Workshop & Talks

I run workshops and talks on a range of subject related to my research. I have recently given talks for teachers, students, librarians, academics, and artists.

  • Developing antiracist policies and practice in schools

  • Developing inclusive libraries and classrooms

  • Talking about oracy

  • Children’s literature and the representation of people of colour

  • Writing is an artform! Bringing meaning back into literacy lessons.

  • What does teaching classic children’s literature involve?

  • Philosophy for and with children - thinking together

  • Active bystanders; conversations for an inclusive workplace

Recent topics have included:

  • How to disagree

  • The uses and limits of dialogic pedagogy

  • Knowing the score / playing it by ear - creating artist teacher collaborations

  • Hip hop, education, and hip hop education

  • Philosophy for cyphers – hip hop and philosophical inquiry

  • Memoir and non-fiction writing

  • What is a friend? – exploring friendship philosophically

  • Thinking about the work of the book judging panel