[Applause] Martin Luther King had a dream we all
Martin Luther King had a dream we all
Martin Luther King had a dream we all know the dream that Martin Luther King
know the dream that Martin Luther King
know the dream that Martin Luther King had he had a dream about social
had he had a dream about social
had he had a dream about social integration as opposed to social
integration as opposed to social
integration as opposed to social separation he spearheaded a dream where
separation he spearheaded a dream where
separation he spearheaded a dream where equal opportunities became a reality in
equal opportunities became a reality in
equal opportunities became a reality in a whole country anyone on this room has
a whole country anyone on this room has
a whole country anyone on this room has a dream whether it’s big or whether it’s
a dream whether it’s big or whether it’s
a dream whether it’s big or whether it’s small I have lots of dreams about the
small I have lots of dreams about the
small I have lots of dreams about the diversity I’d like to see in our schools
diversity I’d like to see in our schools
diversity I’d like to see in our schools in this country before I share my dreams
in this country before I share my dreams
in this country before I share my dreams with you I’d like to share some of the
with you I’d like to share some of the
with you I’d like to share some of the realities with you so I invite you to
realities with you so I invite you to
realities with you so I invite you to close your eyes I’m going to take you on
close your eyes I’m going to take you on
close your eyes I’m going to take you on a journey to South London I’ve taught in
a journey to South London I’ve taught in
a journey to South London I’ve taught in schools of South London for the last 12
schools of South London for the last 12
schools of South London for the last 12 years we’re gonna meet in Tooting
years we’re gonna meet in Tooting
years we’re gonna meet in Tooting Tooting is a melting pot in South London
Tooting is a melting pot in South London
Tooting is a melting pot in South London we’re gonna meet near the market in the
we’re gonna meet near the market in the
we’re gonna meet near the market in the market you’re going to hear a variety of
market you’re going to hear a variety of
market you’re going to hear a variety of different languages being spoken you’re
different languages being spoken you’re
different languages being spoken you’re gonna see a variety different fruits and
gonna see a variety different fruits and
gonna see a variety different fruits and vegetables being sold we’re going to
vegetables being sold we’re going to
vegetables being sold we’re going to jump on the bus and we’re going to
jump on the bus and we’re going to
jump on the bus and we’re going to journey to a local school on a bus we’re
journey to a local school on a bus we’re
journey to a local school on a bus we’re going to see those different people from
going to see those different people from
going to see those different people from most different places talking in
most different places talking in
most different places talking in different languages as we get to the
different languages as we get to the
different languages as we get to the school I used to work at will be greeted
school I used to work at will be greeted
school I used to work at will be greeted at the gates where some of my former
at the gates where some of my former
at the gates where some of my former colleagues the SLT all mail or white
colleagues the SLT all mail or white
colleagues the SLT all mail or white will go through the school gate from one
will go through the school gate from one
will go through the school gate from one of my former students Nikita will become
of my former students Nikita will become
of my former students Nikita will become our guide for the morning she will
our guide for the morning she will
our guide for the morning she will navigates us through the playground a
navigates us through the playground a
navigates us through the playground a cacophony of different languages being
cacophony of different languages being
cacophony of different languages being spoken 37 to be precise we’ll go into
spoken 37 to be precise we’ll go into
spoken 37 to be precise we’ll go into reception will admire the beautiful
reception will admire the beautiful
reception will admire the beautiful black and white photos of beautiful
black and white photos of beautiful
black and white photos of beautiful black and white children adorning the
black and white children adorning the
black and white children adorning the walls of reception we’re in to visit an
walls of reception we’re in to visit an
walls of reception we’re in to visit an English lesson we go down to watch Miss
English lesson we go down to watch Miss
English lesson we go down to watch Miss Smith teacher you a English lesson
Smith teacher you a English lesson
Smith teacher you a English lesson there’s some students newly arrived to
there’s some students newly arrived to
there’s some students newly arrived to England to a sat with a teaching
England to a sat with a teaching
England to a sat with a teaching assistant who’s helping them access for
assistant who’s helping them access for
assistant who’s helping them access for language they’re studying more poetry
language they’re studying more poetry
language they’re studying more poetry the walls have pictures of war poet
the walls have pictures of war poet
the walls have pictures of war poet and soldiers or white or male wearing
and soldiers or white or male wearing
and soldiers or white or male wearing army uniforms we leave the Nelson and we
army uniforms we leave the Nelson and we
army uniforms we leave the Nelson and we walk down the corridor to go to the
walk down the corridor to go to the
walk down the corridor to go to the senior leadership meeting in the
senior leadership meeting in the
senior leadership meeting in the boardroom one of the phase catches our
boardroom one of the phase catches our
boardroom one of the phase catches our eyes it’s bigger it’s bolder it’s
eyes it’s bigger it’s bolder it’s
eyes it’s bigger it’s bolder it’s brighter than the other displays and the
brighter than the other displays and the
brighter than the other displays and the corridor we ask the key to what this
corridor we ask the key to what this
corridor we ask the key to what this displays about well miss it’s October
displays about well miss it’s October
displays about well miss it’s October and in October it’s Black History Month
and in October it’s Black History Month
and in October it’s Black History Month and in Black History Month we celebrate
and in Black History Month we celebrate
and in Black History Month we celebrate diversity this display has all the
diversity this display has all the
diversity this display has all the pictures of all diversity in our school
pictures of all diversity in our school
pictures of all diversity in our school we carry on to the boardroom and in the
we carry on to the boardroom and in the
we carry on to the boardroom and in the board of him as senior leaders is that
board of him as senior leaders is that
board of him as senior leaders is that waiting for us or whites or mail the
waiting for us or whites or mail the
waiting for us or whites or mail the photos on the wall of the leadership
photos on the wall of the leadership
photos on the wall of the leadership teams past and present and the
teams past and present and the
teams past and present and the governor’s equally of the same
governor’s equally of the same
governor’s equally of the same background we leave the boardroom we go
background we leave the boardroom we go
background we leave the boardroom we go back to reception our final impressions
back to reception our final impressions
back to reception our final impressions of the school are those beautiful black
of the school are those beautiful black
of the school are those beautiful black and white photos please open your eyes
and white photos please open your eyes
and white photos please open your eyes this is the reality of the schools I’ve
this is the reality of the schools I’ve
this is the reality of the schools I’ve worked in for 12 years black and white
worked in for 12 years black and white
worked in for 12 years black and white photos of beautiful black and white
photos of beautiful black and white
photos of beautiful black and white children represent the diverse
children represent the diverse
children represent the diverse communities that I’ve served communities
communities that I’ve served communities
communities that I’ve served communities with fifty five to six percent of the
with fifty five to six percent of the
with fifty five to six percent of the communities not being whites but however
communities not being whites but however
communities not being whites but however the staff in these schools did not
the staff in these schools did not
the staff in these schools did not represent those communities as opposed
represent those communities as opposed
represent those communities as opposed to a rainbow of diversity our schools
to a rainbow of diversity our schools
to a rainbow of diversity our schools more likely resemble a Julis color
more likely resemble a Julis color
more likely resemble a Julis color charts they get lighter and paler and
charts they get lighter and paler and
charts they get lighter and paler and mailer as you move from the cleaners who
mailer as you move from the cleaners who
mailer as you move from the cleaners who are black women to the head teachers who
are black women to the head teachers who
are black women to the head teachers who are white men we’re here today to think
are white men we’re here today to think
are white men we’re here today to think about how to inspire the next generation
about how to inspire the next generation
about how to inspire the next generation we build our children up in our
we build our children up in our
we build our children up in our classrooms every day we tell them they
classrooms every day we tell them they
classrooms every day we tell them they can be who they want to be they can be
can be who they want to be they can be
can be who they want to be they can be anything they put their hearts and their
anything they put their hearts and their
anything they put their hearts and their minds to but can they do we warn them
minds to but can they do we warn them
minds to but can they do we warn them about the glass ceilings the glass
about the glass ceilings the glass
about the glass ceilings the glass ceilings that are imposed on you if
ceilings that are imposed on you if
ceilings that are imposed on you if you’re a woman or if you’re from a black
you’re a woman or if you’re from a black
you’re a woman or if you’re from a black Asian minority ethnicity background I
Asian minority ethnicity background I
Asian minority ethnicity background I don’t think we warn them enough about
don’t think we warn them enough about
don’t think we warn them enough about the realities more than four of our
the realities more than four of our
the realities more than four of our children in our schools are not whites
children in our schools are not whites
children in our schools are not whites but out of the 27,000 had teachers in
but out of the 27,000 had teachers in
but out of the 27,000 had teachers in this country only 270 of them are not
this country only 270 of them are not
this country only 270 of them are not white
white
white the very one CEO in the country who is
the very one CEO in the country who is
the very one CEO in the country who is not white that’s history Lance reality
not white that’s history Lance reality
not white that’s history Lance reality of the schools we serve so I do have
of the schools we serve so I do have
of the schools we serve so I do have diverse dreams I have dreams for the
diverse dreams I have dreams for the
diverse dreams I have dreams for the children who I teach I have dreams
children who I teach I have dreams
children who I teach I have dreams whereby we have diverse people
whereby we have diverse people
whereby we have diverse people delivering the diverse curriculum the
delivering the diverse curriculum the
delivering the diverse curriculum the diverse curriculum showcases diverse
diverse curriculum showcases diverse
diverse curriculum showcases diverse role models the assemblies and the
role models the assemblies and the
role models the assemblies and the activities in the school celebrate the
activities in the school celebrate the
activities in the school celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve
diversity of the communities we serve
diversity of the communities we serve the senior leaders making decisions
the senior leaders making decisions
the senior leaders making decisions about the communities we serve are also
about the communities we serve are also
about the communities we serve are also from diverse backgrounds as are the
from diverse backgrounds as are the
from diverse backgrounds as are the governors as are the policymakers as are
governors as are the policymakers as are
governors as are the policymakers as are the politicians because when you have
the politicians because when you have
the politicians because when you have the same people making decisions all the
the same people making decisions all the
the same people making decisions all the time you develop a groupthink situation
time you develop a groupthink situation
time you develop a groupthink situation where nothing ever changes we’ve taught
where nothing ever changes we’ve taught
where nothing ever changes we’ve taught today about the recruitment crisis the
today about the recruitment crisis the
today about the recruitment crisis the retention crisis in fact we’ve got a
retention crisis in fact we’ve got a
retention crisis in fact we’ve got a talent spotting crisis we have got
talent spotting crisis we have got
talent spotting crisis we have got hidden figures in every school aspirant
hidden figures in every school aspirant
hidden figures in every school aspirant black Asian minority ethnicity educators
black Asian minority ethnicity educators
black Asian minority ethnicity educators who want to be leaders who and leave in
who want to be leaders who and leave in
who want to be leaders who and leave in the education system because their their
the education system because their their
the education system because their their value is not being recognized by the
value is not being recognized by the
value is not being recognized by the schools they work in and I’ll shown
schools they work in and I’ll shown
schools they work in and I’ll shown annotate with you
annotate with you
annotate with you I’m currently leading one of the
I’m currently leading one of the
I’m currently leading one of the diversity and equality grants we’ve got
diversity and equality grants we’ve got
diversity and equality grants we’ve got 75 black Asian when I was he s NIT
75 black Asian when I was he s NIT
75 black Asian when I was he s NIT leaders in that group we had our launch
leaders in that group we had our launch
leaders in that group we had our launch event in South London they were all
event in South London they were all
event in South London they were all together in one room in a school a very
together in one room in a school a very
together in one room in a school a very diverse school that group of educators
diverse school that group of educators
diverse school that group of educators caused a stir children were walking past
caused a stir children were walking past
caused a stir children were walking past turning their heads that came back to
turning their heads that came back to
turning their heads that came back to inquire why were there so many black
inquire why were there so many black
inquire why were there so many black people in one room in their school
people in one room in their school
people in one room in their school they’d never seen so many diverse
they’d never seen so many diverse
they’d never seen so many diverse educators together before the educators
educators together before the educators
educators together before the educators in the room said this is the reality
in the room said this is the reality
in the room said this is the reality they think we’re gonna have a riot
they think we’re gonna have a riot
they think we’re gonna have a riot because we’re black and we’re in the
because we’re black and we’re in the
because we’re black and we’re in the school and we’re all together I find
school and we’re all together I find
school and we’re all together I find that quite shocking we pride ourselves
that quite shocking we pride ourselves
that quite shocking we pride ourselves on being a diverse country but do we
on being a diverse country but do we
on being a diverse country but do we live those values a lot of people think
live those values a lot of people think
live those values a lot of people think they promote diversity they are gender
they promote diversity they are gender
they promote diversity they are gender equality champions you might think it do
equality champions you might think it do
equality champions you might think it do they say it do they call it out I’ve
they say it do they call it out I’ve
they say it do they call it out I’ve been asked to speak it’s three events in
been asked to speak it’s three events in
been asked to speak it’s three events in the last six weeks about diversity not a
the last six weeks about diversity not a
the last six weeks about diversity not a single person
single person
single person on any of those three programs was from
on any of those three programs was from
on any of those three programs was from a non white background so I flipped the
a non white background so I flipped the
a non white background so I flipped the organizers I will not speak at them
organizers I will not speak at them
organizers I will not speak at them about diversity when you’re not
about diversity when you’re not
about diversity when you’re not promoting diversity with the people you
promoting diversity with the people you
promoting diversity with the people you are selecting to speak at your events in
are selecting to speak at your events in
are selecting to speak at your events in the 12 years I’ve sought I’ve been a
the 12 years I’ve sought I’ve been a
the 12 years I’ve sought I’ve been a leader in London three schools three
leader in London three schools three
leader in London three schools three senior leadership teams three boardrooms
senior leadership teams three boardrooms
senior leadership teams three boardrooms I’ve worked with two non-white
I’ve worked with two non-white
I’ve worked with two non-white colleagues two women the black Asian 100
colleagues two women the black Asian 100
colleagues two women the black Asian 100 250 backgrounds the statistics just
250 backgrounds the statistics just
250 backgrounds the statistics just don’t add up so I really think we need
don’t add up so I really think we need
don’t add up so I really think we need to be thinking about how we can affect
to be thinking about how we can affect
to be thinking about how we can affect change in our schools the careers
change in our schools the careers
change in our schools the careers guidance for our young people how can we
guidance for our young people how can we
guidance for our young people how can we empower them to make those decisions
International Women’s Week this Woman’s
International Women’s Week this Woman’s Day this year the theme was be bold for
Day this year the theme was be bold for
Day this year the theme was be bold for change I would like us all to think
change I would like us all to think
change I would like us all to think today about how we can be bothered for
today about how we can be bothered for
today about how we can be bothered for change how can we be champions and
change how can we be champions and
change how can we be champions and change agents and make differences for
change agents and make differences for
change agents and make differences for society ultimately will then inspire a
society ultimately will then inspire a
society ultimately will then inspire a more diverse workforce thank you very
more diverse workforce thank you very
more diverse workforce thank you very much
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