Agenda Item 24.1 - Seeing The Faces and Races in Your Spaces (Diversity: PART 1) | #TheGovernorsPodcast

For today's Single Item Agenda (episode), we discuss;Kickstarting A Diversity Mini Series and The Importance of Recognising, Honouring and Representing Difference (Protected Characteristics) - Let’s Have More Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Link Governors As Mandatory Roles with a Role DescriptionUnderstanding That Your Lived Experiences Heavily Contribute To What You Can Speak OnThe Passive Use Of The Term “Minority” - What's The True Context of a School / Academy?Shocking Statistics About Diversity Levels Amongst the 300,000+ UK School GovernorsWhat Schools Must - Should - Could Do: Do A Diversity Audit Which Includes your Reality - your Actions - your Culture - your Education We appreciate you listening to this episode. Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.Reference: The Race Equality Code - Dr Karl George MBE - https://theracecode.org/ CONNECT WITH USTo contact us via email (comments, queries or to share your stories):[email protected] follow us on social media:Instagram - @thegovernorspodcastFacebook - @thegovernorspodcastTwitter - @thegovernorspodTo help us find you:Use the hashtags #TheGovernorsPodcast and #SingleItemAgendaYOUR HOSTSSharon Warmington--> School Governor, Professional Clerk and Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner Olivia D Hinds--> Chair of a Teaching and Learning Committee, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Link GovernorADDITIONAL NOTESThe Governor's Podcast launched in February 2021 The Governors' Podcast is a brand of Education Governance Solutions LimitedThe current release schedule is Wednesdays @ 7am during term time (approx. 1-2 per month).The Governors' Podcast defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and the episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.Artwork by Onevma LimitedProduced by Onevma Productions Theme Music by Hertz Beats, UK Producer

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