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Teacher toolkit launch – Caribbean cuisine and superdiversity

Teacher toolkit launch – Caribbean cuisine and superdiversity

1 August 2025

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‘The toolkit is based on my PhD research which asked how Caribbean restaurants and takeaways advertise to the superdiverse Ladywood constituency of Birmingham.’

Charlene Rose

Whilst I found my PhD research interesting, and it did produce results in relation to superdiversity and advertising, I didn’t know how to give it a real-world application, and this was frustrating. However, the CENTRE-UB fellowship in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society and Geographical Association gave me the possibility of creating an A level geography teacher toolkit.

On 9 May I had the privilege of launching my A level geography teacher toolkit in collaboration with the Geographical Association and the Royal Geographical Society. The toolkit is based on my PhD research which asked how Caribbean restaurants and takeaways advertise to the superdiverse Ladywood constituency of Birmingham. I also had vital support from Kay Basterfield and Hope Nyabienda who assisted with the toolkit, providing me the perspective of teachers.

The research was applied to the A level geography ‘Changing Places’ core theme, as outlined by the Department for Education. The toolkit offers a practical application of geographical concepts to real-world scenarios especially on topics such as migration, globalisation, business and advertising.

I was a little scared that no one would turn up however there were 30 attendees, from local colleges such as Joseph Chamberlain College, Cadbury’s College, and Mander Portman Wood, as well as representatives from esteemed institutions like the University of Oxford, University of Worcester, and Coventry University.

Assistant Professor of Geography Education, Graham Jackson, and student teacher Hannah Barnden also spoke, emphasising the importance of real-world applications in geography education and the value of incorporating lived experiences, particularly when teaching students with English as an additional language.

Overall, the launch was a great day, and the toolkit is available for free on the Geographical Association website here, providing educators with a valuable resource for teaching.