Nothing Without Us

I'm diving deep into individual experiences of working in the DEI space this month. This week, I'm talking to Dr Leslie Williams about her life and career, and how she is shaping an EDIB vision across the many schools in Nord Anglia's portfolio. Dr Leslie Williams is Nord Anglia’s Senior Programme Lead for Social Impact and Giving, and Chairperson for the Global Equalities Programme. She began her...

I'm diving deep into individual experiences of working in the DEI space this month. This week, I'm talking to Charlotte McDowell from the British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in Abu Dhabi, about how her own experience has shaped her work and her leadership of BSAK's DEI efforts. Charlotte McDowell is a highly respected Assistant Head Teacher at the British School Al Khubairat (BSAK) in Abu Dhabi. Wi...

I'm diving deep into individual experiences of working in the DEI space this month. We begin with a conversation with Kamare El Khatib about her self, her career and what has shaped her work so far, but also how she has experienced training as she leads her school's DEI work. Kamare El Khatib is an educator with 13 years of experience in teaching and leadership across Sciences and Languages. As th...

In this last episode of my short May series, Microdosing Enchantment, I'm looking at Community.  We cannot do equality work in isolation. Working in community saves the individual from shouldering all the burden, but it also creates better work.  And talking of community, next month, I'll be returning with more conversations with friends and colleagues on this DEI journey with me.

You join me on a walk today, to discuss how connecting to nature and moving your body can not only benefit your mental and physical health, but also improved your leadership. This May, I'm offering a short series of five episodes about rest and connection. Each one will be a bit of a microdose of resistance, of re-enchantment.

This May, I'm offering a short series of five episodes. Each one will be a bit of a microdose of resistance, of re-enchantment. This week is all about journaling and features an extract from my book, Lighting the Way. You can buy Lighting the Way here   https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/lighting-the-way-9781472972460/ and download my course, Finding Peace, here https://beingluminary.thinkific.com/page...

This month, we'll be pressing pause on some of the topic based approaches that we've had on the podcast, because the work as it stands, DEI work, equity work, is designed almost perfectly to keep us spinning. I have this sense that news cycles are accelerating and there is a feeling about the urgency of our time, which feels like it is knocking and banging at the door and demanding that we do some...

This week, I'm talking to Mandy Coalter, author, coach, HR professional, about why she is passionate about training school leaders to create inclusive workplaces. Mandy is the Founder of ‘Talent Architects’ with a simple mission; helping schools become great places for pupils to learn by being great places for adults to work. Her book ‘Talent Architects; how to make your school a great place to wo...

In light of the UK Supreme Court's ruling this week, re-defining what 'woman' means in UK law, this week, I'm re-issuing extracts from my conversation with Yee Won Chong. Yee Won is a strategist, trainer and speaker, and along with his partner, Brooks Nelson, created the film, Trans Dudes with Lady Cancer. We talk about the discussions the film has generated - about how we can make an effort to be...

Continuing our deep dive into recruitment and retention through the lens of DEI, this week we're looking at the CQ, the Cultural Quotient.  Cultural quotient asks, what kind of culture are we inviting people into? What stories or rituals or values are we reproducing or are we disrupting through our recruitment? And are we bringing people in? Are we onboarding and inducting people nto a culture tha...

This week, I'm talking to my good friend and colleague, Claire Banks, Deputy CEO of Olympus Academy Trust, about her career and work. Claire is Deputy CEO of Olympus Academy Trust. Before becoming Director of Education for The Olympus Academy Trust, a cross-phase multi-academy trust in north Bristol, Claire Banks was a head teacher for nine years in an inner-city primary school. Throughout her car...

Continuing our deep dive into recruitment and retention through the lens of DEI, this week we're looking at the SQ, the Spiritual Quotient.   It might feel like there's a bit of a question mark over whether or how spirituality might have anything to do with job applications or interviews, but I would like you to bear with me because I think this is one of the most important of all of the episodes...

We interrupt our current series on recruitment and retention to address a shocking and saddening recent event in education - the rascist and islamophobic reaction to the appoint of Sir Mufti Hamid Patel to Interim Chair of OFSTED. I'm joined by my good friend, Sufian Sadiq, Director of Talent and Teaching School at Chiltern Learning Trust, to discuss the man himself, the reaction to his appointmen...

Continuing our deep dive into recruitment and retention through the lens of DEI, this week we're looking at the EQ, the Emotional Quotient.  I'll be asking you to think about your emotional response to a passage during the second half of the episode, so make sure you have a pen and a piece of paper handy. We'll soon be launching a recruitment and retention framework, which is going to be part of o...

This episode kicks off a month-long deep dive into recruitment and retention through the lens of DEI. As always, we begin with the IQ, the intellectual quotient, looking at the legal framework, case-law and prevailing thinking about discrimination in recuitment, and how it pertains to us in schools. We'll soon be launching a recruitment and retention framework, which is going to be part of our exc...

Angie Browne gets practical, guiding you through the five stages of improving your online presence, and asking questions that you can use to inform your work going forward.   Find out more about our Excellence in Equity Award here https://www.beingluminary.co.uk/excellence-in-equity-award Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and produced by Emily Crosb...

Angie Browne discusses the spritual side of digital space - aligning our online presence with our greater purpose.   Find out more about our Excellence in Equity Award here https://www.beingluminary.co.uk/excellence-in-equity-award Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and produced by Emily Crosby Media .

Angie Browne explores the world of digital representation - who is seen and sees themselves in digital spaces and why?   Find out more about our Excellence in Equity Award here https://www.beingluminary.co.uk/excellence-in-equity-award Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and produced by Emily Crosby Media .

Angie Browne begins this month's exploration of one of the pillars of school experience - digital environment - with a discussion of some of the history around digital accessibility.   Find out more about our Excellence in Equity Award here https://www.beingluminary.co.uk/excellence-in-equity-award Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and produced by E...

Angie Browne posits that instead of thinking of our role as leading DEI in our institutions, we should instead imagine ourselves stewarding in the renewal of equilibrium, a return to equity  for all. Angie mentions the following resources -  How to Survive the End of the World - Adrienne Maree Brown https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-survive-the-end-of-the-world/id1309300649 Margaret Whe...

Angie explores the idea of positionality in leadership and school policies, with reference to  the case of Ruby Williams.  Ruby was repeatedly refused access to school because her Afro hair was considered 'unreasonable' by the school's uniform policy. Angie also poses five questions for you to reflect on your own positionality, and review one of your policies.   Download your free positionality an...

In this episode, Angie further explores Being Luminary's DEI Maturity Evaluation, by looking at the pillars of school experience that inform the evaluation process. Find out more about our DEI Maturity Evaluation at beingluminary.co.uk/dei-evaluation   Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and produced by Emily Crosby Media .

In this episode, Angie introduces and explains Being Luminary's DEI Maturity Evaluation - a comprehensive toolkit that equips schools with the necessary resources to assess, plan, implement, and enhance their DEI initiatives. Find out more about our DEI Maturity Evaluation at beingluminary.co.uk/dei-evaluation   Nothing Without Us is presented by Angie Browne from Being Luminary . It is edited and...

In this first episode of the new year and a new season, Angie explores three growth edges that Being Luminary is focussing on - adding a Spiritual Quotient to our work with institutions, leaning into redemption and renewal as a framework for how our business behaves, and focussing on influence over impact.   Find out more about our DEI Maturity Evaluation at beingluminary.co.uk/dei-evaluation Noth...

In this episode, I'm going to explore what happens when organizations like schools dare to pause and how that pause might be exactly what is needed for sustainable change, for lasting change.  Over the course of the last episode and this one, I'm inviting you to grab your journal and to reflect alongside me as we explore some questions to wrap up the year that hopefully help us think about how we...