Anti-racist Professional Learning

With Rachel Clarke, Apex Educate

Venue: Llety Arall, 9 Palace Street, Caernarfon, LL55 1RR

Suitable for: Cylchoedd Meithrin / Day Nurseries / Mudiad Meithrin staff.

Two face to face sessions: 05 May 10.30am – 3.00pm and 06 October 10.30am-3.30pm *Everyone that registers will need to attend both sessions.

These sessions will provide an introduction to anti-racist practice and what this means when it is applied in practice when working with children and families in an early years environment. We will be exploring practical ideas, racial literacy and starting to recognize how our own personal and social identities inform how we do this work.

This course is split into two face to face sessions, that will discuss the following:

• Handling questions about race effectively
• Developing an understanding of how to handle and lead conversations about race with children.
• Moving from non-racism to anti-racist practice.
• Develop your racial literacy and understanding about disrupting racism in early years settings.
• Planning for change
• How to effectively plan using existing resources of Black Welsh individuals and communities
• Planning for change surgery
• Present planning ideas and receive guidance and support.

The sessions will be provided through the medium of English.