Skip to content

Roedean School (SA)

Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion

Overview

Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion at Roedean School (SA)

Inspired by the example of our Founders, Roedean School (SA) acknowledges its role in ensuring more have access to the quality education that Roedean offers. We therefore must play a role in contributing to transformation of education and achieving a more equal society.

Transformation at Roedean means we aspire to:

  • Create an internal environment where everyone experiences belonging and the dignity of all is upheld;
  • Be a school that is reflective and affirming of the various forms of diversity that exist in the South African Constitution and our society; and
  • Prepare our students to be effective global citizens through exposure to different perspectives, experiences and identities at a young age where they can learn the creative and thinking skills needed to embrace the complexities of life.

In 2019, a strategic planning process for transformation was commissioned by the leadership of the school. It was critical that representatives from each stakeholder group of the school community participated to create the transformation strategy. The plan was finalised in 2020 and implementation of the twenty action steps began immediately. Prioritising is important to the success of the school’s extensive strategic plan.

At Roedean, we acknowledge that transformation is an ongoing journey for us; a continuous process of evolution, in which we commit to consistent and transparent evaluation of our progress through the eyes of our core stakeholders.

Roedean School (SA)

Celebrate Diversity

At its core, Roedean is a family that values and appreciates diversity. We aspire to learn and live together, and our ultimate desire is that everyone experiences belonging and has their dignity affirmed whilst they are connected to us. As such we are committed to eliminating all forms of unfair discrimination.

Transformation

Think Equal (Junior School)

Roedean is a Think Equal flagship school, and the programme is being taught across the Foundation Phase. This global initiative calls for a systemic change in education; the optimal time to change mindsets, attitudes and behaviour is in the early years of a child’s development. We want our pupils to become leaders who know how to navigate diversity in a conscious and aware manner.

Roedean’s Upper Junior School works with a highly regarded diversity specialist who has designed a Diversity and Social Justice Curriculum. The programme includes unconscious bias coaching for pupils and staff members, and complements the Foundation Phase Think Equal programme. Pupils participate in digital story-telling, in which they share accounts of discrimination based on race, class, gender, religion, physical disability, and points of prejudice.

Dale Quaker

Dale Quaker is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Cupric Africa, a private equity owned mining company which through its Botswana sister company Khoemacau Copper recently completed the building of its copper silver project.

He was previously the CFO of the Khoemacau Group leading the finance function as the Group transitioned from an exploration company, through the fundraising of a $650m debt, streaming and equity funding package through to completion of construction..

Prior to joining Cupric, he was an independent consultant to the mining and construction industries. In his last corporate role, he headed up the marketing and logistics function for Xstrata Coal South Africa, after having fulfilled a senior finance role in the company previously..

Dale held roles at BHPBillition subsidiary, Samancor Chrome, both at the operations and corporate office in Johannesburg. Dale is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Management Accountant and has three daughters at Roedean.

Click here
RSVP NOW