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BASA EDUCATION CONFERENCE, 12 JULY 2008
Making the Most of It: Black History and British Education
Conference aim: to promote inclusive education which draws upon Black History research and resources, involving parents and community groups as well as teachers and pupils
9.30-10.30 Arrivals, registrations and tea/coffee. Displays and bookstalls.
10.30-10.45 Welcome and introduction to the programme (Chair: Hakim Adi)
10.45-11.30 Speaker (Martin Spafford) and opening discussion: Black History and the New National Curriculum
11.30-11.50 Tea/coffee
11.50-13.00 Workshops on Black History in Schools and Education Beyond the Classroom
1. Dan Lyndon: Walter Tull, an Officer, a Footballer and a Gentleman: Teaching Black History in Schools
2. Nikki Taylor and Rachel Silverson: Creating Museum Loan Boxes from the Northampton ethnographic collection (with object-handling session)
3. SuAndi: Acts of Achievement: Black History Month in the North West
4. Melsia Tomlin-Kraftner: Caribbean Ancestral Journey (with exhibition)
5. Arthur Torrington: Teaching Equiano to Pupils
13.00-14.00 Lunch, displays, bookstalls. Black History Timeline.
14.00-14.20 Speaker (Marcia Hutchinson): Introducing Primary Colours
14.20-15.30 Workshops on Black History in Schools and Education Beyond the Classroom
6. Paul Bracey: Mainstreaming Black History in Schools (practical session on curriculum development)
7. Tony T (Sweet Patootee): The First Black Britons (film and discussion about creation and sharing of Black History resources)
8. Marcia Hutchinson (Primary Colours): A Practical, Creative Approach to Black History in the Classroom
9. Lloyd Russell and Beresford Lee: The Walter Tull Awards and the launch of WT supplementary schools in Bristol
10.Caroline Hussey-Bain: Activate! Youth project from Northampton West Indian Community Association (with exhibition and young people’s presentation)
15.30-15.50 Tea/coffee
15.50-17.00 Plenary session, with panel and general discussion: Black History and Social Justice Themes to include: Black achievement issues; anti-racism issues; parents’ role in education; what next in schools and community education after 2007 Bicentenary? Speakers: Hakim Adi, Marika Sherwood, June Bam-Hutchison (Diversity Manager and Project 2007 Manager, Museum of London
17.00 Conclusion
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