In this first episode of Season 2 I am joined by esteemed Educators Naheeda Maharasingam and Nelson Bayomy to discuss the practice of anti-racism in schools and the impact of the pandemic on the learning and teaching experience. Nelson Bayomy is an English Language teacher and Manager for Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing at Leyton Sixth Form College. Twitter: @nelsonbayomy @leyton6thform Reading: All About Love by bell hooks Naheeda Maharasingam is a Local Leader of Education (LLE), a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and Leader of Rathfern CCT Teacher Research Network. She is steering group lead for the Embedding Race Equality work across all Lewisham schools. She is Headteacher at Rathfern Primary School, a diverse and dynamic inner London primary school. She is passionate about values which enrich her vision and permeate her school culture, pedagogy and curriculum with a focus on disrupting the trajectory for disadvantaged pupils. Rathfern is : A Research Hub for the Chartered College of Teaching, lead for the Humanities Hub for Lewisham.