Inclusive Workplaces Toolkit

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Inclusive Workplaces Toolkit

Inclusive Workplaces Toolkit

Toolkit collated by Hannah Wilson

What Is Workplace Inclusion?

Workplace inclusion is when people feel valued and accepted in their team and in the wider organisation, without having to conform. Inclusive organisations support employees, regardless of their background or circumstance, to thrive at work.

Inclusion is the culture in which the mix of people can come to work, feel comfortable and confident to be themselves, and work in a way that suits them and delivers your business or service needs. Inclusion will ensure that everyone feels valued and importantly, adds value.

What Is an Inclusive Workplace?

An inclusive workplace is a workplace where all employees feel respected and included. All employees in an inclusive workplace receive equal opportunities to company resources. Inclusive workplaces emphasise the importance of not just hiring diverse employees but embracing and celebrating their traits and qualities.

Everyone should work to make all team members feel welcomed and encouraged to express their individuality. This helps everyone feel more accepted, comfortable and excited to come to work.

Why Is an Inclusive Workplace Important?

An inclusive workplace is important because it builds a positive atmosphere that all employees will enjoy being a part of. This helps boost employee morale and creates a vibrant company culture, causing you to have a strong sense of belonging at work including feeling accepted by all of your coworkers.

Diverse and inclusive workplaces can also make your workplace more innovative and productive, as everyone will feel like their ideas matter and are well-heard, no matter their culture, gender or ethnicity. This also typically builds confidence and self-esteem in employees to voice their opinions and produce impressive work for the company.

What Are the Benefits of an Inclusive Workplace?

Positive and inclusive work cultures create a sense of identity for employees, foster a sense of commitment, and guide or shape the attitudes and behaviours of all employees. An inclusive workplace is more likely to attract and retain a diverse workforce, which has the potential to outperform competitors. An inclusive workplace benefits all employees.

The Diverse Educators’ Inclusive Workplaces Toolkit

We are collating a growing bank of resources to support you and your team in considering how inclusive your workplace is and how inclusive you are as an employer. Some key questions to reflect on:

  • Have you set/ agreed inclusivity goals for your team?
  • How have you shown others what inclusivity means?
  • Have you created space for an inclusion council?
  • How do you celebrate and embrace your team members and their differences?
  • Have you made your meetings inclusive and engaging?
  • How do you express your appreciation for team members?
  • What actions have you taken to ensure that everyone feels like they belong?
  • Have you reviewed your policies to ensure that you identify and remove barriers impacting your vision for inclusion?

Articles

Business News Daily – A Culture of Inclusion: Promoting Workplace Diversity and Belonging

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Forbes – What An Inclusive Workplace Actually Looks Like, And Seven Ways To Achieve It

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Gallup - 3 Requirements for a Diverse and Inclusive Culture

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Indeed – How To Practice Inclusiveness in Today's Workplace

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McKinsey – The Elusive Inclusive Workplace

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TED – How to Make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion a Reality at Work – Not Just a Mission Statement

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Books

Barak, Michalle E.Mor. Managing Diversity: Toward a Globally Inclusive Workplace

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Frost, Stephen and Kalman, Danny – Inclusive Talent Management: How Business can Thrive in an Age of Diversity

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Frost, Stephen and Alidina, Raafi-Karim – Building an Inclusive Organization: Leveraging the Power of a Diverse Workforce

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Nash, Kate – Positively Purple: Build an Inclusive World Where People with Disabilities Can Flourish

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Segura, Antonia – Your Guide To Creating An Inclusive Workplace: Cultivating Success Through Diversity

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Shane, Kryss – Creating an LGBT+ Inclusive Workplace: The Practical Resource Guide for Business Leaders

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Podcasts

Adam Grant – Work Life

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Dare to Lead

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Emotional Inclusion

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HR Works – An Inclusive Workplace for All

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Inclusive Employers – Talking Inclusion With…

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reWorked - The Diversity and Inclusion Podcast

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Resources

CASE HR Inclusive Policy Toolkit – Inclusive Workplace

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CIPD

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Inclusive Employers

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TED Talks

Daisy Auger Domiguez – Inclusion Revolution

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Janet Stovall – How to Get Serious About Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

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Rosalind G Brewer – How to Foster True Diversity and Inclusion at Work (and in Your Community)

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Sofie Van De Meulen – Reinventing Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace

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Wendy Knight – From the Inside Out: Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

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Yaron Zoller – Inclusion, Not Just Diversity!

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Videos

CIPD – Inclusive Workplaces

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HBR – Understanding Inclusion: Why Belonging At Work Matters

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TeamTailor – Diversity & Inclusion: How to Create an Inclusive Workplace

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Progressive Masculinity

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Progressive Masculinity

We provide practical, safe and non-judgemental workshops KS2-4 which explore what it means to ‘be a man’ in today’s world and to end the damaging ‘performance’ of masculinity many feel pressured to live. Traditional stereotypes of aggression, dominance, misogyny etc are challenged as we reconstruct a healthier and more open-minded understanding of the potential of our gender. The Pupil Workshop Program is comprised of six one-hour sessions, each focussing on a different aspect of masculinity: communication and emotional literacy, anger-management and emotional control, attitudes towards women, role models and aspirations etc. Impact data has shown improvements in attendance and a reduction in sanctions and exclusions following the program. Pupil feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with comments like “These sessions made me feel like I don’t have to be pretend to be someone else. Someone I don’t actually like being anyway.”

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Educate Against Islamophobia

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Educate Against Islamophobia (EAI)

Educate Against Islamophobia (EAI) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to combating Islamophobia through educational means.

At Educate Against Islamophobia, we believe in the power of education. This is because internationally, education is widely recognised as a fundamental tool through which society can combat racism and its varying forms. Moreover, intolerance and discrimination against Muslims often stems from misinformation or a lack of knowledge and understanding about Islam and its adherents.

Through anti-Islamophobia education, EAI has the potential to eliminate prejudice as well as fostering mutual respect and understanding across our society. EAI is therefore passionate to capitalise on this tool to address what has been recognised as one of the most prevalent forms of prejudice and racism within our society, namely Islamophobia.

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Socially Just Physical Education & Youth Sport

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Socially Just Physical Education & Youth Sport

An organisation dedicated to creating spaces where young people can flourish in physical education and youth sport. Young people have the right to experience educative, empowering, authentic movement spaces that centralise voice, choice, belonging and acceptance. Founded by Dr Shrehan Lynch.

Buy our book here.

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SyncD

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SyncD

Alicia Richardson leads our diversity, equity and inclusion practice. She has 5 years of diverse hiring experience, and 2 years of workshop facilitation and public speaking experience.

Alicia has worked across various industries, including tech, creative, marketing, and fashion. Companies and clients she has worked with included Spotify, Depop, Analog Folk, Media Cause, House 337 and Looping Group.

Alicia has experience building her own communities and is the Founder of her own diverse job board, Black Create Connect. Alicia has created and executed diverse hiring strategies by conducting detailed audits, research and analysing data. This has resulted in her impacting who companies attract, and how they successfully retain diverse talent.

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Our Activating Inclusive Allyship Training

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Our Activating Inclusive Allyship Training

Our Activating Inclusive Allyship Training

Our Training Offer

We support all stakeholders in schools and trusts, in developing their consciousness, confidence and competence in standing up, speaking out and showing solidarity for people who hold different identities to their own.

We can deliver face to face and virtually, for twilights, INSETs and conferences.

We will create a safe space for you to explore your identity, power and privilege. We will create a brave space for you to consider how you can leverage your privilege and expand your sphere of influence.

Our training sessions include:
  • Reflecting on the journey of an ally
  • Unpacking and navigating our privilege
  • Exploring our willingness to be vulnerable
  • Sharing how we can learn from making mistakes
  • Considering how we create and hold safe spaces
  • Navigating our strong emotions
  • Challenging language, behaviours and practices that are not inclusive

The most engaging after school training session I have had in a long time. Impressively thoughtful, relevant to our environment in the Middle East, respectful of all staff on the training.

Teacher, Doha College

The CPD was simply perfect for what we needed. It provided a safe yet supportive space to discuss our experience, knowledge and to learn. I couldn’t recommend Diverse Educators more.

Teacher, International School

As a lead mentor for Prestolee SCITT and the lead practitioner for diversity and inclusion within the SCITT, my time spent in training with Hannah and the team has been invaluable. The team have delivered training to our trainees and also to my colleagues, through a series of DiverseEd training and also at the Prestolee Multi Academy Trust’s annual conference. The knowledge and passion of each event attended has been evident, along with outstanding knowledge of underrepresented groups. The team confidently share resources that are available, so further reading and training can take place outside of training sessions. The message is clear from all trainers, that diversity, equity and inclusion needs to be high on the agenda to minimise the stigmas, stereotypes and abuse within our society. The training allows for reflection. “You can never apologise for what you didn’t know.” This is a quote I will remember. It is okay to ask difficult questions and be curious. Speaking about the issues are better than silence. This is something I will take away from all sessions. Thank you to all in the DiverseEd family.

Ashley Jones, Prestolee SCITT


Our Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches to DEI Training

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Our Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches to DEI Training

Our Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches to DEI Training

Our Training Offer

We support teachers, leaders and student support professionals in schools and trusts, in developing their consciousness, confidence and competence in deploying trauma-informed approaches.

We can deliver face to face and virtually, for twilights, INSETs and conferences.

We will create a safe space for you to explore how to create safe and stable environments for our young people to empower them to have agency.

Our training sessions include:
  • Developing an awareness of trauma responses
  • Becoming conscious of the factors that cause trauma
  • Expanding our understanding of how trauma relates to DEI
  • Reflecting on the impact that prejudice and discrimination can have on an individual
  • Discussing how we respond to behaviours impacted by trauma as individuals and institutions
  • Exploring trauma-informed principles and practices

We have participated in two training sessions with Diverse Educators now and all staff, governors and other stakeholders, such as therapists have given very positive feedback. Both facilitators were knowledgeable, dynamic and able to provoke highly stimulating discussion. They were able to reach all roles within the school and helped us to have some happily uncomfortable conversations. We have a clear way forward in terms of continuing to review our provision through the lens of DEI with the support of this company.

Francesca Smith, Headteacher


Our Training Workshops - Themes

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Our Training Workshops – Themes

Our Training Workshops – Themes

We have designed and we deliver a number of workshops to be delivered at conferences, on INSET days and for twilights, individually or as a series.

Each workshop will explore a different key theme that is pertinent to a DEIB strategy in an educational context.

We have a vast and diverse network and can curate bespoke sessions on a number of different themes to further explore diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.

Get in touch to book a session for your school/ trust/ hub/ event.

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Activating Inclusive Allyship

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Addressing Microaggressions

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Global Majority Educators Toolkit icon

Advancing Diverse Leaders in the Pipeline

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DEIB for Parents and Carers Toolkit icon

Advocating for Parents and Carers in the Workplace

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Building Menopause Awareness

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Challenging Derogatory and Non-Inclusive Language

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Committing to Inclusive Recruitment

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Crafting Inclusive Facilitation

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Creating Inclusive Workplaces

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Cultivating a Culture of Belonging

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Curating Diverse Events

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Designing Inclusive Classrooms

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Developing Anti-racist Approaches

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Disrupting Unconscious Bias

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Embedding Diversity in the Curriculum

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Embracing Flexible Working

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Empowering Women Leaders in the Workplace

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Equipping Coaches and Mentors with DEIB Awareness

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Establishing the Place of Religion and Belief in Schools

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Exploring the Power of Stories

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Fostering Belonging in the Classroom

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Governing Inclusively

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Growing Trans and Non-Binary Awareness

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Holding Courageous Conversations

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Increasing Neurodiversity Awareness

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Integrating EAL and Multilingual Learners

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Leading Inclusively

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Making Educational Spaces LGBT+ Inclusive

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Navigating Intersectionality

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Nurturing Psychological Safety

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Representing Diverse Families in RSHE

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Shaping a DEIB Strategy

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Supporting Staff Mental Health in Your School

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Taking Trauma-Informed Approaches to DEI

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Thriving in Life-Friendly Schools

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Unpacking Cultural Intelligence

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Hannah and the team at DiverseEd have the unique ability to foster conversations that lead to genuine reflection and longer-lasting change. The deep knowledge base and the skillful and personable manner in which Hannah delivered the session empowered our team to self-reflect and openly consider how we can use our lived experiences and in some cases privilege and power to make our Trust and schools a place where all can feel that they belong.

James Roach, CEO, Inclusive MAT

The CPD was simply perfect for what we needed. It provided a safe yet supportive space to discuss our experience, knowledge and to learn. I couldn’t recommend Diverse Educators more.

Cheska Tyler, Headteacher

A truly thought-provoking session on what it means to be inclusive! A session for all stakeholders of all schools!

Sebastian Gray, Headteacher


EAL and Multilingualism Toolkit

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EAL and Multilingualism Toolkit

EAL and Multilingualism Toolkit

Toolkit collated by Catherine Brennan

What Is EAL?

EAL (English as an Additional Language) students are an extremely heterogeneous group with second and third generation families, well-settled economic migrants mainly from the European Union countries, and some newly arrived students, refugees and asylum seekers. They have varied life, and consequently educational, experiences. According to Department of Education (2020) ‘a pupil is recorded as having English as an additional language (EAL) if they are exposed to language at home that is known or believed to be other than English. It is not a measure of English language proficiency or a good proxy for recent immigration.’

What Is Multilingualism?

The term ‘multilingualism’ describes the use or co-existence of several languages in one place – whether that’s a country, a school, a classroom or a home. By contrast, the term ‘plurilingual’ describes a person who speaks several languages. Although a plurilingual person may or may not have equal fluency in each language, what is clear is that the use of two or more languages brings a range of benefits – both social and academic.

Almost – if not all – schools in England are multilingual contexts: see link.

With more than 1.6 million pupils using further languages (or ‘first languages’) in addition to English: see link.

How Does Multilingualism Link to EAL in Education?

The DfE requires all schools to capture information on their multilingual contexts by identifying pupils as having ‘EAL’ or ‘English as an Additional Language’ in the January school census. Whilst the DfE ‘EAL’ descriptor tells us nothing about fluency levels in English nor in first languages (e.g. Pashto, Somali, French or Twi), it is a useful initial way of positively acknowledging the diversity of languages represented by our plurilingual children and young people in our multilingual schools.

How Does EAL Relate to Equalities Legislation in Schools?

Language and identity are inextricably linked; therefore, promoting the attainment of pupils learning through EAL is an equality duty for schools with reference to the Protected Characteristic of ‘Race’. It is a legal duty to ensure that there are opportunities for all pupils learning through EAL (irrespective of their current proficiency in English or of their first language) to thrive and succeed academically in school.

The Diverse Educators’ EAL and Multilingualism Toolkit

We are collating a growing bank of resources to support a culture of valuing multilingualism and promoting a ‘language-aware pedagogy’ in your workplace settings. Here are some questions to reflect on:

  • How do I create a school culture where multilingualism is valued?
  • How do I promote effective EAL pedagogy in my classroom and school?
  • How can I track the English language proficiency of my EAL learners?
  • Which organisations and resources are available to support me in this work?
  • What additional funding is available to support the attainment of EAL pupils?
  • How can the high attainment of EAL pupils be promoted through whole school approaches?

Articles

Catherine Brennan – Accessing Accurate Funding for Your EAL Pupils

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Catherine Brennan – HTU - Leading on EAL in Your Primary School

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Diane Leedham – Ethical Assessment and Tracking for EAL Learners

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Kamil Trzebiatowski – SecEd – EAL Strategies for Multilingual Secondary Classrooms

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Kate Hollinshead – Setting the Record Straight for EAL Pupils

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Lambeth LA – The Impact of School Closure on Pupils with English as an Additional Language

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Blogs

Across Cultures

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Empowering ELLs

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Jonathan Bifield

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NALDIC

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Serving Multilingual Students of all Ages

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Weronika Ozpolat

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Books

Badwan, Khawla. Language in a Globalised World: Social Justice Perspectives on Mobility and Contact

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Chalmers, Hamish (ed.) 2022. English as an Additional Language. An Evidence- Informed Guide for Teachers. Woodbridge: John Catt.

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Crisfield, Eowyn. Bilingual Families: A Practical Language Planning Guide

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Cummins, Jim. Rethinking the Education of Multilingual Learners

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Gibbons, Pauline. 1993. Learning to Learn in a Second Language. Portsmouth: Heinemann.

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Gibbons, Pauline. Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning

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Kolota, Joanna. Empowering EAL Learners in Secondary Schools: A Practical Resource to Support the Language Development of Multilingual Learners

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McKinney, Carolyn. Decoloniality, Language and Literacy

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Pim, Chris. Supporting EAL Learners – 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers

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Pim, Chris & Driver, Catharine. Supporting EAL Learners – 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers

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Sharples, Robert. Teaching EAL: Evidence-based Strategies for the Classroom and School

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Snyder, Sydney and Fenner, Diane. 2021. Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners. Tools for Equity. Thousand Oaks: Corwin.

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EAL Assessment Frameworks

The Bell Foundation

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NASSEA

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Solgrid

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Networks

Better Bilingual EAL Network

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EAL/Bilingual Google Groups

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NALDIC Regional Interest Groups (RIGs)

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Podcasts

EEF

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Teaching MLs

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Twinkl EAL Podcasts: Talking Their Language

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Resources

The Bell Foundation – EAL Teaching Approaches: Great Ideas

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Bilingual Talking Books

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Chartered College of Teaching – Refugee Education CPD

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Collaborative Learning Project

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EAL Champions CPD

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The EAL Handbook

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Flash Academy

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NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network

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Propello

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Videos

The Bell Foundation Webinars

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EAL Quality Mark Webinars

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Refugee Week Webinar – School as a Place of Healing: Wellbeing and Students Seeking Sanctuary

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Websites

The Bell Foundation

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Better Bilingual

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The EAL Academy

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Global Dimension to the Curriculum

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Hampshire EMTAS

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NALDIC

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Portsmouth EMTAS

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Wiltshire EMTAS

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Our Training Conferences

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Our Training Conferences

Our Training Conferences

We design and host different educational events and conferences throughout the academic year to bring people together so that they can connect and collaborate.

We have an annual Diversity in the Curriculum conference in the Autumn term, a DEI for ECTs conference and a Leading DEIB in Schools conference in the Summer term.

Get in touch to book a place at a future conference, to get involved as a facilitator and let us know if we can help you curate your conference to ensure it is representative and inclusive.

18th September 2024

DEIB Pastoral Virtual Conference

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20th September 2024

DEIB for ITTE Virtual Conference - Part 1

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8th November 2024

Diversifying the Curriculum Virtual Conference

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31st January 2025

DEIB for ITTE Virtual Conference - Part 2

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28th February 2025

DEIB for Governors and Trustees Virtual Conference

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25th June 2025

DEIB Leaders Virtual Conference

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27th June 2025

DEIB for ECTs Virtual Conference

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The empathy with which the training was delivered made this the most engaging online CPD that I’ve taken part in. The session itself modelled inclusivity, raising key questions and inspiring thoughts as to how my working practices can be improved. I feel more knowledgeable and aware of the issues discussed and empowered to now make a difference.

David Nevard, NTTC

Hannah’s session was thought-provoking and engaging. I was really motivated to take part in the discussions. Prior to the session I was familiar with the terms ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusive’, but Hannah’s session has related these to experiences within our community and school. The session allowed me to see how we can go beyond saying we are a ‘diverse’ and ‘inclusive’ school to embedding these within the culture and climate of my classroom, the staffroom and the wider school area.

Juwairiyyah Rafi, Subject Leader

The CPD sessions provided by Diverse Educators were well pitched, planned and delivered, provided much food for thought and will empower our staff to develop and embellish the EDI work that is already underway across the curriculum – it was excellent!

Simon Bird, Headmaster