SIG Forum Meeting – Social Justice
Join the Social Justice SIG for our Annual Meeting to meet others and plan the year ahead. Please join us for this session to talk about what you would like the SIG to do over the next year and...
Convenor
Sheine Peart, Dr
Reader in Access, Equality and Inclusion at Bishop Grosseteste University
Sheine Peart is a reader in access, equality and inclusion and is programme leader for the doctor of education. Her research interests include social justice and inclusion; and developing educators and trainees to work with diverse groups.
Sheine has worked in schools, colleges, local authorities and youth and community settings. She taught in further education for 15 years, teaching on various vocational programmes and working with challenging students. She held the post of the college equalities manager for eight years and previously managed a local authority education team dedicated to raising the achievement of African and Caribbean pupils.
She is currently engaged in supporting one large urban college in developing a dedicated in house student support group for Black male students, called ‘Black on Track’.
Sheine Peart's contributions
SIG Forum Meeting – Social Justice
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Social Justice
This SIG promotes dialogue on educational policies and practices at all levels in terms of supporting or inhibiting social justice. We are committed to developing a range of theoretical...