Saima Saleh
@saimasaleh.bsky.social
UK primary school teacher of over 30 years, NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) exec member/ Local Groups Officer, Race and Education Film Club Co- Founder- Surrey SACRE member.
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Israel’s Defense Minister has once again threatened unlawful force against civilians, attempting to justify violence with baseless smears. We will not be intimidated.
The 'Madleen' is a peaceful civilian vessel, unarmed and sailing in international waters with humanitarian aid and ...2/
The 'Madleen' is a peaceful civilian vessel, unarmed and sailing in international waters with humanitarian aid and ...2/
June 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Israel’s Defense Minister has once again threatened unlawful force against civilians, attempting to justify violence with baseless smears. We will not be intimidated.
The 'Madleen' is a peaceful civilian vessel, unarmed and sailing in international waters with humanitarian aid and ...2/
The 'Madleen' is a peaceful civilian vessel, unarmed and sailing in international waters with humanitarian aid and ...2/
Do join the Race and Education Film Club on Thursday 19th June from 5.30- 6.30 pm BST to discuss this term’s documentary ‘Deconstructing Karen’, which looks at the theme of whiteness and gender.
free-dm or leave a message below for an invite.
#antiracism #filmclub #whiteness #deconstructingkaren
free-dm or leave a message below for an invite.
#antiracism #filmclub #whiteness #deconstructingkaren
Deconstructing Karen
www.deconstructingkaren.com
May 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Do join the Race and Education Film Club on Thursday 19th June from 5.30- 6.30 pm BST to discuss this term’s documentary ‘Deconstructing Karen’, which looks at the theme of whiteness and gender.
free-dm or leave a message below for an invite.
#antiracism #filmclub #whiteness #deconstructingkaren
free-dm or leave a message below for an invite.
#antiracism #filmclub #whiteness #deconstructingkaren
Are you a teacher of #RME in #Scotland ? Would you like to network with like-minded teachers? Please drop me a DM or leave a reply below and I’ll explain how @natre.bsky.social can help to set this up. 🤩
April 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Are you a teacher of #RME in #Scotland ? Would you like to network with like-minded teachers? Please drop me a DM or leave a reply below and I’ll explain how @natre.bsky.social can help to set this up. 🤩
After a LONG time, my head is starting to clear! Preps are under way for Season 4 of the #RaceAndEducationFilmClub. Watch this space for more info!
Janet Orchard Alexandra Brown Merryn Davis
Janet Orchard Alexandra Brown Merryn Davis
April 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
After a LONG time, my head is starting to clear! Preps are under way for Season 4 of the #RaceAndEducationFilmClub. Watch this space for more info!
Janet Orchard Alexandra Brown Merryn Davis
Janet Orchard Alexandra Brown Merryn Davis
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Wonderful to have the @oxfordinterfaith.bsky.social here on @bsky.app from a proud fellow! #theosky #philsky
April 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wonderful to have the @oxfordinterfaith.bsky.social here on @bsky.app from a proud fellow! #theosky #philsky
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You know I love using diverse artwork: a little thread on the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
April 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You know I love using diverse artwork: a little thread on the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
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👏🏼👏🏼
New York schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order.
State officials say they don’t believe US Department of Education has authority to demand an end to DEI practices.
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
State officials say they don’t believe US Department of Education has authority to demand an end to DEI practices.
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
New York schools tell Trump administration they won’t comply with DEI order
State officials say they don’t believe US Department of Education has authority to demand end to DEI practices
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
👏🏼👏🏼
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UN "Around 100 CHILDREN have either been killed or injured EVERY DAY since the ceasefire collapsed in Gaza."
Nothing to see here - just over 15000 dead children.
A stain on humanity.
Nothing to see here - just over 15000 dead children.
A stain on humanity.
April 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
UN "Around 100 CHILDREN have either been killed or injured EVERY DAY since the ceasefire collapsed in Gaza."
Nothing to see here - just over 15000 dead children.
A stain on humanity.
Nothing to see here - just over 15000 dead children.
A stain on humanity.
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Some great resources here 👇🏽
Today is #InternationalChildrensBookDay
#ICBD is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books.
So in 2025 what better way to celebrate than to call attention to books about Palestine 🇵🇸
socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/pa...
#ICBD is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children's books.
So in 2025 what better way to celebrate than to call attention to books about Palestine 🇵🇸
socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/pa...
Palestine | Social Justice Books
Recommended titles for pre-K–12 and adults on Palestine.
socialjusticebooks.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Some great resources here 👇🏽
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Lovely to have a visit of teachers from Esh C of E Primary School to explore our resources - they were very happy with what they took away! #TeamRE
April 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lovely to have a visit of teachers from Esh C of E Primary School to explore our resources - they were very happy with what they took away! #TeamRE
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Energy bills up 6.4% — while network providers raked in £4 billion in “excess” profits over four years.
Water bills up 26% — while firms paid £78 billion in dividends since privatisation & racked up £64 billion in debt.
End this scam. Bring water & energy into public ownership.
Water bills up 26% — while firms paid £78 billion in dividends since privatisation & racked up £64 billion in debt.
End this scam. Bring water & energy into public ownership.
April 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Energy bills up 6.4% — while network providers raked in £4 billion in “excess” profits over four years.
Water bills up 26% — while firms paid £78 billion in dividends since privatisation & racked up £64 billion in debt.
End this scam. Bring water & energy into public ownership.
Water bills up 26% — while firms paid £78 billion in dividends since privatisation & racked up £64 billion in debt.
End this scam. Bring water & energy into public ownership.
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Dawn is genuinely one of my favourite humans. She’s been so kind and thoughtful to me, and she’s constantly in my thoughts. I really hope we can support her in some way during this difficult time.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £500 to support DAWN COX and her loved ones while she is in hospital after a car accident
Iʼm raising money to support DAWN COX and her loved ones while she is in hospital after a car accident. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Dawn is genuinely one of my favourite humans. She’s been so kind and thoughtful to me, and she’s constantly in my thoughts. I really hope we can support her in some way during this difficult time.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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If you’re still on twitter, we hope you can join @katiekatie84.bsky.social and @joanneharris-re.bsky.social
for a special #REchatUK on Monday to discuss the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Find key extracts and questions here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...
for a special #REchatUK on Monday to discuss the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Find key extracts and questions here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...
#REchatUK to Explore the Interim Curriculum and Assessment Review for Religious Education
#REchatUK to Explore the Interim Curriculum and Assessment Review for Religious Education
www.natre.org.uk
March 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you’re still on twitter, we hope you can join @katiekatie84.bsky.social and @joanneharris-re.bsky.social
for a special #REchatUK on Monday to discuss the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Find key extracts and questions here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...
for a special #REchatUK on Monday to discuss the interim report for the Curriculum and Assessment review.
Find key extracts and questions here www.natre.org.uk/news/latest-...
Thank you SO much to the @natre-update.bsy.social gang for my flowers!!
I love each and every one of you! I am honoured to work alongside the country’s finest RE folk and even more, blessed to call you my friends!!
Kicking #cancer one step at a time!!
I love each and every one of you! I am honoured to work alongside the country’s finest RE folk and even more, blessed to call you my friends!!
Kicking #cancer one step at a time!!
March 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Thank you SO much to the @natre-update.bsy.social gang for my flowers!!
I love each and every one of you! I am honoured to work alongside the country’s finest RE folk and even more, blessed to call you my friends!!
Kicking #cancer one step at a time!!
I love each and every one of you! I am honoured to work alongside the country’s finest RE folk and even more, blessed to call you my friends!!
Kicking #cancer one step at a time!!
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📢 RE teacher wanted
📍 King Edward VII Academy, King’s Lynn
🗓️ Sept 2025 | 3 days/week | Maternity cover
✅ Teach GCSE/A Level
✅ RE-specific CPD
✅ Disciplinary curriculum & centralised resources
✅ Trust-wide RE community
DM me to chat.
Please share
#TeamRE
www.inspirationtrust.org/1603/vacancy...
📍 King Edward VII Academy, King’s Lynn
🗓️ Sept 2025 | 3 days/week | Maternity cover
✅ Teach GCSE/A Level
✅ RE-specific CPD
✅ Disciplinary curriculum & centralised resources
✅ Trust-wide RE community
DM me to chat.
Please share
#TeamRE
www.inspirationtrust.org/1603/vacancy...
Vacancy Details - Inspiration Trust
The Inspiration Trust is an educational trust whose academies span Norfolk and north Suffolk.
www.inspirationtrust.org
March 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Some book recommendations for primary schools working on anti-racist education.
Mirrors & Windows: Developing anti-racist education through books – Highland One World
highlandoneworld.org.uk
March 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Some book recommendations for primary schools working on anti-racist education.
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Curriculum & Assessment Review interim report on primary assessment:
*Generally tests work well for their purposes
*GPS tests are probably not doing the right job
*KS2 writing assessment is probably leading schools to focus on the wrong things and needs review.
I agree.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
*Generally tests work well for their purposes
*GPS tests are probably not doing the right job
*KS2 writing assessment is probably leading schools to focus on the wrong things and needs review.
I agree.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Curriculum and Assessment Review: interim report
An independent review of the curriculum and assessment system in England, with statistical analysis.
www.gov.uk
March 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Curriculum & Assessment Review interim report on primary assessment:
*Generally tests work well for their purposes
*GPS tests are probably not doing the right job
*KS2 writing assessment is probably leading schools to focus on the wrong things and needs review.
I agree.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
*Generally tests work well for their purposes
*GPS tests are probably not doing the right job
*KS2 writing assessment is probably leading schools to focus on the wrong things and needs review.
I agree.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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I really like this free resource by Town End Research School on 'Readers Theatre' - a popular approach to develop reading fluency in the primary school classroom:
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March 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I really like this free resource by Town End Research School on 'Readers Theatre' - a popular approach to develop reading fluency in the primary school classroom:
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d10a08pz293654.cloudfront.net/production/d...
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It can be so hard if your child comes home and says they have experienced racism. What should you do?
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It can be so hard if your child comes home and says they have experienced racism. What should you do?
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
New Substack: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
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Silencing Dissent: government measures and moral panic in the aftermath of the BLM resurgence journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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March 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Silencing Dissent: government measures and moral panic in the aftermath of the BLM resurgence journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Excellent article from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
Writing exclusively for Tes, curriculum review lead @beckyfrancis.bsky.social lays out why she will be resisting ‘non-educationalists’ calling for revolution, and keeping what works in England’s curriculum and assessment
Becky Francis: We’ll resist ‘non-educationalists’ who want revolution
Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis details why the curriculum and assessment review does not support calls for ‘revolution not evolution’
www.tes.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Excellent article from @beckyfrancis.bsky.social
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After a mini-hiatus, I bring you Episode 4 of The Unlearning micro-podcast, this time on letting go of ego in leadership in schools. Have a a listen: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
Episode 4: Letting go of ego
Our ego gets in the way of great leadership: we need to let it go gently.
open.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
After a mini-hiatus, I bring you Episode 4 of The Unlearning micro-podcast, this time on letting go of ego in leadership in schools. Have a a listen: open.substack.com/pub/bennieka...
Running out of words….
BBC News - Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website
The Army-run cemetery said it is working to follow Trump's orders on ending diversity while restoring information.
www.bbc.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Running out of words….