#50 - with Hannah Wilson on Equality & Leadership in Education

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This week, we’ve got a fascinating chat with Hannah Wilson - a powerhouse in the UK education scene. Hannah has just kicked off her new role as Headteacher Designate of Aureus School, part of the GLF multi academy trust network of over 21 schools in the south of England. Aureus is a brand new school in Oxfordshire which starts in September this year, with a focus on STEAM and collaboration with the community. Hannah also takes on the role of regional director for the Oxfordshire hub and is actively recruiting for the school at the time of publishing this episode. Many of you will also know Hannah as the co-founder of WomenEd, a grass roots network aimed to empower women in the UK education scene which has now launched internationally and most recently in the US. You will also want to check out BAMEEd which launched this week with the aim at increasing diversity. Finally, Hannah’s previous role was as the Professional Learning Consultant Leader at Harris Federation Teaching School Alliance where she was responsible for the CPD needs of thousands of educators.

In this podcast episode, we talk about

1. Gender equality in education leadership
2. Launching an edtech community space at the Aureus school
3. Raising awareness of DFE support and resources
4. Where Hannah gets her confidence from
5. Suggested reads and additional leadership networks for educators

 Sample Quotes: 

Apps: ‘It’s a bit wood for the trees.’ How much contact do you actually have with the schools on what they need?

'I think the focus on coding and computing is great. I want to make sure it is integrated and meaningful. I think having life briefs with industry is very useful. to bring value to the community.

‘I’m a massive advocate in technology, but on the flip side the most powerful presentations are the one where you speak from the heart’

Retention:

‘We are not looking at other professions on how to retain and develop staff.’

'The highest percentage of people leaving the education system, are women between the ages of 30 and 39. We’ve got all these qualified women, teachers, who aren’t in the system. Why can’t we create flexible roles to get them back into the profession?'

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References: 

https://twitter.com/Miss_Wilsey 

http://www.womened.org/

http://www.aureusschool.org/ 

DFE coaching pledge: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/women-leading-in-education-become-a-coach 

Women’s leadership alliance http://www.dcrcoc.org/wla 

DFE https://twitter.com/educationgovuk  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education 

SLTchat

https://twitter.com/SLTchat 

Martin Post

https://www.gov.uk/government/people/martin-post 

Dame Kate Dethridge http://schoolsweek.co.uk/kate-dethridge/  https://twitter.com/DethridgeKate 

SAT conference - challenges and solutions hannah wilson https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womened-teach-first-leadmeet-for-iwd17-london-tickets-28415967925  Teach first https://www.teachfirst.org.uk  https://twitter.com/TeachFirst 

Cracking India   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracking_India

Wide Sargasso Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Sargasso_Sea

Ama Ata Aidoo - GHANA playwright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama_Ata_Aidoo 

Paradise - Booker Prize, UKC in Kent https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/englishatkent/2015/12/18/professor-abdulrazak-gurnah-appointed-as-a-man-booker-prize-2016-judge/  https://twitter.com/UniKentEnglish 

Sue Bishop Music Merton Foundation / Royal Albert Hall http://www.mmf.org.uk

GLF http://www.glfschools.org 

Heads round table https://twitter.com/HeadsRoundtable  https://headteachersroundtable.wordpress.com

Academies Show    www.academiesshow.london 

Science Parks, Oxfordshire http://www.oxfordsp.com 

Nick Corston, SteamCo www.steamco.org.uk/the-team/ https://twitter.com/nickcorston 

Jaz Ampaw-Farr

https://twitter.com/jazampawfarr 

School 21 https://school21.net/  https://twitter.com/school21_uk 

Future Leaders http://www.futureleaders.org  https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-leaders-charitable-trust

James Toop https://twitter.com/jtoop?lang=en 

Ashoka Schools https://www.ashoka.org/en/program/changemaker-schools

Staff room

http://staffrm.io/stories/popular 

http://staffrm.io/@helenamarsh/jkoMzBxFMP 

Malcolm Gladwell - the connector http://gladwell.com/are-you-a-connector/  https://twitter.com/gladwell  https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-gladwell-42747687

Independent thinking www.independent-thinking.com  https://twitter.com/IT_Connects  https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2296789/profile 

Naked Teaching - down tools - “The Teaching Naked Cycle: Technology Is a Tool, but Psychology Is the New Pedagogy”

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/will-you-take-part-naked-teaching-day 

Maya Angelou https://twitter.com/DrMayaAngelou  mayaangelou.com 

Khaled Hossein - Kite Runner khaledhosseini.com   https://twitter.com/khaledhosseini 

Nelson Mandela https://twitter.com/NelsonMandela  https://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography

John Thomsett https://johntomsett.com  https://twitter.com/johntomsett?lang=en

Helena Marsh https://twitter.com/HelenaMarsh81  https://uk.linkedin.com/in/helena-marsh-4160b13a staffrm.io/@helenamarsh 

Tom Sherrington https://www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-sherrington 

Kesia Featherstone https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kesia-featherstone-54199b53

Nikky Graham https://twitter.com/nikki_graham   https://nikkigrahamtranix.com/blog/ - she has really helped shape me as a leader

I’ve met so many people through womened. Benny Bonsu http://bennybonsu.com  https://twitter.com/msbennybonsu?lang=en

I really respect the men who are supporting feminists.

Justin Trudeau https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau  https://www.liberal.ca/rt-hon-justin-trudeau 

Emma Watson https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson 

Michelle Obama - she is an absolute powerhouse! https://www.twitter.com/michelleobama  https://www.instagram.com/michelleobama

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