Events

• Improving children's lives through diverse school leadership conference

Improving children's lives through diverse school leadership conference

24 September 2009, One Whitehall Place, London

The conference aimed to recognise the contribution that diversity in school leadership makes, to explore the challenges that are being faced in taking action to increase diversity, and to develop further ideas for effective local strategies to overcome barriers.

The conference programme was particularly relevant to senior leaders responsible for school workforce strategy in a local, regional or national context. Local authority representatives were encouraged to invite one headteacher or aspiring headteacher from a diverse background.

Speakers

• Dr Michael E. Dantley, Professor of Educational Leadership, Miami University, USA. Read the transcript of Dr Dantley's speech.
• Dominic Hudson, Deputy Director, Head of Supply Division, Workforce Group, DCSF
• Yvonne Coghill, NHS, National Programme Lead – Breaking Through. View the slides from the presentation.

Workshops

View the slides from a selection of conference workshops.

• Diversity in leadership: a portrait of the experiences of BME and female leaders in Redbridge
• Talent-spotting: getting past the stereotypes
• Recruitment: the critical issues that need addressing to attract the best
• Investing in diversity – Leeds
• Presentation by Bushra Nasir CBE, headteacher of Plashet School, London
• Retention: developing and retaining the best leaders

Download a summary of the key points from the workshops.