A classroom perspective – Lauren Mittell

Hear more about why the RYSE exists, the way they do things and how their work is linked to wider struggles for the future.

In Hackney (listen out for the Overground trains!) they discuss curriculum, reparatory justice and how the wider political climate impacts schools.

Informed by her career as a teacher and her work at the Educational Endowment Foundation, Charlotte shares some of the statistics around children in receipt of free school meals and the strategies that schools are using to support them.

Claire and Jodie touch on autistic burnout, the harm that schools cause, parental experiences and the challenges in navigating the system.

Claire and Liz discuss Liz’s education experiences and how they have shaped her work today as an EDI lead for Bath Mind.

Curtis talks about challenging deficit narratives, the need for a new approach to working with young people and how we can inject some humanity back into the system.