with Dr. Harriet Marshall and Faiqa Amreen, Lyfta
What is intercultural capital, why is it important and what impact do digital encounters with people around the world have in the classroom? This session answers these questions and more by taking participants on a journey through innovative practice that has enabled schools to make themes like belonging, resilience, inclusion, sustainability and human flourishing more inclusive and accessible. This workshop returns to some well-known sociology of education to talk about power, the problems with deficit models of cultural capital education, and the importance of empowering all young people with the competences and vocabulary necessary for participating fully in a fast-changing, globalising world.
Facilitators Profiles:
Dr. Harriet Marshall
Harriet is Head of Educational Research at Lyfta and has been a global education advocate for over 20 years, as a teacher, researcher, consultant and education project leader. Prior to being at Lyfta, Harriet was a National Leader on the Global Learning Programme (Pearson) and Lecturer in International Education (University of Bath). Harriet has published and presented on the subject of Global Citizenship Education, the UN Sustainable Development Goals both nationally and internationally.
Faiqa Amreen
Faiqa is a Professional Development Specialist and has worked in education for over a decade before joining Lyfta. She supported students in secondary schools in New York City and London by cultivating a decolonised classroom. Her own lived experience as a student in the New York City public school system and as a child of refugees is critical to her investigations of how stories are learned, taught and remembered. She has been a leader in developing new curriculum that uncovers the stories that are obscured by traditional pedagogy and is an advocate for decolonising the way we decolonise. Her current work focuses on oral history projects amongst South Asian communities in the UK.