DBE School Leaders’ Conference | 21 Nov 2024 | Spotlight on Workshops

Racial Justice: Empowering Change for our Schools

Thurs 21st Nov | Park Royal Hotel | Stretton

Looking ahead at our conference next month to help school leaders to learn more about the need to understand how important it is to ensure pupils experience representation of global majority heritage individuals, even if they live in a largely WGB community.

We are delighted to welcome our Keynote Speakers, The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin (the Bishop of Dover) and Elizabeth Olulari, National Lead for Racial Justice at the Church of England. We will also be joined by The Rt Revd Mark Tanner, (the Bishop of Chester).

There’s an opportunity to join two of our afternoon workshops, designed to empower schools to deliver a curriculum centred on racial justice and implement meaningful change.

Workshops Overview

• Liz Agbettoh: Blackburn Diocese School Effectiveness Officer and Lead for Equity, Diversity and Justice.

  The Board of Education at Blackburn Diocese has been on its Equity, Diversity, and Justice journey for the last three years. During that time, we have had to face some uncomfortable truths and learn to have some difficult conversations. To quote Professor Paul Miller, we have had to stop “…painting the leaves…” in order to “shake up the soil and replant the tree”. This workshop will provide you with an overview of our journey, but more importantly it will share the lessons learnt on that journey and highlight the key elements that allowed us to be strategic, intentional, and robust in implementing our Equity, Diversity and Justice Strategy. You will also have access to some audit tools to help you on your way. Our journey continues.

• Elizabeth Olulari & Aleisha Lewis: National Church of England Education team leads for Racial Justice and co-lead BAMEed leaders in London.

  Join Elizabeth Olulari and Aleisha Lewis for an engaging workshop on Decolonising the Curriculum. In this session, we will explore the meaning and theories behind decolonisation, focusing on how to reshape the curriculum for racial justice. We will discuss practical strategies for creating space for diverse stories and role models within teaching content, ensuring that our curriculum reflects a broader, more inclusive range of perspectives. This is a vital opportunity to rethink education and make it more equitable for all.

• Kayleigh Page & Freya Riley: Teachers at St Wilfrid’s CE Primary School, Grappenhall, Warrington.

  Both have led the school in their journey to developing and embedding anti-racist practice. Through roles leading the school Anti-Racism Working Party, in addition to subject leads and classroom teachers, the session will discuss our experiences of developing a whole school approach to racial equality, including how we developed our action plans, prioritised curriculum areas, delivered and organised CPD, introduced new resources and worked with staff to ensure that our whole school culture was one of inclusion and diversity.

Read more about the day and about our guest speakers.

This is day not to be missed. Be part of this change and join us for our Senior Leaders’ Conference on the 21st November.

Investment

Family of Schools member £195 - bundle discounts available.

Non-Family of Schools member £325

Includes refreshments and a delicious lunch.