Live radio chat with Roberto Perrone regarding the SEND White Paper release
BBC Three Counties Radio
Interview begins at 3:08:29. Mel speaks to Roberto about the release of the SEND White Paper on 23rd February 2026.
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Reciprocal Mentoring as a Racial Equity Intervention
Open University PRAXIS Scholarship Hubs Podcast · with Gruff Madrigal, Paulette Johnson and Mel Green
In this episode Mel is joined by Gruff Madrigal, a psychology graduate who became her reciprocal mentor on an assessment project, and Paulette Johnson, the academic lead who pioneered the OU's reciprocal mentoring programme. Together, they reflect on how this model advances anti-racist practice and creates genuine partnerships between students and educators.
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Exploring anti-racist design in online distance education
Open University PRAXIS Scholarship Hubs Podcast · with Mel Green, Anna Judd-Yelland and Mark Williams
Mel Green (ARIA Hub Lead) is joined by Mark Williams and Anna Judd-Yelland from the Open University's Learning Design team to explore what anti-racist assessment looks like in an online distance education context. Drawing on examples from the ARIA Hub, the E209 module, and their own learning design work, they discuss co-creation, authentic assessment, structural constraints, and the importance of challenging traditional definitions of the "good student" (Green and Malcolm, 2023, p.11).
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Black Mothers Advocating for Their Autistic Children
University of Reading Centre for Autism Wellbeing Hub · March 2025
Dr Claire Malcolm and I present our research from Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK. We explore how race, gender, and disability intersect in the lives of Black mothers advocating for their autistic children, discuss systemic barriers in education, health, and social care, and celebrate the strength and community support systems Black mothers develop. The talk includes a call to action for more inclusive policies and practices to support Black neurodivergent families.
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Keynote speech at Arden University's BHM
Arden University
Keynote presentation delivered during Black History Month, sharing preliminary findings from our research on Black British mothers raising autistic children. Dr Claire Malcolm and I discuss the structural barriers these mothers face in education and welfare systems, the labour of advocacy, and the resistance strategies that emerge at the intersection of race, disability, and motherhood.
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Neurodivergence, Race and Islamophobia
Community Policy Forum
Recorded during Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024, Dr Claire Malcolm and I discuss the unique challenges facing neurodivergent Muslims and individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds with Community Policy Forum. We explore how racism and Islamophobia compound the barriers neurodivergent people face, drawing on our research for Mothering at the Margins: Black Mothers Raising Autistic Children in the UK.
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The Impact of Race and Racism on Children
Open University BME Network podcast
Exploring how race and racism shape children's experiences and development. Drawing on my research and practice as an educator and parent, I discuss the importance of talking about race with children, recognising racism's impact on young people, and creating spaces where children can develop positive racial identities.
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Re-presenting blackness: teacher identity and online pedagogy in HE
Research at the OU Graduate School Podcast
Exploring how Black educators navigate identity construction in online teaching spaces and the particular challenges of re-presenting Blackness through digital pedagogy.
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