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Welsh Indian South African Dutch Londoner. Phd Phil of Ed. Antiracist Dialogic Pedagogy. P4C. Children's Books. Teaching. Writing. Rep: @rachelpmann

London, England
Joined April 2011
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Darren Chetty
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Beyond the Secret Garden is NOW AVAILABLE: Thx to Patrice Lawrence for the foreword, @lucyfarfort for the cover, @storyriver for the chapter on #ReflectingRealities, all those who gave us lovely quotes. Special thanks to @EngMediaCentre for publishing us!
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RT @ey_abs: Vote for me please! I'm thrilled that Running My Own Race has been included in the #PrimarySchoolBookClub July 2025 vote this e….
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Nice review of 'I’m Going To Make A Friend' here:
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RT @rapclassroom: Really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks to @imaginecentre for inviting @ksandsoconnor and me - and for the great questio….
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RT @haveigotnews: Keir Starmer has described the situation in Gaza as "intolerable on many levels", just not the one where Britain stops ar….
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Really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks to @imaginecentre for inviting @ksandsoconnor and me - and for the great questions! Video and text interviews here!.
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Just Imagine
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I have just uploaded my interview with @rapclassroom and Karen Sands O'Connor about the issues underpinning their brilliant collection of essays, Beyond the Secret Garden. It is every bit as illuminating as you would expect. A must-view/read for teachers, librarians, publishers
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Watch “Beyond the Secret Garden with Darren Chetty and Karen Sands O'Connor” on #Vimeo
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RT @imaginecentre: I have just uploaded my interview with @rapclassroom and Karen Sands O'Connor about the issues underpinning their brill….
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RT @BooksForKeeps: ICYMI, our NEW issue #BfK273 is out now with interviews, articles and reviews of 75 new children's books incl by @frankc….
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RT @jasinbath: Some great book recs here. Thank you for mentioning mine as well as the others.
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RT @MichaelRosenYes: David Lammy on the Today programme this morning said the complete opposite of what this person is saying. Which one is….
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'Writing in 2004, Farah Mendlesohn argued that there was a '‘paucity of fiction for children which fits the definition of science fiction'' . suggesting that there was almost no children’s science fiction with characters from a racially minoritised background.'.
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LUNCH READING ALERT🍓🥒😃. “Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor seek out universal access in science-fiction writing for children” . Yes, it’s the latest Beyond the Secret Garden column from @ksandsoconnor & @rapclassroom in @BooksForKeeps .….
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RT @LetterboxLib: … explore time travelling via @PatienceAgbabi, tech hazards & scientific ethics via @malorieblackman & @sayheychante , @Z….
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RT @LetterboxLib: LUNCH READING ALERT🍓🥒😃. “Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor seek out universal access in science-fiction writing for….
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RT @NEUnion: 📢Literacy in primary classrooms conference . 📅⌚ 9.30am, Saturday, 13 September. Discover practical and inspiring ideas to enh….
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RT @littlerebsprize: We were very honoured this year to be joined again by Dr Darren Chetty at the shortlisting stage. Darren is a former….
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RT @littlerebsprize: Darren’s debut picture book, I’m Going to Make a Friend came out in May. He & @ksandsoconnor co-author the #BeyondTheS….
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Loved being involved with @littlerebsprize again this year. See you at the award ceremony!!.
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Little Rebels Award
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We were very honoured this year to be joined again by Dr Darren Chetty at the shortlisting stage. Darren is a former #LittleRebelsAward Judge. He is a lecturer, author & specialist in philosophical inquiry with children & anti-racism. @rapclassroom
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