The Black Leadership Group (BLG formerly BFELG), and the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) are committed to working together to support an Anti-racist Further Education and Training sector. As part of our shared commitment, ETF partnered with BLG on the recent ‘Symposium report’, a publication that leads Anti-racism in Further Education.
Below Dawn Ward CBE shares her experiences and approaches as a college and sector leader.
As my parents instilled in me – kindness and forgiveness must be at the forefront, if we are truly to ensure that we deliver a movement, not a moment, on the anti-racism agenda.
There are three areas I want to touch on: learning, sharing and the journey. For me, I see these as an outcome of a balanced scale. On one side, we have the values and behaviours that create the culture, and on the other side, the systems, processes and accountability measures. In my view, these have to be balanced if we are to learn and share. If we are to make the difference that is needed, we must get the culture right, both inside our organisations and as a sector. We need challenge and support to create the right culture where individuals, organisations and our sector thrives.
