Agenda Item 37 - Sitting on Both Sides of an Exclusion Panel with Shekeila Scarlett | #TheGovernorsPodcast

For today's Single Item Agenda (episode) we are joined by a guest speaker;Shekeila Scarlett, an Operations Manager for Transport for London and one of the youngest Chair of Governors in the country, governing at the only maintained secondary school in Hackney To discuss;Personal experience of the UK education system and the impact on life and career, incl. school bullying, the process of permanent exclusions from the perspective of the child, and appealing decisions at a Pupil Disciplinary Committee (PDC)Getting exclusion panels right, from the support for the parent and to ensuring representation - improving awareness, accessibility and advocacyThe value of your lived experience and empowering young people to become governors - Why we need to diversify the current age profile of those in education governance spaceThe journey to becoming a chair of a governing board in education at 26 - different ways of transitioning into the role incl. being an Associate Member, taking on a Co-opted Governor positionFrom triggers and imposter syndrome to going viral and taking ownership of a new narrativeThank you for tuning into our show. We appreciate you, our listeners.Please rate, review and subscribe to our podcast.National Association of Schools and College Clerks (NASCC) - https://www.nascc.co.uk/ National Black Governors Network (NBGN) - https://nbgn.co.uk/ CONNECT WITH USEmail: [email protected] Twitter (@thegovernorspod)https://twitter.com/TheGovernorsPod Instagram (@thegovernorspodcast)https://www.instagram.com/thegovernorspodcast/Facebook (@thegovernorspodcast)https://www.facebook.com/thegovernorspodcast/#TheGovernorsPodcastYOUR HOSTS:Sharon Warmington (School Governor; Qualified Corporate Governance Practitioner) Olivia D Hinds (Committee Chair for Teaching and Learning; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Link Governor)ADDITIONAL NOTES:The Governors' Podcast (TGP) is a brand of Education Governance Solutions Limited TGP is sponsored by GovernorHub/Knowledgehttps://governorhub.com/ | https://thehoot.news/Current release schedule: Term time Wednesdays @ 7am (approx. 1-2 per month).TGP defines its 'Seasons' by UK academic years (September to July) and episodes are called ‘Agenda Items’.Artwork and Production - Onevma LimitedTheme Music - Hertz Beats, UK Producer

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