‘Her nose was straight with a soft tip at the end’ — Writing Race at School

by Clare Warner  The set texts for GCSE English literature still strongly favour the works of Anglo-British novelists, poets and playwrights above all others. Although many educators and academics have rightly critiqued the Eurocentrism of the National Curriculum, few studies have attempted to demonstrate and quantify the impact on students of a Eurocentric curriculum, which… Read More

Who are ‘Young People?’ The Necessity of Introducing Intersectionality to Sexuality Education

by Lamisse Hamouda  It was recently announced that the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University has released a new, progressive sexuality education resource for secondary school students. Commendable indeed; through innovative animation videos that balances between being both cool and daggy (like your favourite youth worker), along with a… Read More