Pride & Progress

Season 2, Episode 4

This week we speak with two brilliant LGBTQ+ role models: Edel Cronin (she/her) & Aaron Brooks (he/him). In their school in Bristol, Edel and Aaron run a LGBTQ+ club for students which has grown to change the attitudes of their entire school. 

In this episode, Edel and Aaron share practical tips on LGBTQ+ clubs in school, queer inclusive curriculum, and LGBTQ+ leadership. They work together, and achieve fantastic things in their school. They share their work so freely on twitter - so do follow them to support your work in school! 

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, you can also follow us on twitter @PrideProgress, Edel (@MsE_Cronin), and Aaron (@english_brooks). 

Season 2, Episode 3

This week we speak with the inspiring educator Shaun Dellenty (he/him). Shaun is a multi-award-winning teacher, LGBT+ inclusion advocate, trainer, inspirational speaker and author who has been named one of the most 100 influential LGBT+ people in the U.K. Shaun was honoured at the National Diversity Awards and by the U.K. Prime Minister for services to education and LGBT+ communities. His inspirational first book ‘Celebrating Difference -A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion’ was published in 2019 and was recommended in the U.K. Parliament by Lord Michael Cashman.In this episode, Shaun tells us how a simple pupil voice survey kick started his work in LGBT+ inclusion. He tells us how a training programme designed to support his own school went on to support thousands of teachers in hundreds of schools around the world. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on twitter @PrideProgress, and connect with Shaun @ShaunDellenty

Season 2, Episode 2

This week we speak with Helen Richardson (she/her), a brilliant Deputy Headteacher of a large primary school in Nottingham. Helen started working on anti-racism at her school, which later developed into all things diversity, where she was nominated to lead the diversity network for her school’s Trust.

From there, Helen joined the Nottingham City Equality Action Team where she’s working with Directors of Education, Nottingham Citizens and MATs across Nottingham to improve the diversity of the curriculum and recruitment and retention of black and global majority teachers.

In this episode, Helen discusses her experiences of growing up during Section 28, the amazing work she does with diversity and the curriculum... and receiving a 'coming out pot plant'!

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @prideprogress and Helen @DiversityDeputy.

Thanks for listening!

Season 2, Episode 1

Welcome to Season 2 of Pride & Progress!

We are thrilled to kick off Season 2 with one of the co-founders of LGBT+ History Month, the inspirational Sue Sanders. We are also delighted to be joined by the Chair of Trustees for Schools Out, Lynne Nicholls.

You can explore the huge range of resources available for this year's LGBT+ History month at https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk. 

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @prideprogress, Sue @suesanders03, Lynne @NichollsLynne, Schools Out @SchoolsOUTUK and LGBT+ History Month @LGBTHM.

Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 2

This week we speak with the amazing George White (he/him) who shares his experiences as a trans RE teacher in a Catholic school. The way George presents LGBT+ visibility in his school and gets colleagues and students to question their own views and beliefs is truly inspiring. George also shares some fantastic, practical advice about how to make classrooms and schools more inclusive. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @prideprogress, and George @geowle. Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 16

Welcome to the final episode of season 1 of Pride & Progress. This week the tables are turned as the fabulous George White returns to the podcast to interview us. We discuss the first season of the podcast, the stories we have heard, the lessons we have learnt, and share some more of our own stories. Thank you so much to everybody who has supported the podcast, as a guest, or as a listener. It has been a true pleasure to hear these stories, and to be able to share them with you. We hope you enjoyed listening to the stories as much as we enjoyed curating them. We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this season, and you can get in touch with us as always on Twitter @PrideProgress. Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 15

This week, in our penultimate episode of the series, we speak with the fabulous Scotty Cartwright (he/him/they/them). Scotty is a trainee English teacher and joins us to discuss how his degree in stand up comedy helped him prepare for the classroom, his experiences of joining the profession as an LGBT+ teacher, and the amazing work he is doing to celebrate and promote diversity in his school.

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @PrideProgress, and Scott @_MrSTCartwright. Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 14

This week we speak with a truly inspirational educator, Hannah Wilson (she/her). Hannah is a former headteacher, and the co-founder of #WomenEd and #DiverseEd. Diverse Educators offers an amazing array of resources, training, support and blogs which you can access at www.diverseeducators.co.uk. 

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @PrideProgress, and Hannah @Ethical_Leader. Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 13

This week we speak with the brilliant Troy Jenkinson. Troy is a primary school Headteacher and in this episode talks about starting his teaching career during Section 28, the work he's done with Andrew Moffat and No Outsiders and authoring childrens' books.We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @prideprogress, and Troy @JenkinsonTroy. Thanks for listening!

Season 1, Episode 12

This week we speak with the amazing Adam Breslin (he/him), whose PhD research focuses on LGBTQ+ rights and activism within education.   

In this episode, Adam leads a fascinating conversation about the power that every teacher, child, and young person has to change the world through small acts of gentle activism. 

We love to hear your feedback, so please rate and review this episode, and you can follow us on Twitter @prideprogress, and Adam @AdBPhD1.  Thanks for listening!