Teaching Beyond Borders

In this episode, I speak to Kini Teesdale. Kini is an Early Years practitioner who has worked in humanitarian and refugee education for over a decade in USA, France, and Greece. Kini is also a co-founder of Crisis Management Association, whose focus is on providing healthcare systems to refugees and displaced people in Lesvos, Greece. As part of Kini's Masters degree, she undertook research fo...

Olena Puchko is a Maths teacher with over two decades of experience teaching in Kyiv, Ukraine, but none of that experience could prepare her for the past 3 years. Olena completed her PGCE with the University of Sunderland in 2023, at the height of Russia's drone and missile attacks on Ukraine and her commitment to her studies and her students was nothing short of inspirational. In this episode...

In the second episode of this ‘Teaching in Conflict’ series, I speak to Julia Knight. Julia is an experienced international teacher and educational leader who has taught in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. During her time in education, she has experienced terrorist attacks (plural!), a military coup, and presidential visits; so what has all of this taught Julia about what it takes to keep on c...

In this upcoming episode, I speak to Julia Knight. Julia is an experienced international teacher and educational leader who has taught in Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. During her time in education, she has experienced terrorist attacks (plural!), a military coup, and presidential visits; so what has all of this taught Julia about what it takes to keep on coming back? The full episode is out...

In this first episode of the ‘Teaching in Conflict’ series, I had the opportunity to speak with Mohamad Rabah, director of the Palestinian Circus School. Based in the West Bank of Palestine, Mohamad speaks candidly about his journey from a young boy during the first intifada, to a student in North-East England, and back to where it all began in the West Bank where he now lives with his wife and 2...

This is the trailer for an upcoming episode where I speak to Mohamad Rabah from Palestine Circus School, based in the West Bank, Occupied Palestine. In the episode, Mohamad speaks candidly about his journey from a young boy during the first intifada, to a student in North-East England, and back to where it all began in the West Bank where he now lives with his wife and 2 young children, whilst mak...