Introducing our Reimagining DEI Series

11/23/23 • 11 min

Today, I'm really excited to introduce a unique series on the Being Luminary podcast, one that's really close to my heart. Earlier this month, we hosted a sensational event. It was a summit called Reimagining DEI for a new era of ethical leadership. And it was focused on reimagining diversity, equity and inclusion work in the context of all sorts of leadership roles, whether that's coaching or service provision, consultancy, whether you are somebody that's a school leader, a charity leader, we were really looking at how we do this work across our fields. It was an event that was filled with rich discussion, I think some really interesting workshops, and just genuinely inspiring people inspiring talks from leaders across various sectors. So I'm really excited to share that we're bringing parts of this amazing summit to you through our podcast, the series isn't just going to be a replay of the summit. Actually, we're, we're repurposing some of the conversations and some of the insights and some of the wisdom that was shared across the two days. And you're not going to get the whole thing if you do want access to the whole summit, you can still get that later on towards the year we'll be sending sending out some details about that. But for the podcast, we're going to have episodes featuring our guests. And really, we're going to invite you to draw together the themes of the various conversations that we had really thinking and listening deeply to the integral role that diversity, equity and inclusion work has, in any kind of leadership. I'm going to be inviting you to draw together the strands of learning of wisdom from our guests thinking about the importance of humanity, and courage, thinking about how that comes out through all of the conversations that I had with my guests and, and also in these times that we're in, to really think about how some of these conversations can give you heart that we can enact cultural and institutional change if we want to.

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-our-reimagining-dei-series

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/introducing-our-reimagining-dei-series

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

Previous Episode

In focus: Aspiring for equality, with Carla Whelan

"I do think that because of my experiences, and because of, of my feeling around learning, that made me excel in the classroom as a teacher, because I really could understand how to do the building blocks of learning, you know, and break things down and make sure that understanding was there. I think that teachers I've met that have not struggled at school and that have been, you know, those learners that are flying through, have found that journey of being able to break learning down harder."

In this distilled episode Angie talks to Carla Whelan, Chief Executive Officer at Empower Trust, about how her experience of school has informed her teaching and leadership practice.

After studying at St Martin’s University College, Carla began her career in Newham, London. Quickly moving into leadership roles and coordinating a variety of subjects. In 2000 Carla moved to Plymouth, Devon and worked in two primary schools coordinating year groups and specialising in English and PE. Returning to Shropshire in 2003 she spent two years as Head of Inclusion at a local secondary school, acquiring a valuable insight to learning across both primary and secondary.

Following numerous roles, advisory positions and leadership experiences Carla moved into Headship in 2013 and then into the Executive Director of Education role in 2020.

Carla is an authentic leader who holds integrity as a key value. She is fuelled by the passion to ensure she lives and breathes our values, so they become more than words on a document. Considering herself a ‘forever student’, who full heartedly believes in reading and researching as a core to her work, Carla is committed to ensuring she provides an up to date support to our academies. This hunger for knowledge and determination to turn information into action helps ensure our academies are always striving ahead in education.

She joins Empower Trust as CEO in September 2023.

Carla mentions ‘Intelligent Accountability: Creating the conditions for teachers to thrive’ by David Didau

Connect with Carla on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-whelan-36a10455

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-aspiring-for-equality-with-carla-whelan

The extended episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-carla-whelan

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

Next Episode

Cherry Steinwender on Reimagining DEI

In this first of our Reimagining DEI series, you will hear excerpts from my conversation with Cherry Steinwender.

Cherry is cofounder of the Center for Healing Racism, and has been working in this space for many years. Our conversation ranges from how Cherry and her colleagues developed their methods, the importance of inner work, and how to keep going when you don't see the results you want.

You can find out more about the Center for Healing Racism on their website www.centerhealingracism.org

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/cherry-steinwender-on-reimagining-dei

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.