King’s welcomes new Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

Our new Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Miss Emily Sherriff, joined us at the beginning of this term and she has hit the ground running!

Miss Sherriff is working closely with the pupil-led Equality and Diversity group to bring real focus to the issues that matter to our school community. 

She said: “It is key that the pupils lead the discussion and the initiatives, and I am delighted that we have such an engaged pupil body at King’s.

“The pupils I have spoken to have a lot of ideas. They recognise what needs to be done and they are already coming up with realistic, actionable solutions. It’s very exciting.”

In February, the Equality and Diversity group, with support from Miss Sherriff, will focus on LGBT+ issues. 

Miss Sherriff recently led an assembly on LGBT+ History Month and has been overwhelmed by the response to it. 

She added: “We will be using LGBT+ History Month to put the focus on LGBT+ issues within our school and community. Since my assembly last week, so many pupils have approached me to ask how they can get involved, and that’s fantastic.”

Miss Sherriff joined King’s from Blue Coat School in Coventry where she was Head of House with a focus on diversity and inclusion. As well as leading on Diversity and Inclusion at King’s, she also teaches English.