SPLN - Race Equality and Implications for Professional Learning

This network meeting and the following meeting on 25 May will focus on the really important area of race equality and anti-racism in education. You’ll have a chance to hear from those leading work in this area, to develop your own understanding as well as to consider how you can support this work in your organisation

Agenda

You may wish to explore our blog prior to attending by clicking the link below:https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/plnetwork/

Pre-task – Please view Professor Rowena Arshad’s report - video link will followhttps://www.gov.scot/publications/teaching-diverse-scotland-increasing-retaining-minority-ethnic-teachers-3-years/

You may also wish to engage with Professor Arshad’s blog piece here:

https://blogs.gov.scot/education/2021/03/19/a-diverse-teaching-profession-benefits-all-pupils/

10.00 Welcome & Setting the Scene https://padlet.com/MEdLeadershipandLearning/3z8fshb7lvmy889e

10.10 Scottish Government Updates – Judith Ballantyne

National Education Scotland PLL Updates – Lesley Whelan & Mélina Valdelièvre

10.30 Samir Sharma QIO (Advisor in Race Equality GCC)

Title: Systemic change in the leadership of Race Equality – Glasgow approach.

Shared presentation with opportunities to discuss.

12.00 Teaching in a Diverse Scotland Strategic Group at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. Summary of current activity undertaken by members of the Moray House Masters Level Partnership Group

Support young people to change the world. The Limit Less Campaign from the Institute of Physics:https://www.iop.org/strategy/limit-less

Teachers and schools can sign up to support the Limit Less Campaign here:https://www.iop.org/strategy/limit-less/nurseries-schools/schools-supporting-manifesto-for-change

12.15 General Updates from SG & ES

12.25 Co-chairs - Closing remarks & next steps

12.30 Close & thanks

Next SPLN dates for the diary: Wednesday 25th May 2022