Arise
ARISE: Anti-Racism in Schools and Education
ARISE: Anti-Racism in Schools and Education – is a social enterprise that provides diversity, inclusion and anti-racism training within the education sector. The organisation was founded by Mpula Lawton, a lawyer and educator with over ten years’ teaching experience, after experiencing poor practice in the education sector with regards to racism. ARISE’s comprehensive services include staff training sessions, parent workshops, student workshops and resources for educators. With ARISE, Mpula now travels to schools, colleges and universities across the country delivering invaluable training sessions and helping educational institutions in their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
The Steve Sinnott Foundation
The Steve Sinnott Foundation
The Steve Sinnott Foundation works with teachers and educators to deliver projects that progress the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. We are proud to work toward making this goal a reality.
MixEd
MixEd
MixEd is a platform for educators (and others) to discuss race, racial identity and diversity. MixEd was set up by Louise Jaunbocus- Cooper and Marcus Shepherd, both mixed-race secondary senior leaders.
Being mixed race is a very unique experience and can often go unrepresented in discussions on race, ethnicity and identity. The aim of MixEd is to provide a space to amplify the voices of mixed-race educators and young people, to encourage others to share their experiences and add their voice to the drive for genuine racial equality and diversity.
Menopause Training Company
Menopause Training Company
So many companies and organisations worry about saying or doing the wrong thing when it comes to talking about or supporting those going through menopause.
- Almost 8 out of 10 of menopausal women are in work.
- The fastest growing demographic in the workforce are menopausal women.
- It’s estimated that currently, around 13 million women in the UK are either peri-menopausal or menopausal. This is equal to one third of the entire UK female population
We’ve created an online course that helps you:
Get clear on how to have and start conversations about menopause without worrying about saying or doing the wrong thing.
Understand the legal implications for employers and employees and understand the measures you can put in place so you can create your menopause friendly workplace.
Course information
The course consists of 20+ lessons with videos varying between 1.5 minutes to 11 minutes long, documents, downloadable templates, case studies, best practice examples and additional resources. The full course is 2 hours long.
8 modules
1 – Menopause Symptoms and their impact on your colleague and the workplace
2 – Introduction to difficult conversations
3 – Preparing for your difficult conversation
4 – Your difficult conversation
5 – The legal stuff
6 – Resources and templates
7 – Menopause friendly workplace checklist
8 – Signposting
AIELOC
AIELOC (Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color)
AIELOC is devoted to amplifying the work of international educators and leaders with a focus on advocacy, learning, and research. The team is led by folx with current and former international school experience. We started as a social media affinity group which transitioned to an association. Our group exists so that all are fully seen, heard, valued, and belong in the international ecosystem.
Our work includes: a variety of members (school members, business members, individual members), in person and virtual conferences, the first Aspiring Leaders of Color Program, the DEIJ Leaders Certificate Program, an Advocacy Collective Council, Research Collaborative, Community Visioning, affinity spaces, and consultancy.
Our All Staff Training
Our All Staff Training
Our All Staff Training
Our Training Offer
We support primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and special schools with their DEI training needs.
We deliver face-to-face or virtual INSET and twilight professional learning sessions.
We facilitate core DEI training for all staff including teachers, leaders, governors and operational staff.
- Developing an understanding of key DEI concepts and language
- Reflecting on our own identities and lived experience
- Exploring our power, privilege and blind spots
- Creating an inclusive culture
- Sharing collective responsibility
- Modelling inclusive behaviours
- Holding one another to account
- Brentford Girls’ School
- British School Muscat
- Christ’s Hospital School
- Dr Challoner’s Grammar School for Boys
- Dr Challoner’s High School for Girls
- Fulham College
- Halcyon International School
- Halesowen College
- Handsworth Girls’ School
- Hatton Special School
- High Storrs Secondary School
- Knighton Mead Primary School
- Jersey College for Boys
- Jersey College for Girls
- Jersey College Primary
- Langley Park Girls’ School
- Pinner Wood Primary School
- Villiers School
- West Buckland School
The ‘Introduction to DEI’ training we received was perfectly pitched to ginite purposeful discussions. It was sensitively delivered and provided a great starting point for a confident continuation of the discussions for this really important aspect for schools.
Cath Bufton-Green, Headteacher, The Gateway School
Thank you so much for this morning – the powerful conversations have continued over lunchtime and I feel confident that you have enabled us to think clearly about where we need to and want to go next with this work.
Jenny Slinger, Principal
Thanks so much for Tuesday’s session – staff are still talking about it! I think it was a really great way to start the discussion and I think that people are understanding the need to ‘feel comfortable with the uncomfortable.’ It was a thought provoking, emotional and very relevant session.
Sarah Marriott, Headteacher
Gender Equality Toolkit
Gender Equality Toolkit
Gender Equality Toolkit
Toolkit collated by Hannah Wilson with Hana Malik
What Is Gender Equality?
“Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
There has been progress over the last decades: more girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of leadership, and laws are being reformed to advance gender equality.
Despite these gains, many challenges remain: discriminatory laws and social norms remain pervasive, women continue to be underrepresented at all levels of political leadership, and 1 in 5 women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 report experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner within a 12-month period”. (UN)
Gender Equality is the 5th UN Sustainable Development.
What Is HeForShe Advocacy?
Gender equality and women’s rights are not just women’s issues, they are human rights issues. Women fight for their rights every day everywhere. But to achieve an equal world for all, men should question the power dynamics in their actions and words and take responsibility for change.
The Diverse Educators’ Gender Equality Toolkit
- What is meant by gender?
- What is the difference between gender equity, gender equality and women’s empowerment?
- Why is gender equality important?
- Why should gender equality be a concern for men?
Articles
Blogs
Books
Podcasts
Resources
Videos
Anti-Racism Toolkit
Anti-Racism Toolkit
Anti-Racism Toolkit
Toolkit collated by Hannah Wilson with Dwain Brandy
What Is Anti-Racism?
Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism and the oppression of specific racial groups.
Anti-racism is usually structured around conscious efforts and deliberate actions which are intended to provide equal opportunities for all people on both an individual and a systemic level.
As a philosophy, it can be engaged in by the acknowledgment of personal privileges, confronting acts as well as systems of racial discrimination, and/or working to change personal racial biases.
The Diverse Educators’ Anti-Racism Toolkit
- How do I intentionally show up as an anti-racist?
- How do I face the facts about racism, white privilege, and white supremacy?
- How do I challenge racial stereotyping?
- How do I champion equality and fight for equity?
- How do I share any privilege I have to centre marginalised Black and brown people?
Articles
Blogs
Books
Podcasts
Resources
Videos
Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) Leaders
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Leaders
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Leaders
Are you leading on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in your school, academy, college or trust?
We believe that every school should have someone who is designated to take on this leadership role, someone who is dedicated to being or committed to becoming a DEI activist.
Recruit and Remunerate a DEI Leader
A DSL and a SENDCO are appointed through a formal process, they have a Job Description and a Personal Specification to clarify their remit, they have clarity around their role and their responsibility, they are trained, they are line managed, they have a budget and they are allocated leadership time.
Please ensure that your DEI Leader is provided with the same support to increase their sphere of influence as a whole school leader to lead the necessary change. The DEI Leader is an essential whole school responsibility.
Lots of schools, academies and trusts are asking for support with the framing of a DEI Leadership role in their organisation. Please review our exemplar recruitment pack and documents to support the recruitment process of a DEI Leader.
We provide a number of ways to support schools who want to develop their DEI efforts and who are ready to nominate, develop and remunerate a DEI leader.
- Our DEI Leaders Programme
- Our DEI Leaders Network
- Our DEI Leaders Conference
Join Our DEI Leaders Network
We have pledged to create a space for DEI Leaders to come together regularly to connect with other DEI Leaders to reflect, to discuss, to share best practice and to potentially collaborate.
Attend our DEI Leaders Conference
We are planning to hold an annual DEI leaders conference each June to bring the network together, to reflect, to discuss, to share and to support each other on their journeys.
Come and affirm the progress you have made, celebrate the impact you are having, network with likeminded people and develop your DEI strategy for next academic year.
Join us on Wednesday 26th June 2024.
Upcoming Cohorts
Our ITTE Training
Our ITTE Training
Our ITTE Training
Our Training Offer
We support a number of SCITTs and ITTE providers with their DEI provision and strategy including NASBTT, UCET and Now Teach.
We deliver keynotes, panel talks and workshops at various national ITTE conferences.
We facilitate core DEI training for whole training cohorts, of primary and secondary trainee teachers, for their mentors, tutors and course leaders.
- Developing an understanding of key DEI concepts and language
- Reflecting on our own identities and lived experience
- Exploring our power, privilege and blind spots
- Preparing for courageous conversations
- Creating inclusive learning environments
- Representing diverse role models in our curriculum
- Inspiring Leaders Teacher Training
- Keele and North Staffordshire Teacher Education (KNSTE)
- Leicester Primary and Secondary SCITT
- North Essex Teacher Training
- National Mathematics and Physics SCITT
- Norfolk Teacher Training Centre
- Pimlico – London SCITT
- Somerset SCITT
- Wildern Partnership SCITT
Thank you so much for your amazing input today – it has provoked so much discussion for our trainees and for us as a team. You are inspiring. Thank you for inspiring, challenging and supporting us today we are so grateful.
Jacqui Waring, Director of NTTC
The virtual DEI conference from #DiverseEd is an integral part of our ITT training offer. The opportunity for teachers in our region to engage with such a wealth of expertise at the start of their career is invaluable; we would highly recommend these events to all SCITTs and training providers.
Karen Taylor-Paul, Director of Alban Teaching School Hub
Chiltern Teaching School Hub are proud to partner with Diverse Educators. The impact on our ECTs and trainee teachers from attending sessions and conferences with Diverse Educators has been reflected in their classroom practice and wider professional commitment. The sessions are engaging, inspiring and highlight the importance of protected characteristics for supporting and raising attainment for students as well as networks and CPD for our teachers.
Cheryl Abbiss, Deputy Director of Chiltern Teaching School Hub