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The Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE) is a national charity working to advance equality and eliminate discrimination in education. We believe that everyone is of equal value, by virtue of being human: age, (dis)ability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, and socioeconomic background should not compromise children’s equal opportunities in education and, therefore, their life chances.

Established in 1982, CSIE has been at the cutting edge of educational change for almost 40 years; it published the Index for inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools, which introduced the term “barriers to learning and participation”, now widely used including in government documents, as an alternative to the ill-defined and controversial “special educational needs”*.

Key activities include: advice and support for schools, talks and training, research, consultancy nationally and internationally, lobbying and campaigning for more inclusive education, and a wide range of resources.

CSIE supports schools to advance equality holistically. Our primary focus is disability equality, in order to help harmonise education practice with education law; we are also active in gender, LGBT+ and ethnicity equality, as well as equality with regard to socioeconomic background.

Among our recent achievements is an international award (Innovative Practice Award 2016 from the Zero Project, for a world with zero barriers) for our equality toolkit for schools.

*The legal definition is that a child has special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty or disability
which calls for special educational provision to be made for them (bit.ly/3jy4E6g xiii p.15). At CSIE we believe
that special needs arise as an interaction between a child and the school environment.

Flexible Teacher Talent was set up in 2016 by Lucy Rose and Lindsay Patience initially to stem the flow of women aged 30-39 leaving the education profession or stepping down from leadership roles.

Since then we have seen the benefits for individuals, schools and the sector of flexible working. We support teachers and school leaders who are looking to work more flexibly and we work with schools, MATs and the wider education sector to make it flexible working work in school contexts.

If you are an individual looking for help with a flexible working application or considering options for how to find a flexible role or make flexible working work better for you then please get in touch with us.

If you are a school or MAT looking for advice or guidance on how to improve your flexible working offer then please look at the services we offer and we are always happy to discuss bespoke programme.

2018 Stephen Lloyd Awards Finalists

2020 i25 iExcellence Awards Finalist

Book – Flex Education – A Guide to Flexible Working in Schools (to be released Spring/Summer 2021)

Shaun Dellenty B’Ed, NPQH, FCCT is multi award winning LGBT+ changemaker and trainer working primarily (but not exclusively) in the field of primary and secondary education to prevent prejudice and bullying in respect of diverse human identities by adopting a compassionate and intersectional approach to diversity and inclusion.

An ex primary school leader and experienced presenter, Shaun launched the ground-breaking LGBT+ inclusion training strategy ‘inclusion For All’ in 2009 after witnessing homophobia in his own school; this impacted globally, as a result Shaun was designated a ‘Point of Light’ by the Prime Minister.

Since 2009 Shaun has trained over 67,000 U.K. education professionals and recounted his journey of thriving after childhood bullying to countless professionals and young people globally. Shaun speaks at numerous events for global brands including Amnesty International, HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and Eli Lily and is asked to deliver research and evidence at various Parliamentary Committees and party conferences.

Shaun has supported charities and teacher unions in the development of their inclusion offers, including NAHT, NASUWT, Show Racism The Red Card, Stonewall, NSPCC and Kidscape.

Shaun captured his approach to personal, cultural and organisational change in the acclaimed Bloomsbury book ‘Celebrating Difference- A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion.’

Shaun is a regular speaker at teacher training faculties and global LGBT History Month, Pride, Diversity Week and anti bullying events. Shaun delivers inspiring and entertaining after dinner talks and lunchtime learns, drawing upon experiences in the class-room, his LGBT+ work and even his time acting in TV soaps!

‘Celebrating Difference A Whole School Approach to LGBT+ Inclusion’ by Shaun Dellenty Published by Bloomsbury -available on iTunes and Amazon.

Values-based Education (VbE) is an approach to education for schools and other settings. At its heart, its principles are simple. Yet it has a profound impact on learners, schools and on the wider community. VbE has already transformed many schools by giving learners access to an ethical vocabulary based on human values, such as respect, justice, integrity, harmony, trust and honesty.

VbE empowers educational settings to underpin their life and curriculum with universal positive human values such as respect, integrity, honesty and compassion.

It is an approach that differs from values education in one particular respect. Values education teaches learners about values. Values-based Education provides a teaching environment in which learners experience those positive universal values first hand throughout their schooling.

An effective VbE environment has three core foundations. All adults model the positive universal values that the school community itself has chosen. The values are developed into an ethical vocabulary which empowers learners and staff to articulate basic and advanced ethical concepts.

And the school creates time and space for children to develop reflective practices so their values experiences can be processed into a living guide to self- and interpersonal awareness. The outcome of developing such an ethical vocabulary is ethical intelligence, which Neil Hawkes, founder of VbE, argues is the most important intelligence for the sustainability of our world.

The ethical vocabulary is the foundation of a new universal narrative through which all human beings, irrespective of culture; religion or ethnicity can communicate, thereby establishing trust and wellbeing.

The outcome of Values-based Education is self-leadership, which enables each individual to work towards fulfilling their wonderful potential.

EqualiTeach is a registered charity providing high quality, interactive training and support on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion. Our vision is an equal, inclusive and diverse society where everyone is valued and able to succeed.

We offer workshops for young people, adult training including online training and e-learning courses, and consultancy services for schools and organisations.

Alongside these we develop innovative resources to support school teams in creating inclusive school environments, including lesson plans and whole-school guidance. We also run EqualiTeach Empowered – a subscription service providing templates, guidance, lesson plans and half-termly Webinars to create a foundation upon which schools can build their EDI work.

Our Equalities Award scheme supports schools to embed a whole-school good practice approach to equality and diversity. Each school works with a dedicated member of our team to audit their whole school practice and approach, recognising the great work being done, and building on it with tailored advice and guidance. Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards are available, allowing schools to build upon their commitment to equality over time.

More than Words: Promoting Race Equality and Tackling Racism in Schools by EqualiTeach’s co-founders is published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

BTN started in December 2018 and we exist to support, empower and equip Black teachers in England to be the best educators they can be, progress into leadership and to understand the impact we have on our students, more specifically young black boys and girls.

Our overall goal is to welcome those with a passion for young people into the profession, retain those who are already in the profession by ensuring they feel valued and are aware of opportunities into leadership, working closely with teaching and non-teaching staff, local authorities, outside agencies and those in government. We aim to build a network of Black professionals represented at all levels in the education sector. This is needed to raise aspirations of the next generation and ourselves.

WomenEd is celebrating its fifth anniversary and it is now a truly global organisation. WomenEd England was developed to ensure that whilst WomenEd is working with countries on every continent there needed to be a network for England which matches the national WomenEd networks in the rest of the UK. WomenEd England is committed to supporting all of the WomenEd campaigns which are: Increase women’s representation in leadership roles, reduce gender pay gaps, increase flexible working practices, and the 20-21 campaign focusing on increasing diversity in workplaces and supporting leadership development and opportunities for BAME Women.

Values and Visions is a book, a website, and an in-service training programme. Together they deliver a way of working which can transform people and schools.

We provide educators with the tools to develop young people’s inner strength, nurture their spirit of hope, and empower them to be part of creating a sustainable future, both for themselves and the community around them.

Our activities enable you to get back in touch with what really matters to you and to your group: your values. Values give us the power to transform problems into quite remarkable outcomes that not only resolve the problem itself but also bring rich learning. Values are at the heart of everything we do.

If we’re to find peace in a peaceless world; if we’re to be effective in a volatile global landscape; if we’re to be happy in a society based on materialism that actively fosters discontent and stress, we, and our children, need to know ourselves, to understand our own values, and to have a clear vision for changing things for the better.

With testimonials from internationally recognized educators, and decades of experience in classrooms across the world, we believe the time is right to reconnect with your Values and create a Vision for the change they can bring.

More than 30 years’ experience of working with schools and organisations in the public and private sector.

Two books and numerous articles: most recent Burns, S. and Lamont, G. (2019). Values and Visions: Engaging Students, Refreshing Teachers

UK Youth is a leading national charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.

UK Youth provides young people with life skills, delivered through a network of local youth organisations which make up the UK Youth Movement. The UK Youth Movement is made up of over 5,500 local youth organisations. Together, we deliver innovative youth services with a focus on personal and social skills development to more than 100,000 young people every year. We grow effective practice and campaign to increase support for all young people in the UK and the 1.6 million young people reached through our network.

Never has there been a more crucial time for organisations to work with young people. 91% of young people supported by UK Youth face at least one barrier to progression; from being in care, experiencing homelessness to having a disability or poor mental health.

We work in partnership with local youth clubs and organisations to deliver high-quality services, grow good practice and campaign to increase nationwide investment and support for young people and youth work.

For many young people, their youth worker can be one of the only people they can talk to, and their club is the only space they have to develop their voice, explore their character and realise their full potential. We stand with youth to ensure their voices are heard as we continue to campaign with them to have access to life-changing opportunities.

We are the world leader for research-informed teacher and student education. Our high-impact programmes deepen knowledge and understanding of the genocide and powerfully explore its contemporary significance.
Since 2009, our CPD programmes and educational research have had a major impact on Holocaust education in England. At the same time, through international projects we have had a significant influence on teaching and learning about the Holocaust around the world.

Challenging the misconceptions and inaccuracies that persist in common understanding of the Holocaust is of central importance to society. Our research identified entrenched misunderstandings and significant gaps in student knowledge leading to a step-change in how this history is taught in schools, nationally and internationally. This large-scale research involved more than 3,000 teachers in 2009 and 2019/20, and 10,000 students in 2016.

Our teacher development programmes benefit thousands of English secondary teachers, transforming classroom practice, and enriching the knowledge and understanding of millions of students.

Our research has also resulted in the production of the Centre’s ground-breaking school textbook, and led to the development of a pre-service teacher-training programme ‘Addressing Antisemitism in Schools’ for UNESCO, employed in more than 60 countries worldwide.
All of the Centre’s taught programmes are offered free of charge to teachers and schools and are robustly underpinned by school-based research. The Centre has worked with c. 30,000 teachers and offers extensive support for more than 200 Beacon Schools nationwide.

The Centre is part of the UCL Institute of Education, consistently ranked number one in the world for education.