Nothing Without Us

“There never is a barrier; it's only a perceived barrier”

In this distilled episode Angie talks to Abby Bayford, Director of Institute at the Academy Transformation Trust, a national multi-academy trust, about discovering that difference can be talked about, and should be shared by the people who experience it.

Abby has been a qualified teacher for 14 years, working in and supporting a range of schools in the Midlands. Abby now leads on people development across all directorates for all employees at Academy Transformation Trust. Abby has been invited to share this work at national events; she has also written for national publications on CPD design principles.

Find out more about Abby www.academytransformationtrust.co.uk/our-team/abby-bayford

Hear more in Episode 10 - www.being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-abby-bayford

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at www.being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-abby-bayford

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne.  

Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media

"There have been thresholds in my life where I have actually dug into what I've thought, rather than be binary. I obviously got through, I did it through education. So I learned about the history of lesbian and gay and trans people. I learned about women's history, I learned about black history. And I learned that people have always navigated those boundaries, and those thresholds and created lives for themselves."

In this episode distilled episode, Angie talks to Claire Stewart-Hall founder of Equitable Coaching. Claire served as a leader in schools in the UK for twenty years in urban areas of economic disadvantage and poverty and has experience of supporting creativity, positivity and self-organising systems to enable positive cultures to grow.

You can find the full episode here - Episode 8 - In Conversation with Claire Stewart-Hall

Find out more about Claire on her website - www.equitablecoaching.com

Follow here on Twitter @clairerising and @equitablecoach1

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-negotiating-boundaries-with-claire-stewart-hall

This podcast was presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media

"I've had to have a lot of conversations. I've been to a lot of funerals. But it's really important to do that stuff. And to be able to talk about it and support people through those situations, and being able to write to them and have the conversation rather than shy away from it and say to other people, you need to do that."

In this distilled episode Angie talks to Dave Baker, CEO of the Olympus Academy Trust. They discuss the influence of Dave’s childhood in a busy vicarage on his leadership style, and his approach to addressing diversity, equity and inclusion within his organization. 

You can find the full episode here - Episode 7

Find out more about Olympus Academy Trust here - www.olympustrust.co.uk/

Representation Matters can be found at www.repmatters.co.uk/

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at www.being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-dave-baker

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

"I haven't got the knowledge. You know, we're sharing knowledge, we're transmitting that knowledge between us, we're shaping it between us. And sometimes that comes with truths, you know, things that are hard to swallow, things that are unpalatable, to kind of keep extending this metaphor. And that's okay."

In this distilled episode, Angie talks to Bennie Kara about finding her identity in terms of both race and sexuality.

You can find the full conversation in Episode 6 

Bennie Kara is a deputy headteacher in the East Midlands, specialising in curriculum, teaching and learning. She started her career in the inaugural cohort of Teach First in 2003, teaching English in East London. Since then, she has taught in four London boroughs and in South Oxfordshire, before returning to Derby.

Bennie speaks, writes and trains on diversity in the curriculum. Alongside supporting schools to diversify their curriculum, she is the author of 'A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools' (Sage Education). She has written on the subject of diversity for publications such as Schools Week and the Chartered College of Teaching's Education Exchange. She is a supporter of the grassroots online movements such as @WomenEd, @BAMEednetwork and @LGBTedUK, and has featured as a keynote speaker for @DiverseEd2020 and the Team English National Conference. Bennie is also on the executive team of @SLTchat.

Find Bennie at www.diverseeducators.co.uk

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at www.being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-with-bennie-kara

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media

“I think our beliefs about the world, yes, are are formed by the very big messages that we get. But I actually believe that they're even more informed and I don't know what the evidence is for this, this is just my view, but are even more formed by all the little things that happen to you on a day to day basis.” 

In this distilled episode, Andy Buck talks about creating positive micro signals for his students and his legacy in education.

Listen to the full episode here - Being Luminary Episode 5

A geography teacher by trade, Andy went on to become a headteacher for thirteen years at two schools in east London. In the last year of headship, his school was judged outstanding in all categories and Andy was designated a National Leader of Education. In 2009 he become a Director at the National College for School Leadership, leading on the London Challenge programme. He was subsequently responsible for setting up the government's flagship Teaching Schools programme before being appointed as Managing Director at United Learning, one of the country’s largest academy groups.

A full transcript of this episode is available at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-andy-buck

Find out more about Andy at www.andybuck.org.uk
Follow Andy on Twitter @andy__buck

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

“I started talking about an alternative improvement agenda that wasn't based on blaming people, wasn't based on labelling children, it wasn't based on tracking performance. It was essentially based on on openness and questioning and inventiveness and so on, that was all about a highly inclusive way of thinking about teaching and learning.”

A second chance to hear Angie talk to Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the Chartered College of Teaching and originator of Learning Without Limits about her motivation, her career and the future of the Chartered College of Teaching. They discuss how to ensure that our disadvantaged, minoritised, or underachieving children are not overlooked in our school, what drives those teachers who are brave enough to try to make a difference, and how can we change the culture of education for the better.

https://chartered.college/

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be viewed at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-alison-peacock

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

“When we think about parental engagement, I’m encouraging us to just sit in that space between praise and blame, and really lean into compassion and non-judgement.”

In this solo episode of Being Luminary, Angie explores how we can cultivate fertile ground through trust, compassion and openness, to better work with parents as we strengthen our DEI work in schools. She ends with posing some questions you can use to support your work with stakeholders.

Read more in Lighting the Way: the case for ethical leadership in schools, by Angela Browne

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/engaging-stakeholders-in-dei-work

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. 

The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

“It turned out that I could not be an innocent bystander, and the more I understood this, the more it became possible for people to ask me for help”

In this episode Angie shares five of the prompts that she gives her podcast guests, to tease out their stories, and their personal reflections on diversity, equity and inclusion work.

In doing so, she shares her own thoughts from her blog about the prompts, and encourages you to think what your answers would be.

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/questions-we-can-ask-ourselves

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.

“Really luminary work is recalibrating around being better places to be, for everyone”

In this solo episode of Being Luminary, Angie encourages you to stop playing DEI whack-a-mole and focus on being intersectional in all aspects of recruitment and retention.

Angie highlights areas of recruitment that tend to be overlooked, and gives three practical ways to attract a more diverse talent pool.

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/recruiting-with-diversity-in-mind

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media

‘If you haven't got someone symbolising the strength and power of diversity, as well as having the systems to back it up. It fails, it doesn't work. Whenever we're doing anything, and whenever we're producing anything, we say why’

In this episode Angie talks to Will Smith, CEO of Greenshaw Learning Trust, about using experience to motivate change, and bringing people onboard by embracing diversity of opinions and explaining why.

Will Smith is a Physics teacher, and was leader of the PiXL network for a number of years. He is now Chief Executive Officer of Greenshaw Learning Trust, a multi academy trust of over 20 schools. www.greenshawlearningtrust.co.uk

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

A full transcript of this episode can be found at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-will-smith

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and 

Emily Crosby Media

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