How and why do people get involved in shaping and supporting their local community? In this pod, Najma Khalid (Community Organiser and Parent Coordinator of Parent Power Oldham)shares her inspiring story of how education and supporting others has transformed her life from  childhood to parent as we hear the struggles and challenges she's risen above to become a pillar of her community.

S2. EP6: Pillar of her community. Najma's story.

Have you ever been scorned for ordering shark, chips and beans? Maybe you've felt under pressure to change your name or accent within HE?  In this episode The Open Circle welcomes Alex Conner and James Brown (not that one) from ADHD Adults UK- to discuss what it's like to have ADHD, identify as WC and work in Higher Education.
Checkout their charity website >https://www.adhdadult.uk/ and their brilliant podcast on Spotify 'The ADHD Adults Podcast'.

S1: BONUS EPISODE 2. ADHD Adults In Academia.

It's Mental Health Awareness Week but MH is a massive issue that we need to better appreciate and understand full stop. To do this, Tim and Chris welcome special guest, Yinka Yesufu (Counsellor at University of Liverpool) to explore his lived experience and delve into the epidemic that is the Mental Health Crisis.

S1: EP 14. Mental Health Awareness. Yinka's Story.

In this podcast we explore Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as they are the least likely to access Higher Education. We meet our guest, Chrissie Brown (Widening Participation Officer, Kings College London) to hear about her lived experience as a Traveller accessing HE and also the work she has done with these three communities with the 'Rom Belong' programme.

S1: EP 15. Gypsy, Roma and Travellers. Chrissie's Story.

Tim welcomes back PURSUE's Chris Bayes to explore the Lifecycle approach Universities adopt through his lived experience. Chris will also be reflecting where the approach can fail and what HEIs need to be doing in the future to promote student progression and the best student outcomes.

S1: EP 16. The Student Lifecycle Approach. Chris' story.

In this episode we hear from a trio of proud working class educationists to explore how we speak or the way we are pressured to speak. The trio being: Senior Lecturer, Dr. Maureen Farrell (University of Glasgow), Chris Bayes (SEER & PURSUE co-founder) and Ant Sutcliffe (Head of Higher Horizons and PURSUE co-founder ). Expect lived experience and honest opinions.
Get in touch via email:   theopencirclepodcast@gmail.com.

S1: EP 17. Language, Dialect and Accents.

Tim, Chris and Ant (PURSUE) welcome Ben Sutcliffe (SEN Teacher) and Hannah Monaghan (Careers and Engagement Project Facilitator at NHS UHMBT) to reflect on their careers supporting young people with SEND as well as sharing their own lived experience and the challenges they've faced. Expect more candid conversation on how education needs to progress to support our young people, alongside inspiring anecdotes.

S1: EP 18. Supporting Young People with SEND. Ben & Hannah's Stories.

In this pod we invite Music Psychologist, Social Justice campaigner and working class academic, Natasha Hendry to explore how we can diversify the music curriculum and the importance of doing so through her lived experience as professional singer and now academic researcher.

S1: EP 19. Diversify Your Music Curriculum. Natasha's Story.

In this podcast we invite PURSUE's Ant Sutcliffe (Head of Higher Horizons)  and Ben Copsey (City, University of London) on to discuss their lived experience of growing up/living  in two different Post-Industrial towns.

S1: EP 20. Post-Industrial Towns. Ant and Ben's Stories..

To mark PRIDE month 2022, TOCP welcomes, Kit Marie Rackley (Higher Education Champion, Neaco) to explore many identities: Queer, Demigirl, podcaster, geographer and UEA advocate. We'll also explore the outstanding work Kit has been doing with LGBTQ+ students in the space of Higher Education.

S1: EP 21. LGBTQ+ How Do You Identify? Kit's Story

In this pod, TOC is exploring the importance of mentoring for learners from working class backgrounds and who are 1st generation into Higher Education. What better way to do this than invite two guests who have the direct lived experience: Laura Gray (CEO of Brightside Mentoring) and Anton Springett (Brightside mentee/mentor and undergraduate).  Tune in to find out about the power of targeted and supportive mentoring and it's impact on young people going on to access HE.

S1: EP 22. The Importance of Mentoring. Anton & Laura's Stories.

The Parent Power Podcast.

The podcast that follows the journey of a parent group (Parent Power Oldham) in their fight for social justice and a fair education system for their children.
Produced by Tim Roe.

S2. EP6: Pillar of her community. Najma's story.

Parent Power Podcast

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