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HEP TalksThe Education Brief: 29 March 2025The Education Brief: Saturday 29 March 2025 - Top stories include:The Schools Bill has ignited fierce debate between councils and academies over admissions.Oracy is now back in the spotlight of the national curriculum review.Ofsted’s Sir Martyn Oliver has declared full support for headteachers who ban mobile phones.International schools are growing uneasy over the US government’s rapid rollback of DEI policies.This week’s deep dive: Haringey Racial Equity Conference 2025We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we...2025-03-2910 min
Ladies Who LondonEp 203: Haringey - A magic movie moment, all done with kindnessHello Haringey. From Highgate to Tottenham, and the cemetery to Bruce Castle, we flit West to East and back again. Fiona's long been fascinated by a film clip, and turns out both the filmmaker and the subject have Haringey connections. So this week we are talking about the magician David Devant and the cinema pioneer Robert Paul. Roll up, roll up, roll up, for the Kinetescope, the Animatograph and the Filoscope. And cheer loudly for the Prince of Wales. (In fact there's two mentions for the Prince of Wales this week, see if you...2025-03-0537 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 1 March 2025The Education Brief: Saturday 1 March 2025 - Top stories include: Ofsted is set to trial its proposed new inspection framework with visits to around 240 schools. New analysis reveals that CEO pay at the largest multi-academy trusts continues to rise. Teachers in four Haringey secondary schools have gone on strike over plans to raise class sizes. The 750 schools that will take part in a pilot offering free breakfast clubs have been announced.This week’s deep dive: Your round-up of education updatesWe’ll also tell you what’...2025-03-0113 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceMarcela NavarreteLucy speaks to Marcela Navarrete, an immigration solicitor and partner at Wilsons Solicitors in Tottenham about immigration and asylum laws in the UK.Follow the links below to learn more about these issues, legal frameworks and the corrosive effects of the UK's hostile environment policies have on our communities. If you are facing removal or deportation, you can find advice here.Please note this episode was recorded before the government’s changes on to the nationality 'good character' requirement which will refuse citizenship to anyone arriving in the UK 'illegally,' regardless of how...2025-02-261h 01HEP TalksThe Education Brief: 15 February 2025The Education Brief: Saturday 15 February 2025 - Top stories include: Ofsted reports marks down for behaviour have halved since Covid, but teachers disagree. Teach First has announced James Toop as its new CEO. 60% of academy trust CEOs say new reforms would have no impact on their schools. Government minutes reveal a heated exchange between Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson and headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh.This week’s deep dive: Haringey Governor Conference 2025We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watc...2025-02-1511 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceGhassan GhabenLucy talks to Ghassan Ghaben, a lawyer and member of the British Palestinian Committee about the Gaza Families Reunited campaign and the mutual aid group, Reviving Gaza. Follow the links below to find out about Gaza Families Reunited, Reviving Gaza and other issues discussed in the episode.To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter or Bluesky @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.comWe’d love to hear from you!Links2025-01-2454 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceMarissa BegoniaMarissa Begonia, Director of The Voice of Domestic Workers, speaks to Lucy about her life as a domestic worker and her campaign for domestic workers' rights. Follow the links below to find out more about Marissa's journey and The Voice of Domestic Workers as well as issues relating to the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa and the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter or Bluesky @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.com2024-12-211h 10
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceVincent OkosodoLucy talks to Vincent Okosodo, an entrepreneur, campaigner and Nigerian migrant about his long and painful journey through the UK's hostile immigration system.Follow the links below to find out more about the issues and policies mentioned in this podcast, including the mental health cost of current migration policies in the UK, and to learn more about Centaville, a Nigerian social enterprise that Vincent founded.To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter or Bluesky @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an em...2024-11-2653 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNanou ThassindaLucy speaks to Nanou Thassinda, a community activist with Migrants Organise, about her campaign work and her experience of migrating to the UK from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Follow the links below to find out more about Migrants Organise, the campaigns mentioned in this podcast and the Democratic Republic of Congo.To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.comWe’d love to hear from you!...2024-10-181h 09
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: #Let Them StayWe're back! No Small Victories returns from the summer break with a very special episode about a hotel for asylum seekers in Haringey and its closure. We meet and hear from those who lived and worked in the hotel, as well as the community who campaigned to support its residents. Follow the links below to find out more about the events and organisations mentioned in this podcast .To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on twitter/X @HaringeyWelcome. Please visit Prevent Refugee Hom...2024-09-1042 min
Anybody Everybody TottenhamEveryone has a Part to Play - Aran & Isaac, Haringey ShedBack to some creativity! Lovely to speak to Aran, the Artistic Director at Haringey Shed - our local inclusive Youth Theatre - and Isaac, our youngest interviewee to date and all-round talent at the Shed. (We had some technical challenges so sound quality in some places for short times dodgy)The short film about an intergenerational project: Letter to my future selfhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C_kfFKmI3Ur/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Website: https://www.haringeyshed.org/Instagram: h...2024-09-0832 min
Anybody Everybody TottenhamSquats, DIY, Community Repair - Chris Setz, Haringey FixersMentioned in the previous episode so I checked up on the current state of the Haringey Repair Cafes and I was pleased to see how professional they have gotten since I last looked at them. Chis was also super easy to connect with - I think apart from our German surnames we have quite a bit in common (both interested in and involved with one million projects at any one time).We covered so many topics from start to finish - longstanding fans will recognise projects featuring in previous episodes. I hope you feel inspired - I already...2024-08-0939 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Special MessageA special message to No Small Victories Podcast listenersHaringey Welcome Statement on Violence Across the UKhttps://haringeywelcome.org/2024/08/05/haringey-welcome-statement-on-riots/To learn more about No Small Victories and Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.com2024-08-0703 min
Better PlacesBoosting housebuilding and shaping new places in HaringeyOn our latest edition of the better places podcast, we have a Haringey special and are joined by the trio of Cllr Ruth Gordon –the Cabinet Member for Housebuilding, Placemaking and Development, David Joyce –the Corporate Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning and Robbie Erbmann –the Assistant Director for Housing. In an insightful conversation with our Account Director Siddo Dwyer, a compelling discussion drew on the borough being open to investment, its placemaking schemes, council homes programmes, and Haringey being named the London Borough of Culture 2027. Concilio has considerable experience in Haringey, especially around Tottenham Hale, where working with Berkeley Square...2024-07-2346 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Martin NewellLucy talks to Martin Newell, a Catholic Priest and social activist about his work for migrant justice in Haringey for the London Catholic Worker, including his involvement in Giuseppe Conlon House, a home for destitute migrants in North London. Follow the links below to find out more about the London Catholic Worker and Giuseppe Conlon House as well as the issues and organisations mentioned in this podcast.To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an emai...2024-06-1739 min
marketingSHOWCASEThe challenges in marketing a Council with Kamila Sheldon, Haringey CouncilWhat's it like working in marketing for a local authority?Kamila joins us to give us an insight along her her thoughts on challenges in marketing right now.Find out more about Haringey Council at https://new.haringey.gov.uk/Get the lowdown on marketingSHOWCASE and our forthcoming events at https://mktgshowcase.co.uk/This show is produced and hosted by James Marriott from our podcast partners Sound Media: https://wearesoundmedia.com/Podcast recorded at marketingSHOWCASE Nottingham 2024.2024-06-0709 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: AhmedLucy talks to ‘Ahmed’, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who worked for NATO until 2021. He explains why he fled his country and what sustains him in his quest for safety as he navigates the UK’s cruel, hostile environment policies.Follow the links below to find out more about Afghanistan and the challenges Afghan refugees face in finding safety in the UK today .To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.com...2024-05-1634 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Tonya MavriLucy talks to Tonya Mavri about her work with children and families for Caris Haringey and her memories of growing up in Tottenham in the 1980s and 1990s. Please visit Caris Haringey to find out more and consider donating here.Follow the links below to find out more about the issues and organisations mentioned in this podcast .To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us a...2024-04-1245 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Rossana LealWelcome to Season 2 of No Small Victories! In this first episode , Lucy speaks to Rossana Leal, Founder and CEO of The Refugee Buddy Project and a refugee who arrived in Britain from Chile in the 1970s. Recorded at the end of 2023, fifty years after the violent right-wing Chilean coup toppled Salvador Allende's democratic government and brought a 17-year dictatorship to power, Rossana reflects on how the past, and the welcome her and her family received as refugees in Scotland, has informed her work for migrant justice and building community through art and culture.Please visit T...2024-03-1458 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 3 February 2024The Education Brief: Saturday 3 February 2024 - Top stories include:
In September 2025, the government will combine the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework.
The EEF is launching a trial to explore if ChatGPT can reduce teacher workload.
A new NFER report makes recommendations to address the "invisible glass ceiling" facing teachers of colour in the UK.
Ofsted's digital inspection system has faced glitches causing data loss.
A coalition has called for revision to the DfE's draft transgender guidance for schools.
This week’s deep dive:
Har...2024-02-0311 min
Anybody Everybody TottenhamNo Small Victories - Lucy Nabijou, Haringey WelcomeI am talking to Lucy, one of the co-founders of Haringey Welcome, a local strategic campaign group in the field of migrant justice. I think it is both interesting and upsetting to find out what has been happening both on a national and local level that many of us have not been aware of.As promised a few links:the fundraiser: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/prevent-refugee-homelessness-in-haringey their website: https://haringeywelcome.org/their twitter (I am refusing to call it anything else): https://twitter.com/HaringeyWelcome2024-01-1135 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 16 December 2023The Education Brief: Saturday 16 December 2023 - Top stories include:
The DfE has launched a consultation on the Advanced British Standard.
Private equity-backed firms and a Middle East sovereign wealth fund are profiting from the UK's struggling SEND system.
Ofsted's grading landscape for schools has evolved under the leadership of Amanda Spielman.
There has been a significant increase in fines issued to parents for unauthorised pupil absences.
This week’s deep dive:
The HEP / Haringey 2023 Racial Equity Conference
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP...2023-12-1613 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 18 November 2023The Education Brief: Saturday 18 November 2023 - Top stories include:
Ofsted says that schools tackling high absences will be viewed favourably during inspections.
Former Education Secretary Damian Hinds replaces Nick Gibb as schools minister.
Students will receive exam aids for one more year due to pandemic disruptions.
Teacher wellbeing in England has hit a five-year low.
This week’s deep dive:
The Haringey Racial Equity Conference 2023 - Changing the Narrative
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watc...2023-11-1812 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 11 November 2023The Education Brief: Saturday 11 November 2023 - Top stories include:
Financial support for Teach First’s autumn cohort has resulted in a doubling of recruitment.
The DfE has allocated £35 million pounds to provide temporary buildings for schools amidst concerns over RAAC.
Education unions have called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt for £1.7 billion pounds in additional funding for schools.
Increasing teacher training bursaries is a cost-effective strategy to enhance teacher supply.
This week’s deep dive:
Haringey Feast and Haringey Creates screen printing workshop
We’ll also tell you what’...2023-11-1110 min
Anybody Everybody TottenhamThe most special building in Haringey - Deborah Hedgecock, Bruce CastleSuch a beloved institution - one that many of our previous guests have mentioned as part of their own story. It only really occurred to me as I was listening to Deborah again about the tradition of collecting oral histories that this podcast is kind of that, too - collecting community voices to paint a picture of Tottenham / Haringey during this particular period in time. Obviously a small blip once you listen to the wide scope Bruce Castle covers. Also on a side note - as a teacher I know hardworking people when I see them and Deborah is...2023-10-3139 minHEP TalksThe Education Brief: 26 June 2023The Education Brief: Monday 26th June 2023 - Top stories include:
What is being disrupted by the NEU strikes in July.
A new national action plan for education being developed by the DfE could mean more direct questions for schools.
The National Foundation for Education Research says school leaders have “significant concerns” about sourcing suitable tutors as part of the National Tutoring Programme.
The increase in number of pupils with SEN.
This week’s deep dive:
Celebrating Windrush 75 - we visit Collage Arts, Haringey Learning Partnership and Stroud Green Prim...2023-06-2613 minHEP TalksThe Brief: 12 June 2023The Education Brief: Monday 12th June 2023 - Top stories include:
Gillian Keegan said that some changes being made to Ofsted inspection “will be immediate”.
The DfE has released updated ‘keeping children safe in education guidance’.
The DfE is worried marking boycotts might mean even more trouble for teacher recruitment.
Record numbers of state school teachers are leaving the profession.
This week’s deep dive:
AEPA Roundtable Learnings from Haringey Education Partnership’s Approach to Anti-Racism
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and wha...2023-06-1209 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Sharif BarkoIn this episode, we remember the remarkable but tragic life of Sharif Barko, long term resident of Haringey, friend and supporter of Haringey Welcome, and a Sudanese refugee from Darfur’s Massaleit community, who was tragically killed on a family visit to Darfur in January 2021. Through Sharif’s story we explore the wider context of conflict and genocide in Darfur and Sudan over the past two decades, and Britain’s failure of responsibility towards Sudanese migrants and refugees.Find out more about Sharif, Darfur, Sudan, and the UK’s broken asylum system by following the links below. To learn...2023-06-0555 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: MavisLucy speaks to Mavis, a single mum, author, campaigner, and migrant, about coming to the UK from Jamaica as a teenager and living for decades with insecure immigration status, navigating rules and systems such as ‘no recourse to public funds’ and the ‘ten-year route’. Mavis explains how she eventually found her power and her voice and the courage to speak up in order to help and educate others. Find out more about UK immigration policy, campaigns, and organisations mentioned in the conversation by following the links below. To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website...2023-05-111h 19
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: MulugetaLucy speaks to Mulugeta, Resettlement Support Worker at Haringey Council,about his experience of growing up in war-torn Eritrea, of travelling for two years in search of sanctuary, and finally of enduring the challenges of the UK’s hostile asylum system. Mulugeta shares his love of education and commitment to community development, which have allowed him to find growth and purpose since settling in the UK.Find out more about human rights in Eritrea, and the UK’s asylum system by following the links below. To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our websit...2023-04-2754 min
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Abdulrahman BdiwiLucy speaks to Abdulrahman Bdiwi, Lived Experience Involvement Officer at Breaking Barriers, about his experience of starting a new life in Britain after coming here via the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. In a remarkably honest and revealing conversation, Abdulrahman describes the many challenges he and his family have lived through and how he has set about successfully building a new life.You can find out more about the organisations Abdulrahman mentions by following the links below. To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website at https://haringeywelcome.org/ or follow us on Tw...2023-04-141h 30
No Small Victories: Community Tales of ResistanceNo Small Victories: Matt LunnLucy speaks to Revd Matt Lunn, Minister at Muswell Hill Methodist Church, about how, together with Rabbi David Mason of Muswell Hill Synagogue, he set up Muswell Hill Welcomes, a support initiative for asylum seekers and refugees in the area.Follow the links below to find out more about Muswell Hill Methodist Church and Muswell Hill Welcomes. To learn more about Haringey Welcome’s work please visit our website: https://haringeywelcome.org/ Or follow us on Twitter @HaringeyWelcome. You can also drop us an email at refugeeswelcomeharingey@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from...2023-03-3134 min
Anybody Everybody TottenhamWhen Fusion Blows Your Fuse - Paul Doyle, Haringey AquaticsI hope after listening to the episode you appreciate my little word play. Now look at us - the third sports episode this year 2023 is bringing all the sports people out! Had a great chat with Paul and it really makes you appreciate the dedication of so many adults when supporting the young generation to really fulfil their sporting ambitions. I hope that we will get that standout Tottenham swimmer to make us all proud and bring some money for this sport.Haringey Aquatics website: https://uk.teamunify.com/team/HA/page/homeHaringey Aquatics Insta...2023-03-3034 min