About Eartha Pond She is a former Arsenal Chelsea, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur player who won trophies including the FA Cup and Premier League and Championships in America. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director to The FA Womens Football Board (WFB) She is also a PE teacher who progressed into senior leadership positions within education, receiving accolades including Teacher of the Year, School of the Year & selected as 1 of the Top 50 Teachers in the World across 173 countries.

She is also a local councillor for the only community council in London to have one, a campaigner known for her outstanding work with charities such as helping to raise over 100,000 for her local community after the Grenfell Tower disaster and was named a ChangeMaker in the Evening Standards: Progress 1000

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Some topics we cover in this episode:

• Forcing her way into football at primary school and playing with men
• Difference between playing football in the US & UK
• The Power & Advantage Of Being An Underdog
• Transitioning from Football to Teaching
• Schools have become a business now and students are just numbers
• How her environment has helped mould and shapes her with a different perspective -
• The unique role of a local councillor, developing community and fostering relationships with the police.
• The Grenfell Tower disaster, justice and the positive change required.
• ESP Foundation - Creating access & opportunities for young people in Education| Sports| Politics
• The importance of celebrating our young people and why we should not only celebrate academic success
• Youth Centres

Connect with me

• Website: https://mindsetshift.co.uk/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbelusi/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sope_Agbelusi
• Email: hello@mindsetshift.co.uk

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