Back to Plan your Day 2023 – Fred Oxby – Beyond Diversity: How Can We Decolonise the Curriculum? Teaching and Learning Leeds Conference 2023 Timetable 2023 Workshop facilitator Fred Oxby Name of Workshop Beyond Diversity: How can we Decolonise the Curriculum? Who is it for Secondary school teachers, curriculum leads and school leaders. Brief synopsis of workshop: This workshop will dive into the Decolonising the Curriculum movement in secondary education. We will look at why there is a need to take a decolonial approach to the curriculum by exploring some of the theories that have inspired decolonial thought in the classroom and beyond. In addition, Fred will present some practical examples from his own work that demonstrate how a decolonial curriculum, might encourage secondary school students to think critically and expansively as they explore history, literature, and discover their place in modern British society. What you will get out of it: A theoretical overview of what decolonising the curriculum means and how it might apply to secondary school education. Practical examples of decolonial curriculum and teaching techniques from the history curriculum. Opportunities to explore how decolonial theory can be applied to a wide range of subjects and in delegate’s own practice Profile of facilitator: Fred Oxby works as Head of History at Wales High School in Rotherham and a professional associate of The Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality at Leeds Beckett University, where he recently completed his MA. Alongside his work in the history department, Fred delivers CPD across the school and beyond on racial literacy, anti-racist education and decolonial teaching and pedagogy. In his academic work, Fred is interested in how history teaching can explore contemporary British identity through the teaching of diverse, critical, and challenging material in the classroom. Twitter @MrFox01021501
