Step Up Spring Lead Meet - Diversifying Educational Leadership

For our Spring lead meet, we are basing ourselves equidistant between the Midlands and the North West to diversify educational leadership. The Step Up Network CIC, the award-winning network and social enterprise for educational leaders is pleased to bring another face-to-face event to our community. This builds on two years of hard work by our volunteer team. This year our Spring Lead meet event is taking place in Stoke-on-Trent with the theme of 'Diversifying Educational Leadership'. You can see highlights of these events on our website and our YouTube channel. This event is being sponsored by and brought to you by the Step Up Network. What will attendees and members of the Step Up community get as part of the event? • Workshops from empowering presenters. • A coaching circle at the end of the event facilitated by a qualified coach. • Exhibitor marketplace access throughout the event • Refreshments throughout. • Promotional goodies from Step Up and partners. • Lots of networking opportunities. • Access codes and discounts exclusive to event attendees for other Step Up activity. What topics and themes are being explored as part of the event? • LGBTQ+ Diversity and Governance. Who will be speaking at the event? Keynote Speaker • Sufian Sadiq: MAT Chief Talent & Transformation Officer and Founder of the REND Dinner Movement. Workshop Presenters • Claudio Sisera: Founder of and Head of Diversity at Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs, and Co-Founder of BookedIn. • Emma Blake: Trust Lead Practitioner of English and Network Leader for WomenEd West Midlands. • Emma Sheppard: Founder and Director of the Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher (MTPT) Project. • Gary Pykitt: Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, Author, Chair of Governors and Doctoral Student. • Helen Verroux: Leadership and Education Consultant and Coach, Podcast Host (Presenting Remotely from Qatar). • Johnoi Josephs: Secondary Senior Leader and Co-Founder of Black Men Teach. • Louise Jaunbocus-Cooper: Secondary Headteacher and Co-Founder of MixEd. • Dr Nasima Riazat: Secondary Middle Leader; Network Leader for the Step Up Network; and Network Leader for WomenEd North West, Yorkshire and the Humber. Coaching Circle Facilitators • Adrian McLean: Executive Leader, Author, Thought Leader, Speaker, Trainer, Facilitator and Coach. Who is sponsoring, partnering and exhibiting at the event? We are really fortunate to be partnering with who are sponsoring this event. We are also incredibly grateful for the support of who have helped bring this event to life by being present at and representing their organisations: • Black Men Teach CIC • Male Childcare and Teaching Jobs • MTPT Project • MixEd • The SLT Podcast • WomenEd (North West, Yorkshire and the Humber / West Midlands