Our DEI Reading List
Our DEI Reading List
Deepening our thinking around DEI starts with who and what we are reading, helping us to develop our confidence and our competence, both individually and collectively. We are constantly asked to share a recommended reading list. This page is a work in progress and will evolve – please review it, share it and engage with it by suggesting additional authors and alternative texts for us to include so that the DEI Reading List is co-created and a helpful supporting resource for you and your team.
We have made this page into a downloadable resource to make it more user-friendly. Please do feel free to share it with colleagues in your organisation. The PDF file will be updated on an annual basis to include new additions.
We have added Amazon affiliate links for quick reference so you can read reviews, but we encourage you to order/ purchase from your local independent bookstore. Bookshop.org is an excellent resource to purchase from independent bookstores.
- Adegoke, Yomi and Uviebinene, Elizabeth. Slay in Your Lane
- Agarwal, Pragya. Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias
- Akala. Natives - Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- Ali, Hira. Her Allies: A Practical Toolkit to Help Men Lead Through Advocacy
- Barnes, Ellie. Carlile, Anna. How to Transform Your School into an LGBT+ Friendly Place: A Practical Guide for Nursery, Primary and Secondary Teachers
- Beard, Mary. Woman and Power: A Manifesto
- Browne, Angela. Lighting the Way
- Brown, Brene. Rising Strong
- Cairo, Aminata. Holding Space: A Storytelling Approach to Trampling Diversity and Inclusion
- Choudry, Sameena. Equitable Education: What everyone working in education should
- Coughlin, Deborah. Outspoken
- Coyle, Daniel. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
- Criado Perez, Caroline. Invisible Women
- Dabiri, Emma. What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition
- Dellenty, Shaun. Celebrating Difference: A whole-school approach to LGBT+ inclusion
- Eddo-Lodge, Reni. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
- Featherstone, Keziah. Porritt, Vivienne. 10% Braver: Inspiring Women to Lead Education
- Gillard, Julia and Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi. Women and Leadership
- Huffington, Arianna. On Becoming Fearless
- Kara, Bennie. Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools
- Kay, Katty and Shipman, Claire. The Confidence Code
- Kerr, James. Legacy
- Mendez, Virginia. Childhood Unlimited: Parenting Beyond the Gender Bias
- Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda. We Should All Be Feminists
- Obama, Michelle. Becoming
- Osagie, Diana. Courageous Leadership
- Patience, Lindsay and Rose, Lucy. Flex Education: A Guide for Flexible Working in Schools
- Sandberg, Sheryl. Lean In
- Sarpong, June. Diversify
- Scott, Kim. Radical Candour
- Scott, Susan. Fierce Conversations
- Sinek, Simon. Start With Why
- Sweeney. Charlotte and Bothwick, Fleur. Inclusive Leadership
- Syed, Matthew. Rebel Ideas
- Thomas, Aisha. Representation Matters: Becoming an Anti-Racist Educator
- Tomlinson-Gray, Daniel. Big Gay Adventures in Education: Supporting LGBT+ Visibility and Inclusion in Schools
- Turner, Emma. Let's Talk about Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education
- Unerman, Sue. Jacob, Kathryn. Edwards, Mark. Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equality at Work
- Wilson, Hannah. Kara, Bennie. Diverse Educators: A Manifesto