Extracts from my segment of the “Unlocking Narratives: The Roots of Decolonising/Decolonizing Work in UK Libraries and Archives” talk focusing on Decolonising/Decolonizing in Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Through POC lead curation — Working in archive and special collections has been a wonderful experience thus far and personally I feel has influence not just my academic but creative endeavours in a multitude of ways.

Sustainable Toolkit Contextual research — Going through my work from my various walks of life I came across this piece I did in 2014/15 and I remembered how much I enjoyed this project. Looking back with my new knowledge I would probably do the whole project differently and may have written this essay in a…

I found this article that I wrote over two years ago and never publish, its short but still very true for me so I though I would publish it and give it its own sence of freedom. This beautiful game was one that I cherished, I can’t remember if I…

While at work I come across a variety of interesting items and documents. Early this year I while perusing the Superintendents book of payment I came across the term ‘Russian Vapour’ which was unfamiliar to me. …

Recently I had the opportunity to put together a small showcase using items from the archives, I decided to focus on tea and the various elements, practices and cultures link to, and by, the beverage and its accoutrements. Tea spans across the world and has seeped its way into history…

Defining creativity is an endeavour for which the results can be rather subjective, Especially based upon the context of creativity in an educational setting, I personally feel that it is not a simple task to define creativity in a general way which can be attributed to every academic subject. And…

A reflection on the concept of education games and educational games — Due to my teaching background this is an area that I am very interested and passionate about, games are a unique and engaging medium that can reach a variety of people and share a range of concepts and feelings. …

The word ‘Gamivism’ is a portmanteau of the words Game and activism. Gamivism is a form of activism enacted through games, games in this moments can incarcerate a range of elements such as mental health awareness, anti capitalism, feminism, environmentalism, ant segregation, neurodiversity or solidarity to name a few. Gamivism…

Product Analyst Resource Pack Essay — Intro Within this essay I am going to explore why having tangible objects, and allowing pupils to explore them independently, was a more successful method than having images or descriptions of the objects alone. I will also explore the reasons as to why tactile learning is a method which engages pupils…