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Certificated Professional Practice Day for EDI Leads
Date: March 8 and June 15, 2023
Time: 10:30-15:30
Venue: Zoom (online) meeting format
Audience: EDI leads who have attended the Academy Inclusion Lead Professional Practice 2-day certificated course
‘There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in’ Desmond Tutu
Course outline:
This one-day professional practice course has been developed in response to feedback from school EDI leads who have completed the initial 2-day certificated training. It is open to all those who have attended this initial training.
During the day you will:
- hear from speakers with expertise and/or lived experience to inspire and challenge our thinking and to support us in our current work and with a focus on ‘looking upstream’
- have the opportunity to hear about examples of recent and ongoing work through case studies from colleagues who will share their work and journeys regarding a particular aspect of their EDI work in school
- and have time to share good practice and discuss this work in a supportive environment with others in similar roles
Day Overview:
- Session 1: Introduction; school case studies, discussion and sharing good practice with colleagues
- Session 2: Speaker led session on one or more areas of EDI work
- Session 3: On the couch: in this interactive session, panel members will talk about their EDI work
- Session 4: School case studies, discussion and sharing good practice with colleagues; next steps
Each professional practice day will be unique – planned in response to the thoughts and feedback from EDI Leads.
DAY PLAN: SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS
Session 1 (10:30-11:30): Introduction; school case studies, discussion and sharing good practice with colleagues
Joe Gale, Deputy Head Teacher at the Royal Alexandra and Albert School
Joe has worked in the state sector in a range of schools in Surrey and Croydon, fulfilling pastoral leadership roles for 12 years. Joe has been a DSL in two state schools and is currently the Deputy Head: Boarding and Pastoral and Designated Safeguarding Lead in a large state boarding school with 500 boarders.
Rebecca Purdy, Assistant Head: Staff and Co-curricular, Felsted School
Rebecca has worked in various roles at Felsted School, a co-ed boarding and day school, for the last 15 years. Rebecca is from Nottingham, the granddaughter of a miner and the first in the family to attend university; she has lived with Type One Diabetes for the last 30 years. Rebecca began her career in education immediately after graduating and completed a Masters in Education: Literacy and Social Justice in September 2019. Since then, Rebecca has formally taken the lead in EDI matters at Felsted and has had a particular focus on supporting the integration of International Students whilst also working to root out unconscious biases in school practices.
Session 2 (11:35-12:30): Speaker led session on one or more areas of EDI work
Jonathan Charlesworth, Executive Director, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH)
Jonathan Charlesworth is the Executive Director of the multi-award-winning charity, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) celebrating its twentieth year in 2021. Jonathan has extensive knowledge and understanding of LGBT+ people’s experiences acquired across thirty-six years’ professional experience in teaching, training, consultancy, Helpline management, resource creation and books’ authorship. He is an Expert Adviser included within the National Crime Agency’s database, the Chair of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Local Scrutiny Involvement Panel (Southwest) and a former Head of English and PSHE. Commissioned regularly since 2000 to deliver training and consultancy to police forces across the UK and consult on LGBT+ matters regarding schools by the Crown Prosecution Service, Jonathan has also been commissioned multiple times by the Department for Education to generate guidance and create training for schools nationally. His training and consultancy work has been commissioned by the USA, Finland, Sweden and across the UK whilst his books on challenging homophobic and biphobic school bullying have sold across the world.
Session 3 (13:30-14:30) On the couch: in this interactive session, panel members will talk about their EDI work
George Bailey, President, zPods
George Bailey is the “President Sleep Talker” of zPods, a Saint Louis startup and recipient of an Arch Grants award that is developing sensory-friendly beds for high-energy children, including those with autism. He also sits on the board of directors for Autism Speaks St. Louis and the On The Spectrum Foundation and is engaged in the Saint Louis community through these organizations and church service.
George obtained his JD from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law and his MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and BA in Chinese from Brigham Young University. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, German, and Danish. George and his wife have five children, two of which are blessed with autism.
Fin O’Regan, Consultant, Trainer and Author
Fin is one of the leading behaviour and learning specialists in the UK. He is currently an ADHD and Neurodiversity Consultant and Trainer for a number of schools and organisations, an Associate Lecturer for Leicester University, NASEN, the Helen Arkell Charity and the Institute of Education.
He was the Headmaster of the Centre Academy School, regarded as the first specialist school within the UK for children with ADHD/ODD from 1996 -2002. Prior to that, he was a Deputy Head Teacher, the Head of the Science Department and a Science/PE teacher in London, Newcastle and Washington DC
He is a current member of the Special Education Consortium, the SpLD Assessment Standards Committee, and The London CDC and is a council member of CReSTeD.
Fin is an internationally acclaimed presenter has presented over 2000 seminars throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and North America and has published over 10 books on learning, behaviour and socialisation issues.
Session 4 (14:35-15:30): School case studies, discussion and sharing good practice with colleagues; next steps
Alexis Shea, Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning with responsibility for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Westonbirt School
Alexis started her career teaching in Rochdale at Matthew Moss High School, where she focused on project and enquiry-based learning, alongside her humanities teaching. She joined Westonbirt School in 2015 and has held various roles including Head of Skills for Life, Head of Psychology and Key Stage 4 Lead. As Assistant Head Teaching and Learning, Alexis is committed to embedding evidence-informed pedagogies to ensure that pupils experience the very best learning environments and that teachers continually develop their practice. In her current role she also seeks to develop character education and is passionate about furthering her school’s approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Geraldine Maringo, Assistant Head EDIB (Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging), Clifton College
Geraldine is a French native speaker and began her career as a French Language Assistant in Bristol. She was very surprised by the lack of diversity within the teaching staff during her year as an FLA and therefore decided to become a teacher to inspire and motivate pupils from diverse backgrounds. Geraldine worked in the state sector for nine years as a MFL teacher, Head of MFL and Associate Headteacher in charge of EDIB. She implemented and developed a robust EDI strategy before moving to the independent sector to educate our future leaders. Geraldine is passionate about EDI and believes as a Black female expatriate that she has some understanding of the challenges people with different protected characteristics may face in their everyday life. Geraldine wants to use her lived experience and knowledge to help others understand the importance of recognising, embracing and celebrating EDIB.
To book a place on the Certificated Professional Practice Day(s) for EDI Leads:
- Wednesday, March 8, 2023
- Thursday, June 15, 2023
Timings: 10:30-15:30