I found inspiration for this blog in the interview with Josephine Kwhali who discusses ‘unconscious bias’ as part of the UCU black members’ standing committee oral history project. She argues that if, after many years of discussions, policies, strategies on the topic of race-equality, racial discrimination is still unconscious “then there is really something worrying…

According to Cambridge dictionary noun Faith stands for:  a high degree of trust or confidence in something or someone a particular religion, or belief in God. I firmly believe that in order for any form of inclusion in education to be possible, the first meaning of the term “faith” must be fulfilled. Therefore, in my…

While I was reading the article by Khairani Barokka, an Indonesian woman who, with her art, raises the public’s awareness of the existence of “invisible” diseases that are neglected, I couldn’t help but think of the collapsing healthcare system of the United Kingdom, where you must wait at least half a year to see a…

The teaching observation experience was an incredibly practical and useful part of the PgCert TPP Unit. I had two people observing my teaching and got different yet very insightful feedback from both of them. I have observed one of my peers and again it was a completely different experience when I was in a position…

On the staff development page on climate justice one particular thing caught my attention. It is a picture of two shaking hands with a message “It’s time to reconnect”. This is perfectly aligned with the ideas shared by Pascal Geilen and Richard Sennett in the interview titled “A Plea for Communalist Teaching” in which they…

The micro-teaching workshop was quite an interesting experience. Firstly, as the session was titled “Micro-teaching Workshop” I had a feeling we will be having a workshop on how to organise micro-teaching session before the actual presentation. As I am coming from a different cultural and educational environment, and this was the second micro-teaching session I…

Are you scared of flying? I don’t mean buying a flight ticket and flying to Mallorca on holiday. What I mean is letting yourself go, being free and light as the wind. The most important ability an artist should have? I gave a task to my students to stage a dream. Three of four groups…

Beginning of the year can be very exciting, especially if you are about to start PgCert course! I was really looking forward to deepening my understanding of educational system in the UK and learning about the ways to improve my teaching skills. It all started well. The first sessions were well organised, people shared interesting…