Wimbledon High School has been working in partnership with the African Caribbean Education Network for the past two years. ACEN have played a vital role in our Diversity & Inclusion strategy, helping us reflect upon what it means to be inclusive, and shape the support offered to our staff, students, and families. The ACEN consultants have been warm, insightful, and knowledgeable partners in building a framework where our school can ensure we are accessible, welcoming, and supportive of a diverse range of talented individuals whether they be staff or students.
The consultants have worked closely with our staff to deliver different aspects of ACEN’s consultancy and their insights into our outward-facing communications, applications, and overall Human Resources perspective have been invaluable. ACEN’s recommendations have felt authentic, measured, and have helped us enact changes that have made a tangible difference. Wimbledon High School has never believed in performative statements, and by partnering with innovators like Aisha and Shola, we are able to use metrics that hold leaders and our community to account, where we are able to not only visually and tangibly experience change, but measure and quantify it, for the betterment of all.
Our staff and students instantly connected with the ACEN team. Their consultancy has been professionally informative and supportive for our staff and has enhanced the conversations that are necessary to ensure every voice is heard and understood. ACEN’s consultation has been a huge part of our inclusion strategy that has helped Black families and children within our WHS community and something that we are truly grateful and incredibly proud of.
Fionnuala Kennedy, Head