Here at OSHUN EDUCATION we work to support Schools through the process of Decolonisation by:
Delivering race awareness and subject knowledge training to Teachers
Reviewing and revising the whole school curriculum to include Black British history and in multi ethnic schools acknowledge and reflect the children’s heritage
Auditing the core text books to ensure that they reflect British society and the children heritage
Supporting parents and training school governors
Oshun’s definition of Decolonisation in relation to the School Curriculum
‘Decolonisation’ is a nuanced, layered concept that has recently been interpreted in different ways by different institutions and individuals. Below is Oshun Education’s definition which encapsulates my work with schools.
Decolonisation is about challenging and changing a Eurocentric curriculum which does not recognise the heritage, achievements and history of African and Asian people and tells a partial and inaccurate account of British history.
Decolonisation within education expands the opportunities to acknowledge and raise global awareness.
A decolonised curriculum aims to provide students with a learning experience that:
Portrays a more balanced and factual account of British history including the global impact it had on people from the 1500’s onwards.
Highlights, within all subjects, the achievements and contributions of people from Africa
Reflects the learner’s heritage in areas of multi-ethnic populations to ensure inclusivity
Recognises and includes the global contributions that created the vast wealth of the UK
Schools and learning institutions who adopt and embrace this change will provide an enriched and engaging curriculum for ALL learners and positively influence social justice for future generations.
Indian Suffragettes on the Women's Coronation Procession
Exploring Curriculum Decolonisation
Decolonisation is a process and not a metaphor and it will benefit all the children at your school. Attempting to decolonise your school curriculum can be a daunting task.…..
Black British History - Introduction
This interactive training session providing a potted history of Black Peoples’ presence in the United kingdom. The session starts from the Roman Empire and covers the Tudor and Georgian periods’…...
Bespoke Staff Training
If you teach the truth it becomes part of the past. But if you cover up the past it becomes part of their future….
Today’s learners,
tomorrow’s leaders.
Have a look at some of the decolonised work we have produced in the classroom
