Key Voices

This week we talk to Nav Sanghara, CEO of The Woodland Academy Trust  and Alice Gregson, Chief Operating Officer at Forum Strategy about Forum Strategy’s recent publication ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion amongst Academy Trust CEOs’. We discuss why the research was conducted and  the challenges that persist when it comes to tackling the lack of diversity at senior levels within trusts. We also delve into some of the more positive findings emerging from the research, and discuss the recommendations and potential solutions raised in the report.    We talk about: Alice and Nav’s careers and backgrounds Why Forum Strategy wanted to conduct the research  Some of the positive findings that denote a level of progress on this issue The more challenging findings from the report and the work still to be done, particularly around data collection  Some of Nav’s experiences as a senior leader within a trust The importance of inclusive practices as well as having diverse teams The fear of using the wrong langua