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Guest Post: Wellbeing Lessons for the Diverse Primary Classroom by Manisha Tailor MBE

Manisha Tailor, MBE (BA Education, 2001) recently published her teaching resource, ’50 Wellbeing Lessons for the Diverse Primary Classroom: Teaching through inclusive practice’. _________________________________________________________________________________ Teaching about wellbeing through inclusive practice is about ensuring that all young people feel like valued members of their school community and beyond. It is about ensuring that all those who… Read more Guest Post: Wellbeing Lessons for the Diverse Primary Classroom by Manisha Tailor MBE

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Guest Post: Don’t Follow the Wind – book out by alumnus Jason Waite

On the 10th anniversary of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster, Don’t Follow the Wind, a book co-edited by curator Jason Waite, was released. Jason (MA Art and Politics, 2010) wrote to Goldsmiths with an update on his latest project.   Jason is part of the eponymous collective of artists and curators working with residents displaced… Read more Guest Post: Don’t Follow the Wind – book out by alumnus Jason Waite

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Guest Post: Alumni Podcast Episode ‘Being Dyslexic at Goldsmiths’

“Our Goldsmiths experience allowed us a world we never deemed possible” – how a dyslexia diagnosis while studying at Goldsmiths changed our lives. Created by Michelle Adams (BA Education, Culture and Society, 2017), the podcast The Catmaste Chronicles explores well-being, entrepreneur journeys and pets. In Episode 37, Michelle is joined by fellow Goldsmiths alumnus Solomon Smith… Read more Guest Post: Alumni Podcast Episode ‘Being Dyslexic at Goldsmiths’

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Guest Post: Alumnus Ian Mitchell releases latest album – Clarinet and Strings

Ian Mitchell (BMus Music, 1979) is a Clarinettist and Director of Gemini, a chamber ensemble. In March, Gemini released Clarinet and Strings and Ian wrote to Goldsmiths with an update on this latest project. From its very beginning in 1974, Gemini has commissioned composers in a variety of styles and programmed works and composers that… Read more Guest Post: Alumnus Ian Mitchell releases latest album – Clarinet and Strings

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Alumnus donation helps launch ‘Creating Queer Histories Fund’

Alumnus Geoff Hardy (Education with English, 1974) and his partner Peter Roscoe have recently made a substantial donation to the Goldsmiths Centre for Queer History to launch a new ‘Creating Queer Histories Fund’. The Fund will support student research into queer history, as well as encourage projects that promote wider public engagement with queer histories.… Read more Alumnus donation helps launch ‘Creating Queer Histories Fund’

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