Dear colleagues, 

 

It is a privilege to share details of the following public event on the 10^th of March, 16:00-17:30 pm, organised by the School of Human and Social Sciences, University of West London.

 

Early registration is strongly encouraged: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-challenge-of-educating-for-a-future-britain-tickets-142220522411.

 

The Challenge of Educating for a Future Britain by Prof Gus John. 

 

If, as we are told, the population of Britain in 2050 is likely to be comprised of more global majority and mixed heritage people than whites, especially in conurbations such as Greater London, the Midlands, North West, North, etc., with everyone living in an accelerated digital world, what is the role of schooling and education now in equipping the nation to manage that future and build a  society that bears the hallmark of equity and racial and social justice?

 

 

Professor Gus John has done notable work in the fields of education policy, the role of schooling and education in promoting social justice, school improvement, management and international development. Since the 1960s he has been active in issues of education and schooling in Britain's inner cities and was a member of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination (CARD) and the Council of the Institute of Race Relations. In 1989 he became the first African Director of Education in Britain, a post he held for just under 8 years. Prof John has worked in a number of university settings, including as Visiting Faculty Professor of Education at the University of Strathclyde and an associate professor of education and honorary fellow of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the UCL Institute of Education and from 2016 Visiting Professor at Coventry University. In 2016, he was chosen as one of the 30 Most Influential Contemporary African Diaspora Leaders globally.

 

Nomusa Okorie is a student, writer, poet and broadcast journalist and will provide a student perspective to Prof John’s address. Nomusa’s work explores poverty, race and gender equality.

 

 

 

With best wishes,

 

Dr Mike Mimirinis

Associate Professor of Education

Course Leader Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD)

School of Human and Social Sciences

University of West London

Paragon House, 4th Floor

Boston Manor Road

Brentford

Middlesex TW8 9GA

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Recently published 

Mimirinis, M. & Ahlberg, K. (2020) Variation in Doctoral Students’ Conceptions of University Teaching. British Educational Research Journal.https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3669

Mimirinis, M. (2020). What do undergraduate students understand by excellent teaching?. Higher Education Research & Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2020.1847048