Class In Session: Recent Episodes
Young Black Teachers Network
Educational and entertaining. Get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and get the real about all things regarding teaching from a Black teachers perspective. Class is in session...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
EP 30: In this episode, Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James talk about childhood innocence and experiences. Do kids nowadays really have a childhood? Do we leave it to the internet to raise our kids? Growing up in the 90s v now...
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 29: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James talk about Incel and why people think it's the job of teachers to educate students on what it is. They also discuss what it means to guard your time as an educator and what they feel the next academic year will bring.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 28: Kemi, Bianca & Zeek are joined by Olive Pellington (CEO of OVP Coaching) about how teachers can benefit from coaching to improve their practice and progress into middle and/or senior leadership positions.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
EP 27: In this episode, we speak to Dr Hadyn about the COVID-19 Vaccine. There is a lot of information out there about the vaccine so we wanted to address them once and for all, especially now that school staff and students are all back in the same building. Join the conversation...
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
EP 26: Discussing and confronting mental health tends to be such a taboo thing that, as black men, we shy away from. But now, more than ever, we need to open that Pandora's box and find ways to let those feelings out before they suffocate us. Join the conversation...
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
EP 25: We talk, we laugh, we do a deep dive on issues that confront not only black men but black male educators. Find out what lies beneath the surface in this special Class in Session: Black Men Edition...
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 24: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James talk about the pros and cons of dating a fellow educator and plans for Valentine's Day.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 22: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James are joined by Olive Pellington (CEO of OVP Coaching) about how teachers can benefit from coaching to improve their practice and progress into middle and/or senior leadership positions.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 22: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James keep it real when it comes to the highs and lows of teaching in lockdown 3.0 and the pressures coming from all angles. We knew teaching wasn't easy before, but remote learning is another level...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 20: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James talk about the disappearance of the BLM movement. Is it a phase? How do we keep the pressure on those in power? Should Black people be doing more to be seen and heard? They also discuss being the only (token) black teacher/ headteacher in a school and the pressure that comes with it.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 20: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James talk about the 7 year itch of being a teacher, the highs and lows and the desire to leave teaching and start something new. Have you ever felt like you wanted to leave teaching? Surely we can't be the only ones...
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 19: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James talk about Marcus Ashford's campaign to feed school children, during school holidays that are entitled to free school meals. Why are so many people against this?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 18: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, & James talk about what makes a good leader/leadership team in a school and their leadership styles as classroom teachers, Behaviour instructors, Head of Year & SENCO. What makes a good leader? Especially during a pandemic!
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 17: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, James & special guest Vanessa talk about the highs and lows of homeschool as well as what the 'second wave' would look like for education. Are you prepared?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 16: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James talk about returning to school and students wearing a mask in lessons. The life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman; our Superhero and is social distancing really happening in schools?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 15: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James tall about the highs and lows of this academic year, what they've learnt as educators and finally having a break for a year that will go down in history.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 14: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James discuss their experiences of racism as students and now as teachers. These are their stories and the impact racism has on them as Black British men and women in the UK.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 12: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James talk about getting ready to go back to school in May (according to the government). What will social distancing look like in a classroom? How will we be able to support students properly? The DfE are now looking to give out laptops to disadvantaged students to help them work from home.
Articles:
Back to school May 11th- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pms-lockdown-dilemma-risk-killing-the-economy-or-thousands-of-people-zk6xrlfhr
DfE giving out laptops- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-help-with-technology-for-remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19
Back to school June 1st- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52377277
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in. Please excuse the sound quality, we recorded this via zoom as we are unable to record in our usual studio due to COVID-19
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 11: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James talk about being in a relationship during the lockdown whilst isolated from your partner. What is it like for you? Is it difficult, or is it nice having some space?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in. Please excuse the sound quality, we recorded this via zoom as we are unable to record in our usual studio due to COVID-19
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 10: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek, James & Yannick talk about remote learning and life during the lockdown as a teacher. What will life and education look like after COVID-19? What have we learnt? What has to change and what will actually change? With so much uncertainty, the hosts discuss their thoughts and feelings.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in. Please excuse the sound quality, we recorded this via zoom as we are unable to record in our usual studio due to COVID-19
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 9: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James round up the 3 part behaviour series and discuss challenges around behaviour, as parents now have to homeschool students during this lockdown.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in. Please excuse the sound quality, we recorded this via zoom as we are unable to record in our usual studio due to COVID-19
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 8: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James discuss challenges around behaviour. How it was when they were students compared to how it is now as teachers.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 7: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James discuss with Zahra how exclusions are affecting our children, Special Educational Needs (SEN) students and the rate that which black students are being excluded from school. Are teachers plantation supervisors?
***ESN= Educationally Sub-Normal
***SEN= Special Educational Needs
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP 6: Kemi, Bianca, Zeek & James discuss how we raise our children in schools, the roles of teachers and parents in terms of discipline. Where do we draw the line?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP5: Kemi Bianca & Zeek are joined by James to kick off our latest episode for 2020. We discuss black and mixed race students facing difficulties and in some cases exclusions because of their hair/ choice of hairstyle.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP4: Alessandro Babalola aka Haze and Sugar's right hand man from Top Boy joins us in episode 4 as we discuss the importance of the arts in the curriculum and what it means to nurture the gifts and talents of our students from a young age and his journey as an actor.
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP3: Shani from our North London Hub team joins us in episode 3 as we discuss the different routes we all took into teaching, the application process, as well as the highs and lows. (Zeek & Bianca- PGCE, Kemi- School's Direct, Shani- Teach First).
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP2: Let's hear some wild stories from when we we were students. Embarrassing stories and fears as teachers. How does this link into behaviour management? Are supply teachers lucky or unlucky?
DISCLAIMER: ALL views are our own and do not represent the schools we work in.
Educational and entertaining, get ready to laugh, debate, discuss and be totally real about all things regarding teaching. Class is in session...
EP1: We want to help our fellow teachers by giving them some advice for this academic year 19/20. We also share our views on BHM and the content being taught in schools. What are your thoughts?