Pride & Progress

‘Pride & Progress Bites' is a P&P mini-series.

We've been releasing the Pride & Progress podcast for 3 years now, and the podcast is built on the belief that sharing a story can start a change. Stories are incredibly powerful - even a short story has the power to start a meaningful change. In each ‘Pride & Progress Bite', we hear from an LGBT+ educator or ally, each sharing a short story of pride & progress from their own school or community.

This Pride & Progress Bite comes from the brilliant Zahara Chowdhury (she/her). Zahara tells us why, as a cisgender women, she thinks it is important to share pronouns to try and create a culture of belonging.

Share a story – start a change. www.prideprogress.co.uk

'Pride & Progress Bites' is a P&P mini-series.

We have been releasing the Pride & Progress podcast for 3 years now, and the podcast is built on the belief that sharing your story can start a change. Stories are incredible powerful - even a short story has the power to start meaningful change. In each 'Pride & Progress Bite' we hear from an LGBT+ educator or ally, each sharing a short story of pride & progress from their own school or community.

This Pride & Progress Bite comes from Rodney Wilson, the original founder of LGBT+ History Month, and Alessio Ponzio, from LGBT+ History Month Canada. They share with us the origins of History Month, what they have planned in their countries this year, and encouragements to start planning for LGBT+ History Month UK coming in February.

If you have a bite-size story of pride & progress that you'd like to share in your own episode - get in touch - we'd love to hear from you. Share a story - Start a change.

www.prideprogress.co.uk

‘Pride & Progress Bites' is a P&P mini-series.

We've been releasing the Pride & Progress podcast for 3 years now, and the podcast is built on the belief that sharing a story can start a change. Stories are incredibly powerful - even a short story has the power to start a meaningful change. In each ‘Pride & Progress Bite', we hear from an LGBT+ educator or ally, each sharing a short story of pride & progress from their own school or community.

This Pride & Progress Bite comes from the wonderful Catrina Lowri (she/her), as she discusses being bisexual, a neurodivergent, and the power of losing the mask.

‘Pride & Progress Bites’ will be released weekly. If you have a bite-size story of pride & progress that you'd like to share in your own episode - get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.

Share a story – start a change.

www.prideprogress.co.uk

Season 3, Episode 13

This week we are talking all things Heartstopper with a variety of voices from our Pride & Progress Community including special guest and friend of the show Aisling Walters (she/her). We explore your favourite characters, favourite moments, and ask why you think shows like this are important. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can also follow us on Instagram & Twitter/X @PrideProgress. You can find links to other Pride & Progress resources and events here: https://linktr.ee/prideprogress.Thanks for listening!

Season 3, Episode 12

This week we have assembled an incredible panel of guests to discuss the topic of 'queering leadership'.

Our panel is made up of four inspirational leaders from different sectors of education: David Weston (he/him) from the charity sector, Alex Baird (they/them) from HE, Richard McDonald (he/him) from secondary, and Holly Coull (she/her) from primary.

In this episode, we discuss what can be learnt from leaders who belong to the LGBT+ community, and how we can challenge, or queer, traditional approaches to leadership.

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can follow us on X/Twitter, Instagram, and Threads @PrideProgress, and our guests on X/Twitter @rjmcdonald24; @hccoull; @AlexBaird12; @informed_edu (David).

You can find links to other Pride & Progress resources and events here: https://linktr.ee/prideprogress.

Thanks for listening! 

Season 3, Episode 11

In this conversation, we are joined by the brilliant Abena Akuffo-Kelly (she/her).Abena wears many hats, but she joins us in this conversation as an educator, speaker, union activist, mentor and coach. We first met Abena when we saw her deliver a session on exploring Unconscious Bias. The session was fantastic, and we wanted to bring it to our audience through this episode. In this episode we explore what unconscious bias looks like in theory, in practice, and in action. -We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode. You can follow us on X, Instagram, & Threads @PrideProgress, and Abena on X @a_akuffo_kelly. You can find links to other Pride & Progress resources and events here: https://linktr.ee/prideprogress Thanks for listening!

Season 3, Episode 10

This week we speak with the brilliant Klaudia Matasovska (she/her).Klaudia is a PhD researcher at Goldsmiths University of London and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Derby, and she joins us in this episode to discuss the intersection of LGBT+ and SEND. Klaudia shares with us fascinating and important findings from her research, as well as advice and good practice for how we can support LGBT+ SEND students.We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode and you can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PrideProgress, and Klaudia on Twitter @Klaudinka, on Instagram @matklau, or through her website https://www.klaudiamatasovska.com/. You can find links to other Pride & Progress resources and events here: https://linktr.ee/prideprogress

Season 3, Episode 9

This week we bring you a special panel episode discussing LGBT+ parents and families. Our panel is made up of three brilliant educators, all of whom are LGBT+ parents. Join us to explore the challenges and joys of LGBT+ families with Bennie Kara (she/her - @BennieKara), Peter Jardine-Wight (he/him - @WightPJ), and Claire Neaves (she/her - @ClaireNeaves). We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode and you can also follow us on Twitter & Instagram @PrideProgress. You can find links to our other resources including our NEW BOOK and CPD PROGRAMME here: https://linktr.ee/prideprogressThanks for listening!