Decolonising the secondary drama curriculum: an investigation into the effects and barriers of diversifying the play texts used in the classroom of a predominantly white school. What are the first steps for drama teachers in beginning this process of change?
Abstract This action research project explores the potential barriers and solutions to constructing an inclusive and representative curriculum within Drama. This was achieved by capturing the lived reality of a teacher in a predominantly white secondary…
Describe how atheism is under threat from postmodernism
Abstract This paper examines the ethical constitution and historical contextualisation of Atheism in Western Europe and the United States today. The legacy of the enlightenment on ‘Western’ conceptions of Atheism will reveal that the desire for…
McMindfulness or elixir to life’s ills: What arethe implications of practicing mindfulness in a secular context?
Abstract Of the numerous mindfulness practices and courses currently available in the West, few encapsulate the full spectrum of teachings in the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path from which they were spawned. This study investigates the original situation…
In what ways have primary school teachers used technology differently to support children’s learning during remote education and how might this inform their future practice?
Abstract This small-scale survey examined how primary school teachers used digital technology differently to support children’s learning during remote education forced upon teachers and schools by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It examined the…
In what ways can concrete resources support the learning and progress of children in maths, who are lower ability or have SEN?
Abstract The purpose of this research paper was to investigate how children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and children who are lower ability use concrete resources to support their learning and progress in mathematics. The small-scale survey was…
Challenging Victorian Heteropatriarchy: Reclaiming Muted Voices in Sarah Waters’s ‘Tipping the Velvet’ and ‘Fingersmith’
Abstract The ‘women’s stories’ (Yates, 2016, p.174) written by Sarah Waters explore in great depth topics which were deemed unthinkable in the nineteenth-century. Lesbianism, sexual expression, pornography and patriarchy form the central…