Institute for Equity, University Centre awards qualifications to 26!

• Professional Development Certificate in Applied Social Research
• Level 7 Certificate in Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Diversity
• Level 7 Diploma in Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Diversity with Fellowship©
• EDI Fellowship ©

All 26 successful awardees – our largest ever cohort- have led ambitious programmes of work in their organisations and professional practice communities.

The Professional Development Certificate in Applied Social Research – 9

Those awarded are:

Kadia Bell – School Inspector (Primary)

Thadeous Donald – Senior Inspector (Special Education)

Dr Maureen Dwyer – Chief Inspector/ CEO

Claudia Euter-Wynter – School Inspector (Mathematics Specialists)

Sanjay Hamilton – Senior Inspector (Quality Assurance)

Shirlee Morgan – Manager, Research & Information

Trudy-Ann Panchan Denny – Manager, Inspection Support

Colaine Swaby – School Inspector (Secondary)

Dr Karah Whitter – Senior Inspector (Quality Assurance)

This cohort was sponsored by and is comprised of Education Inspectors at the National Education Inspectorate, Jamaica (NEI).

The Level 7 Certificate in Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Diversity – 7

Those awarded are:

Edyta Ballantyne – Associate Deputy Headteacher, Leap Federation

Mark Bynoe – Deputy Headteacher, Stoke Newington School

Jo Byrne – Headteacher, New Regent’s College

Georgia Caton – School Business Manager, Shoreditch Park Primary School

Siobhan Hardy – Assistant Principal, Skinners’ Academy

Debra Robinson – Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Hackney Education

Shekeila Scarlett – Senior Operations & Change Manager, Transport for London/Governor, London Borough of Hackney

This cohort was jointly sponsored by participants’ host schools and Hackney Education.

The Level 7 Diploma in Equity, Inclusion & Organisational Diversity with Fellowship © – 1

Awarded to:

Beth Thomas-Hancock – Social Mobility & Mentoring Manager, University of Brighton

This is the first time the Level 7 Diploma in EDI is being awarded.

EDI Fellowship© – 9

Those awarded are:

Deborah Barnett – Head of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, London Borough of Hackney

Sarah Claflin – Schools’ Adviser for Racial Justice, Diocese of Norwich

Mark Fisher – Lot Director (LTHSE South Region Prison Services), Milton Keynes College Group

Tajinder Gill – Staff Tutor in The School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care, The Open University

Amy Langford – Group Director (Inclusion), Milton Keynes College Group

Penny Langford – Executive Head (Digital), Milton Keynes College Group

Dez Mendoza – Co-chair ABLE, Imperial College London

Naheed Nazir – Director of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Manchester Metropolitan University

Dr Olajumoke Okoya – Dean of Office for Institutional Equity, University of East London

CEO & Principal at the Institute for Equity, University Centre explained that: “The work being done by EDI professionals in the field education as seen from the latest Assessment panel reflects personal and commitment to making organisations fairer places to work and study. Impact Case Studies have widened and deepened organisational practice and understandings, and Action Plans have provided critical focal points for ongoing and future work. We congratulate all our awardees, whilst also acknowledge our first Level 7 Diploma awardee and the team from Jamaica’s National Education Inspectorate (NEI)”.

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