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182) "Modeling Unlearning as an Educator and in Parenthood" (Bennie Kara)
In this week's episode, I had the honor of interviewing Bennie Kara, who shared about growing up with Indian parents who were immigrants in East Africa. She also opens up about her career as a teacher and school leader, her transition into consulting, her growth as a DEIB trainer, and navigating life as an adoptive parent in a multiracial family. To learn more about Bennie's work, you can visit the Adhara Education website at adharaeducation.com and the Diverse Educators website at diverseeducators.co.uk. You can also follow her on Instagram (@_benniekara_), Bluesky (@benniekara.bsky.social), and LinkedIn.
BIO:
Bennie Kara is a former deputy headteacher in the East Midland. During her years in school leadership, she specialised in curriculum, teaching and learning. She started her career in the inaugural cohort of Teach First in 2003, teaching English in East London. Since then, she has taught in four London boroughs and in South Oxfordshire, before her return to the Midlands to teach in Derby. She co-founded Diverse Educators in 2017.
Bennie now speaks, writes and trains on leadership of the curriculum. Alongside supporting schools to develop their curriculum, she is the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools’ (Sage Education). She has written on the subject of diversity in the curriculum for publications such as Schools Week and the Chartered College of Teaching’s Education Exchange, as well as contributing to many books by educators.
She is a nationally and internationally recognised keynote speaker. Her second book, ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’, a co-edited book with her Diverse Educators co-founder, Hannah Wilson, was published in April 2022. She is also the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools’ and the Co-Editor of ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’.
Bennie is a qualified coach with RLE accreditation, with a special interest in leadership coaching for middle leaders.
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In this week's episode, I had the honor of interviewing Bennie Kara, who shared about growing up with Indian parents who were immigrants in East Africa. She also opens up about her career as a teacher and school leader, her transition into consulting, her growth as a DEIB trainer, and navigating life as an adoptive parent in a multiracial family. To learn more about Bennie's work, you can visit the Adhara Education website at adharaeducation.com and the Diverse Educators website at diverseeducators.co.uk. You can also follow her on Instagram (@_benniekara_), Bluesky (@benniekara.bsky.social), and LinkedIn.
BIO:
Bennie Kara is a former deputy headteacher in the East Midland. During her years in school leadership, she specialised in curriculum, teaching and learning. She started her career in the inaugural cohort of Teach First in 2003, teaching English in East London. Since then, she has taught in four London boroughs and in South Oxfordshire, before her return to the Midlands to teach in Derby. She co-founded Diverse Educators in 2017.
Bennie now speaks, writes and trains on leadership of the curriculum. Alongside supporting schools to develop their curriculum, she is the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools’ (Sage Education). She has written on the subject of diversity in the curriculum for publications such as Schools Week and the Chartered College of Teaching’s Education Exchange, as well as contributing to many books by educators.
She is a nationally and internationally recognised keynote speaker. Her second book, ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’, a co-edited book with her Diverse Educators co-founder, Hannah Wilson, was published in April 2022. She is also the author of ‘A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools’ and the Co-Editor of ‘Diverse Educators: A Manifesto’.
Bennie is a qualified coach with RLE accreditation, with a special interest in leadership coaching for middle leaders.
LINKS:
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Apple Podcasts
Google Podcasts