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

Friday

3rd Oct 2025

Racial inclusion ‘falls off’ the education agenda, says Longfield
The inclusion taskforce member calls on the DfE to make anti-racism a ‘key priority’, warning that Black children can feel ‘unsafe and over-policed’ at school
Baroness Anne Longfield
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Thursday

2nd Oct 2025

Why are women missing from school history?
The extent to which history lessons ignore female figures has been revealed by new research. Here, teachers share the changes they are making to address this gender imbalance
Members of the Match girls' strike, 19th century.

Monday

29th Sep 2025

Covid closures ‘starkly highlighted’ schools’ safeguarding role
Covid inquiry hears how the closure of schools during the pandemic revealed the important part they play in protecting children
Online learning

Thursday

25th Sep 2025

How the system forgot about white working-class girls
While the underachievement of white working-class boys has attracted political attention, the struggles of disadvantaged white girls continue to be overlooked. School leaders tell Tes why this needs to change
Girls in classroom

Tuesday

23rd Sep 2025

Why exclusions focus may obscure the bigger picture in Scotland
Schools’ right to exclude should be maintained, but this should not distract from the need to tackle the lack of staff and other critical issues that affect behaviour, says Andrea Bradley
Why exclusions focus may obscure bigger picture in Scotland

Friday

19th Sep 2025

Warning over lost potential of young maths high achievers
Fewer than one in 10 disadvantaged high achievers in maths at primary go on to achieve at least a B at A level, UCL research shows
Girl with maths problem

Thursday

18th Sep 2025

Schools gender pay gap is ‘grossly unfair’
Headteachers’ leaders urge DfE to carry out a detailed pay equality analysis, as report highlights persistent gender gaps
Unfair proportion of doughnut

Monday

15th Sep 2025

How we talk about ‘culture’ is often wrong and unhelpful
One trust CEO argues that too often pupils’ backgrounds are used to explain outcomes, fuelling ‘lazy’ assumptions that hold children back
Students holding an inflatable globe

Thursday

4th Sep 2025

Education’s BAME inclusion efforts must go deeper
Evelyn Forde explains why education needs to do more to ensure the voices, experiences and insights of people of colour are embedded in education – not seen as add-ons
Evelyn Forde

Tuesday

2nd Sep 2025

Swinney: Schools ‘anchor institutions’ when it comes to tackling poverty
First minister makes ‘plea’ for better use to be made of the ‘trusted relationships’ schools have with families
John Swinney

Wednesday

27th Aug 2025

How Scottish schools can drive environmental education
Environmental education should be a process of learning to see ourselves as part of nature and the living systems that sustain us, says Professor Ria Dunkley
Hand holding plant

Tuesday

26th Aug 2025

Looked-after pupils in Scotland: what do latest figures show?
While short-term indicators may raise concerns, ministers point to progress made in the education outcomes of looked-after children over a decade and a half
Small boy playing with toys