Equality & Diversity

The latest news and advice on equality and diversity in the classroom and the workforce. Find tips for inclusive practice and guidance on equal pay and conditions

Monday

15th Jan 2024

EMAs - are Scottish school students missing out?
Scotland’s education secretary has urged schools and councils to be flexible when considering education maintenance allowance applications as official figures show uptake is falling
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Sunday

14th Jan 2024

Supporting pupils with visual impairment
Detecting vision problems before children start school will improve their experience of formal education, says Colin Hilditch
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Thursday

11th Jan 2024

Poorer pupils less likely to get top school places
Ofsted should review schools’ fair access admissions policies as part of inspections to check rising ‘social selectivity’, the Sutton Trust says
Sutton Trust study finds schools are socially selective

Sunday

7th Jan 2024

How we make sure our neurodivergent pupils are heard
Schools should focus on what neurodivergent pupils can do, not what they can’t do, says this support-for-learning teacher at an award-winning primary school in Scotland
How our neurodivergent learners' voices are heard

Thursday

4th Jan 2024

5 key points when teaching ‘difficult’ history
Shying away from or glossing over uncomfortable events from the past when teaching history would do a disservice to pupils, says Paul Hamilton
5 key points when teaching ‘difficult histories’

Monday

1st Jan 2024

6 inclusive books for your class reading corner
Literacy charity Inclusive Books for Children shares its top picks of diverse texts to refresh your bookshelves this term
6 inclusive books for your class reading corner

Wednesday

20th Dec 2023

How global citizenship links the local and wider world
Global citizenship expert Ndulamo Malumbela explains five key ideas for schools exploring this growing area of learning
How global citizenship links the local and the big world beyond

Tuesday

19th Dec 2023

Transgender guidance: what schools need to know
The DfE has published its long-awaited draft transgender guidance. Here are the key details for schools
Transgender guidance: What schools need to know
Disadvantage gap ‘has little to do with social skills’
The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers can’t be tackled by focusing on social and emotional skills, research shows
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Monday

18th Dec 2023

Education disadvantage gap widens
The gap for 16-19 students in particular is the widest researchers have recorded since 2017
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Thursday

14th Dec 2023

Taking primary pupils to Task(master)
The creator of an outreach programme inspired by the TV show Taskmaster explains how it is helping to raise aspirations in disadvantaged areas
Taking primary pupils to Task(master)

Tuesday

5th Dec 2023

7 ways a diverse teacher workforce helps a school
An international school head explains why its strategy to recruit as diverse a teacher workforce as possible is paying dividends
7 ways a diverse teacher workforce benefits a school