Interview with Katharine Birbalsingh

Katharine Birbalsingh is the founder and head teacher of Michaela Community School in Wembley, Greater London. Her traditional methods and "neo-strict" approach has faced backlash, but it's one that has achieved very positive results for her students. (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/free-schools-should-focus-on-troublemakers-says-gavin-williamson-0vgz00q7t) Katharine recently led a training session at Vertex Partnership Academies, where co-host Paul Rossi will start teaching in Fall of 2023.

The Terra Firma Teaching Alliance (http://tfteach.org) is a network of K-12 teachers alarmed by the rise of illiberal agendas in education, working to restore integrity and quality to our profession. Audio of this podcast is available at our Substack "The Ethical Educator": http://ethicaleducator.substack.com