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Student leadership is key to genuine whole-school diversity

Where do we start when it comes to ensuring our school has a genuinely diverse ethos and avoids tick-boxing and tokenism? One answer lies in student leadership and empowerment, says Dr Gohar Khan

The Black Lives Matter movement last year became the catalyst for many school leaders to rethink their approach towards fostering a culture of diversity in their schools.

As director of ethos at a trust comprising circa 2,500 students, it became a priority for me – I was determined never to approach diversity in a tokenistic way again.

There was a lot to think about and it became apparent that it was easy to talk about diversity, restate its importance and aim to do more – better; chalking out an action plan, however, and taking the first steps towards creating a meaningfully diverse culture seemed more challenging.

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