Coffee & Geogrpahy 4x17 Adam Brett (UK)

What this episode covers

Kit Marie and Dr Adam Brett with some Yorkshire Tea chat about hetero- and cis-normativity in education spaces, spatial representation, cat puns, and more!Adam is a former secondary school teacher and leader, and now researcher and lecturer at the University of Derby. He is the co-founder of Pride & Progress which works to support schools to be LGBT+ inclusive. Most of Adam's research is focussed around LGBT+ inclusion within education.Some links to things mentioned in the chat:-The Midlands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlands)-Henri Lefebvre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Lefebvre) -Space, surveillance, and stress: a Lefebvrian analysis of heteronormative spatial production in schools, using a photo elicitation method with LGBT+ teachers (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681811.2023.2296473)-Under the spotlight: exploring the challenges and opportunities of being a visible LGBT+ teacher (https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9y446/under-the-spotlight-exploring-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-being-a-visible-lgbt-teacher)-Pride & Progress (https://www.prideprogress.co.uk/) -Department for Education proposed guidance for schools and colleges: gender questioning children - consultation response by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/DFE-guidance-schools-colleges-gender-questioning-consultation-response) -Draft guidance for Relationships, Sex, & Health Education – Pride & Progress view: (https://www.prideprogress.co.uk/platform/rse-draft-guidance)-WPATH and USPATH comment on the UK Cass Review (https://www.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/Public%20Policies/2024/17.05.24%20Response%20Cass%20Review%20FINAL%20with%20ed%20note.pdf)-Cat puns (https://whiskerstotailspetsitting.com/2017/05/purr-fect-list-cat-vocabulary-not-kitten-around/) If you have experience as a Primary, Secondary or FE educator and a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and wish to get involved with Adam’s current research, or simply looking to expand your geography network, then get in touch with Adam via various means accessible via his LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/DrAdamBrett). =About Coffee & Geography==The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==•Follow us on Twitter/’X’ at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.•Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. •Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley •Sponsor us! See https://bit.ly/CoffeeGeogSponsor for details.•Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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