Dr Javeria Khadija Shah receives Outstanding Leadership Award at Education 2.0 conference
Congratulations to Dr Javeria Khadija Shah, Central’s Associate Director of the Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy and Practice, who has received the Outstanding Leadership Award at the Education 2.0 conference, held in Dubai, U.A.E. 20-22 February 2024.
Education 2.0 is a three-day, knowledge-intensive conference, which ‘attracts the most dynamic leaders in the education sector and promises to bring fresh insights and perspectives to empower, inspire, and enrich the global learning community’. This year, the theme of the conference was ‘Uniting Changemakers To Revolutionize Education’.
Dr Shah was also a featured speaker at the conference, chairing a panel discussion on ‘Intersectionality and Cultural Responsiveness: Recognising and Valuing Multiple Identity’. Members of the panel included Kiran Pasha, Director & CEO Evolution Preschools and Nurseries Ltd; Mahima Garg, CEO CertoMeter; Nell Puetter CEO & Founder Calmfidence® Academy and John Short Ring, Founder & CEO Support –Edu.
On receiving her award Dr Shah said:
‘Thank you so much for the recognition through Education 2.0, it’s a huge honour. I just want to thank the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, particularly colleagues: the Principal Josette Bushell-Mingo and the Vice Principal Mark Hunter who’ve been developing me and supporting me. There are so many barriers, and so many ceilings, glass ones, concrete ones, so it’s really lovely to have colleagues that ally and support.’
Dr Shah is a cultural sociologist and interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in policy, media education, sociology, and the visual arts. Dr Shah is also the Founding Director of the Social Performance Network which is focused on the centralising of individual voice and lived experience in developing holistic understandings of social phenomenon.
At Central, Dr Shah is a member of the Principal’s Office and Associate Director of the Centre for Inclusive Pedagogy & Practice, in addition to overseeing the Learning Skills Programme, which offers informal learning development to Central’s full student body. Dr Shah also teaches modules on research practice and decolonising research for the London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP) and is the founding member of the Global Majority Staff Network and Ummah (Central’s Muslim staff and student collective).
Visit Dr Shah’s staff profile to learn more about her extensive work both inside and outside of Central.
Watch the panel discussion at 2:29:30, and Dr Shah’s award presentation at 3:37.47 in the video below.
