Black Leadership Group

Building on the success of previous events, our Annual Conference returns in 2025 holding simultaneously in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Online. We are delighted that Google for Education (Headline Sponsor), The Protocol Group (Gold Sponsor), and partners, City & Guilds and Institute of Directors are all supporting the Conference. Watch out for further details in the coming weeks. *BLG uses ‘Black’ as an inclusive definition for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds who share a lived experience of the effects of racism.’ #BLG #BlackLeadershipGroup #Generations #ARTA #AntiRacistThoughtAndAction #BLGConference2025

We are delighted to announce that we have secured the trademark for our anti-racist thought and action proposition, ARTA. ARTA - Anti-racist Thought & Action® presents anti-racism not only as a moral, social, economic, and educational imperative but also as a vehicle for organisational change, quality improvement, and competitive advantage. It offers a unique and alternative leadership model which applies an anti-racist mindset to create a more dynamic, innovative, and joyful organisation. ARTA - Anti-racist Thought & Action® will become a prime vehicle for BLG’s mission to eradicate racism. #BLG #BlackLeadershipGroup #AntiRacistThoughtAndAction #ARTA

Wishing all students, educators, and families a successful and inspiring academic year ahead! As we embark on this journey of growth and discovery, let's uplift one another, embrace diversity, and strive for excellence. Here's to building brighter futures together! 🌟 #BlackLeadershipGroup #Generations #NewAcademicYear #BrighterFutures #Success #BLG

We're supporting the #StudentCommission, a project by Leaders Unlocked that is giving young people across England a voice on racial justice. 🎬 Watch this powerful animation #WillNotBeSilenced and please share with your networks 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏽 #antiracism #racialjustice #affirmativeaction #studentvoice https://lnkd.in/etNmke9N

The Black Leadership Group congratulates Bridget Phillipson MP on her appointment as Education Secretary. We look forward to working with Bridget and her team at Department for Education to address the profound inequities along racial lines that we have seen in the UK's education system for far too long. From the staffing and governance of our schools, colleges and universities to the gaps in student attainment, we see a system that simply isn't fair, equitable or diverse. We note with interest the announcement of the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers. More than 2,000 of these new teachers must be Black*, in our view. Pre-election, the The Labour Party made a public commitment to a new Race Equality Act. Let's see a renewed focus on creating a fairer and more just society for all, with education leading the way! #socialjustice #ethnicequity #diversityandinclusion #antiracism #education #raceequalityact #raceequality * BLG uses ‘Black’ as an inclusive definition for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds who share a lived experience of the effects of racism. https://lnkd.in/eN7hGKdg.

Professor Uzo Iwobi CBE FLSW FRSA, Founder & CEO, RACE COUNCIL CYMRU, is a leading light in the fight for racial equity in Wales and worldwide. We were therefore delighted when Prof. Iwobi agreed to speak at our conference in Cardiff in March. If you couldn't join us at conference, or didn't catch this trailblazer keynote, you can watch it now by subscribing to our keynote sessions page 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/e5n57bSJ 🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: 20 March 2025 for the next BLG annual conference #antiracism #blgconf24 #blgconf25 #socialjustice #courageousleadership

Do you work in Adult Social Care? Are you in a position where you lead, manage, recruit, or oversee personnel and development or #EDI? If yes, then do not miss this webinar. This will be an illuminating online session on the many advantages to Adult Social Care of a diverse workforce. Learn how #equity within a business is a source of competitive advantage, workforce satisfaction and a key to addressing health inequalities. Amarjit Basi, educator and co-founder of the Black Leadership Group and David Kester, former CEO of the UK Design Council and co-founder of DK&A, join Clare Keniry at Morgan Hunt to discuss their: 👉🏾 principles of equity-centred design 👉🏾 approach and methodology 👉🏾 recent impact with individual HRDs and D&I leaders 🗓️ Join us online on Thursday 11th July at 10am to learn how hyper-diversity can be a competitive business advantage for Social Care. Click the link to register now 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/ez8FbT_8 #socialcare #diversityandinclusion #EDI #antiracism

Read in FE News about our crisis summit on Friday. Some serious work needed in #London #FE sector to address lack of Black representation in workforce, especially at leadership level. Situation is 'stark', said Deputy Mayor Howard Dawber. #ethnicequity #EEEcampaign #furthereducation #socialjustice #DEI #EDI #diversityandinclusion https://lnkd.in/eM3TtQmP

We convened a crisis summit today to address the ‘stark’ under-representation of Black people in leadership and teaching positions in London’s further education sector. London’s Deputy Mayor for Business, Howard Dawber, and representatives from FE bodies, the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development) and colleges across the capital joined us at this morning’s online gathering as new Government figures revealed wide discrepancies between the London’s student population and its FE workforce. The meeting heard that in a Black population of nearly 50% in the capital, and an average college Black student population of 64%, just one college principal/CEO (3.12% at that level) in the capital is Black.  At the same time, less than 10% of Chairs of governing bodies in FE in London are Black, with less than a third (29.3%) of governors from Black communities, the Workforce Data figures reveal. We told the meeting that the statistics, published last month, were damning and we called for better HR practices in FE, including an Ethnic Representation Index that measures the performance of FE institutions along ethnic equity lines in London and nationwide. Read more, including comments from BLG's Robin Landman OBE CCMI 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/e_YJ7SD9 #ethnicequity #FE #furthereducation #London

For Adult Social Care, #diversity is a hidden sector strength that can be turned into a business asset. #Equity within a business is a source of competitive advantage, workforce satisfaction and it's key to addressing health inequalities. In what promises to be an illuminating webinar, Amarjit Basi, educator and co-founder of the Black Leadership Group and David Kester, former CEO of the UK Design Council and co-founder of DK&A, join Clare Keniry at Morgan Hunt to discuss their: 👉🏾 principles of equity-centred design 👉🏾 approach and methodology 👉🏾 recent impact with individual HRDs and D&I leaders Join us online on Thursday 11th July at 10am to learn how hyper-diversity can be a competitive business advantage for Social Care. https://lnkd.in/ez8FbT_8 #socialcare #diversityandinclusion #EDI #antiracism