BSA webinar – Black History Month & Beyond

• Date: September 26, 2022
• Time: 14:00 – 15:00
• Cost: Full Member – £60, Additional Full Member – £20, Affiliate Member £90, Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £120
• Audience: SLT, Inclusion Lead, Head of Boarding, Teaching and Boarding staff
• Platform: Zoom (online)

Course outline

The aim of the session is to provide information and resources for boarding staff to use in their Houses to promote awareness of Black History Month. Ensuring the young people in our care are equipped with cultural awareness and knowledge beyond their ‘normal’ is vital in preparing them for life beyond school. It will also suggest steps that can be taken to promote cultural awareness throughout the year.

Training topics will include:

• The origins and aims of Black History Month
• Educational ideas
• Famous faces
• Reading/watching/to do list
• Recommended resources
• Moving beyond Black History Month.

Learning outcomes:

• A greater understanding and knowledge of the origins and aims of BHM
• Gaining ideas and strategies that can be used during BHM and throughout the year
• Being more aware of where to access resources to support cultural awareness

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Speaker: Fumisani St Marthe, Inclusion and Diversity Ambassador and House Mistress, DLD College London
Fumi was born in Yorkshire but grew up in London and Zimbabwe. She studied Management Information Systems at Andrews University in Michigan and completed her MA in Educational Planning, Economics and International Development at the Institute of Education.  She gained her PGCE from King’s College London. She has teaching experience from a number of different settings and teaching positions. Fumi joined DLD College London in 2016 as a Business and Economics teacher. She regularly engages with the boarding team by attending weekend events and leading trips.  In her spare time, Fumi loves to hang out with her family, experiment in the kitchen, and (thanks to lockdown) tackle 3D puzzles.