Who we are

I’m an Anti-Racism Training Facilitator for Hallam TSA and a Teacher of English at a Secondary school in Sheffield. I studied for my PGCE at King’s College London in 2008-2009, and I’ve been teaching English, and seeking to challenge and empower our youth ever since.

While I have taken an active role in designing aspects of the English and Form Time curriculum for many years, my wider anti-racism and social justice work began following the widespread Black Lives Matter protests of June 2020. In July 2020, I was invited to speak at the University of Oxford on the subject of Anti-Racism Education.

I then planned and delivered a public webinar aimed at Primary and Secondary educators across the UK entitled ‘An Introduction to Anti-Racism Education’. Owing to the interest in the event and subsequent demand for further training, I took on the role of Anti-Racism Training Facilitator. Since taking on this role, I have delivered training sessions to a wide range of schools, universities and organisations, including a global corporation.

I’m currently the Assistant Headteacher at Welbourne Primary School with responsibility for the Teaching & Learning, Curriculum, Remote Learning and UKS2.

I have been a teacher for 13 years and have experience in both key stage 1 and 2. I am passionate about improving the life chances of disadvantaged children and have high aspirations and ambitions for all. In my role, I have delivered training to and supported local schools to reflect on their current practice and to plan how they will implement change.

Following the global uprising against systemic racism in June 2020, I began to reflect on the role education plays in tackling racism. I have loved working with AntiRacism Education and hope our resources and training will support schools to take steps to end systemic racism through engagement and education.

I’m an Assistant Headteacher at Welbourne Primary School and have been a teacher for 14 years. My responsibilities are for Teaching and Learning, Curriculum, International Schools and KS1.

The majority of my teaching experience has been in Haringey, Tottenham and has allowed me to give back to the community I was raised in. I am committed to ensuring children receive rich and diverse learning opportunities that prepare them for the world as social and educated individuals.

The Black Lives Matters protests in June 2020 motivated me to take time for self-reflection and read around critical race theory. It made me aware of the role we can play as educators in addressing racism. Being a part of the Anti-Racism Education journey has been fulfilling knowing that our resources and training can impact schools nationally and work towards building an anti-racist society for future generations.

I have been a teacher at Malin Bridge primary school in Sheffield for the last ten years. I specialise in relationships education and citizenship, which has led me to create resources and teacher training workshops about inclusion, vulnerability and the protected characteristics under The Equality Act (2010). I noticed the discomfort that educators experience when discussing inequality and privilege, as well as their appetite to understand the issues better and do better; I wanted school staff to feel more able to talk about these important issues, so that the hard work of tackling discrimination could begin.

I began my journey into anti-discrimination education by supporting schools in the region to reduce homophobia and transphobia, by talking about the existence and experiences of LGBT+ people in our communities. Following that, I have created resources that aim to tackle all discrimination, including ableism, sexism and racism. My training sessions are designed to explain and reduce prejudice in the context of colonialism, inequality, power imbalance and social history. It has been an honour to collaborate on this project.

I am currently Headteacher at Welbourne Primary school. My commitment to and passion for improving the life chances of disadvantaged children has led me to dedicate my career to working in challenging urban schools for over 30 years.

I believe that schools should support and develop all learners to be the best that they can be, whatever their background or social status, through establishing high expectations and providing equality of opportunity. Our work on anti-racism is an important part of our culture and ethos at Welbourne. We have taken a whole school approach to this work through our curriculum, policies, training and staff development. The resources we have developed in partnership with Anti-Racism Education provide a clear framework for this.

I am Lindsey McGrath, I’m currently an Assistant Headteacher in Sheffield leading on Inclusion. I have been in education for 18 years and enjoy working with children. I have worked in deprived inner city schools throughout my career. The challenges I experience on a daily basis make the job interesting and worthwhile.

My passion lies in diversity and inclusion, I strongly believe all children have the ability to achieve with the correct support and with adults actively championing them.

As a black female I’m aware of the disadvantages for other black people and strongly advocate for them. Being apart of the Anti Racism Education journey has allowed me to contribute to such a a worthy course, and support other educators on their journey to discussing anti racism in schools. I hope that the resources are useful and engaging for all those that use them.