7:00pm, Wednesday 22nd of May, The Hearth

Networking Drinks from 6.30pm. Complimentary drinks for the first 20 arrivals.

Over the last few years, historians have increasingly sought to provide us with richer and more inclusive understandings of the past. We’ve seen nationwide debate on the role of history, especially in the classroom, whilst much of our youth are experiencing the most exciting history education this country has ever seen.

On the frontlines of this teaching, award-winning teacher Shalina Patel has tirelessly championed the hidden histories often left out of the school curriculum. Creating the immensely popular @thehistorycorridor on Instagram, she’s amassed thousands of followers keen to discover new perspectives on the history they were taught at school.

Shalina will join us at Trouble to explore the History curriculum that her students experience today, from the Romans to the Second World War via Tudor courts, giving insights from all walks of life and a deeper and wider view of history.

Shalina Patel is a historian, writer and award-winning history teacher. She has been pioneering the decolonisation of the History curriculum for years, winning numerous awards including the Silver Pearson Teaching Award and the GG2 Inspire Award for Work in Education. As well as working on a range of history documentaries for TV, including The Black Panthers of WW2 narrated by David Harewood, Shalina has featured regularly in the UK media including the Guardian, Cosmopolitan and across the BBC including BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine and BBC’s Teach Me A Lesson podcast. Shalina currently teaches History at a large mixed comprehensive school in London.

TICKETS:

Members*: Live ticket £9, Virtual Ticket £0 (ticket includes a free drink for first 20 arrivals)

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