenges and uncertainty. During a time...
Race & Education: BERA Small Grants Fund research reports
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of five research projects that have investigated aspects of race and ethnicity across the education sector. Supported by BERA's...
We need to call race by its name in teacher education
The challenge of educating student teachers in taking an anti-racist stance is a constant one. Despite the current worldwide focus on race inequalities, there is always the danger of erasing these...
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