Platform: Zoom (online) – forum

Audience:

• IELA members

Course outline

People that work in inclusion need a place to connect and network and share best practice. Inclusion work can be difficult and those that work in inclusion often receive push back. This forum will be a space to voice concerns, seek advice and learn from others all doing the work. Each forum will begin with a short presentation focus and be followed by questions and discussion. The Focus for this forum will be Social responsibility.

Training topics will include:

• How to keep your community accountable
• How to foster a culture of transparency
• Driving community involvement and development

Learning outcomes:

• To create a positive and supportive environment for EDI leaders to learn and share best practice
• Be able to identify areas of concern and training needs for IELA members

Cost 

• IELA Member Rate: FOC

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Speaker:

Jennifer O’Neill Kaan, Head of EDI and Social Education at Ardingly College

Jennifer is Head of EDI and Social Education at Ardingly College, alongside her work as a teacher of English. Her focus has been on building a compassionate, inclusive and dynamic culture at the College where the traditional moral foundations can evolve into a 21^st century concern for social justice and celebration of the richness of our diverse community. Initiatives include an EDI House Rep programme which ensures students drive change, selection as one of ten UK schools to launch the Female Lead Ambassador programme, and the creation of the ‘Good Woman’ workshop which focuses on girls’ reclamation of their voice and confidence and encourages sisterhood. She runs a variety of student-led EDI societies from New Era feminist society to Ubuntu Anti-Racism society, and has worked with College staff to encourage cross-section collaboration toward EDI aims, and trains them to reflect on their practice. She is passionate about the impact empowering young people to think critically and advocate for social change can have.

She created and launched the Social Education programme at Ardingly through the tutoring programme, focusing on students’ personal development and helping every student to engage with more complex social questions each week.