#DiverseEd Face to Face Conference in the North

We are looking forward to hosting an exciting day of dynamic conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. Our theme for the event is 'Visibility'.

9.00-9.30am: Registration

9.30-9.45am: Welcome - Hannah Wilson, Director of Diverse Educators

9.45-10.30am: Opening Keynote: Rachel Boyle - TBC

10.30-10.45am: Comfort Break

10.45-11.45am: Workshops

• Katie Friedman - The Potential of Neurodiversity
• Serdar Ferit - Bringing visibility to diverse narratives through immersive storytelling
• Sharon MacArthur - Menopause in the workplace

11.45-12.00pm: Comfort Break

12.00-1.00pm: Workshops

• Dr Adam Brett - Under the Spotlight: What Does it Mean to be Visible as a LGBT+ Teacher?
• Emma Sheppard - Why do Women Leave? (And can we make them stay?)
• Lindsey Parr - Role Models: The most powerful form of educating

1.00-2.00pm: Lunch Break

2.00-3.00pm: Workshops

• Anu Roy - How racism affects BAME students who are excluded
• Haili Hughes - ‘They say nothing to me about my life’: Why alternative doesn’t mean unprofessional
• Dr Pinky Jain - Side effects of lack of diversity in leadership and governance of schools – considering a public response

3.00-3.15pm: Comfort Break

3.15-4.00pm: Closing Keynote: Dr Anna Carlile - LGBTQI+ parents and their children's schools: visibility, invisibility and risk

4.00-4.25pm: Panel - Dr Lisa Stephenson, Storymakers Company - Working with Children to Make Stories Better

4.25-4.30pm: Pledges

Exhibitors:

CreatEd: Leeds Beckett University - School of Education

Diversity Role Models

For more information about #DiverseEd visit: www.diverseeducators.co.uk

Get in touch with Hannah to speak or exhibit at the event: [email protected]

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Host or Publisher Hannah Wilson