Rhia Gibbs is a teacher and the founder of Black Teachers Connect, a community on a mission to support both the recruitment and retention of Black Teachers in the UK and beyond. by building a safe space to navigate, learn and grow, Black Teachers Connect are ultimately looking to increase the representation of Black educators at all levels of the education.

In this interview we discuss a range of topics, including Rhia's journey as a student and now as a teacher, Black Teachers Connect, safeguarding of students in light of the Child Q incident, permanent exclusions, labelling theory, whether exams are killing the creativity of students, whether race should be a topic of discussion in classrooms, what she feels needs to change with the education system and MUCH MORE! 

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