Anti-racist systems leadership - Part two

About this episode

Dez Holmes and Meera Spillett discuss the key elements of anti-racist systems leadership and how to combat racism effectively.

Dez Holmes talks to Meera Spillett about the key elements of anti-racist systems leadership. They reflect on an excellent briefing authored by Meera that has been published by Research in Practice. Meera is a former Director of Children’s Services and social worker, with over 40 years’ experience in social care, education and public sector partnerships. Part two looks how we can do the work necessary to combat racism without placing the burden on those who experience racism. . View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/anti-racist-systems-leadership/

People in this episode

Host: Dez Holmes

Guest: Meera Spillett

Topics covered

• anti-racism
• leadership
• social care
• education
• public sector partnerships

Keywords

• anti-racist leadership
• social work
• education
• racism
• public sector

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Research in Practice

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