A newly published research report by CERES Members Andy Hancock, Jonathan Hancock and Monika Terlecka explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning and teaching of community languages in Scotland. Read the report in full here. As part of the Scottish...
By Marlies Kustatscher After recently writing a blog on hegemonic whiteness in the higher education classroom, my CERES colleagues invited me to reflect further on ‘white backlash’, or ‘pushback’ particularly from those who would deem themselves pro-social justice....
Exploring perspectives on racial inequalities in higher education, this event cohosted by RACE.ED and CERES will invite local and broader reflections on the Race Equality Charter, locating it within the wider context of racial inequalities in higher education today....
By Jayne Weaver Racism pervades every aspect of life in Scotland. In 1989, on our own doorstep in Cowgate, racist youths attacked Somalian student Axmed Abuukar Sheekh and his Somalian friend. “..screaming racist abuse, the thugs repeatedly punched, kicked and stabbed...
By Asif Chishti “In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” Angela Y. Davis If we want to create a more equal society, where everyone is valued, then we need to take action. Surely this is especially the case for teachers? It is...
CERES is delighted to co-host, with University of Edinburgh’s Alwaleed Centre, Moray House School of Education and Sport and RACE.ED, a two-day conference on “The Study of Islam and Muslims in the shadow of the “War on Terror”: Complexity, Reflexivity and...
By Hakim Din Every so often, we all have a reflective moment where we think about where we are and what are we doing. For me, it has been reflecting on my work in Education, in particular race equality, across almost four decades. As retired Schools Inspector, I can...
Our Centre is fully supportive of the recent position statement by the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC), of which CERES Director Dr Yvonne Foley serves as an Executive Committee Member. The position statement challenges the fact...
By Lesley Whelan Great educational leadership might previously have acknowledged that racism exists. A bigger challenge within educational leadership, and our collective professional learning, is to take the step towards understanding that ‘racism exists in me.’ And,...
By Reed Swier In 2020, not only did the United States government fail in supporting the country’s most vulnerable and historically marginalized families, many of our schools did as well. In my work with school districts I have witnessed firsthand how leaders continue...
