S1E17: Naheeda Maharasingam on injustice, moral purpose and decolonising the curriculum
Naheeda Maharasingam is the headteacher at Rathfern Primary School in London, the Leader of Rathfern Teacher Research Network, and a local leader of education. In this conversation, Naheeda outlines her homespun framework for school improvement - the 3 Ms - metacognition, malleable intelligence and moral purpose - and outlines how the curriculum at Rathfern is underpinned by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). LINKS Naheeda's talk to the Chartered College of Teaching on diversifying and decolonising the curriculum: https://my.chartered.college/2020/07/webinar-diversifying-and-decolonising-the-curriculum/ Ash Sarkar's critique of the race report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DR0fTtTlf0 The opera Rathfern scholars made recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ab9If7cY8 An article about the opera Rathfern scholars made recently: https://www.dramaandtheatre.co.uk/features/article/everything-is-possible-a-boat-in-an-endless-blue-sea An article by Naheeda on teaching through the UN Sustainable Goals https://impact.chartered.college/article/implementing-sustainable-development-goals-social-action-london-primary-school/ A recent article by Lottie Cooke from Pupil Power, detailing her vision for the future of education: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/innovatejournal/issues/innovate-journal-issue-2-485387 The Rethinking Education podcast is hosted and produced by Dr James Mannion. You can contact him at rethinking-ed.org/contact, or via @RethinkingJames on Twitter. You can join the Rethinking Education Mighty Network here: https://rethinking-education.mn.co