In response to ongoing feedback and requests from teachers and school staff, we have developed a series of subject-specific webinars to focus on curriculum subjects and wider functions within the school environment which will cover a broad range of subject areas for continued professional development.
Safety & Belonging for Black Children in Music Education
These webinars are being convened to provide additional support to teachers and support staff to ensure that opportunities to adopt diverse and inclusive approaches in the classroom and beyond can be met.
Date: Thursday 6th June 2024
Time : 16:15 - `17:15
Format: Zoom
What you will learn: We will explore the effects of a White, Eurocentric music curriculum on Black students, and examining the barriers and facilitators to anti-racism in the music classroom.
Intended audience: Educators, music leads
Facilitator: Natasha Hendry is currently a PhD psychology student and her research interests lie in Music Psychology, specifically education, performance and wellbeing. Her most recent research is on Whiteness in music education in the UK: ‘Fitting in and sticking out: An Exploratory Study of the Whiteness of the School Music Curriculum and its effects on Global Majority Musicians’. Before stepping into the world of academia, Natasha worked as a vocalist in the pop music industry. Natasha frequently appears on panels to talk about diversity and music education.
