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

Tuesday

30th Jan 2024

Widening HE access ‘not squeezing people out’, says commissioner
Professor John McKendrick’s first annual report also says progress widening access to university in Scotland has ‘stalled’ despite a record number of students from deprived backgrounds securing places in 2021-22
Widening HE access ‘not squeezing people out’, says commissioner

Wednesday

24th Jan 2024

Warning over ‘major deterioration’ in early years education
Next government will ‘bake in disadvantage’ for children before they even start school under current plans, charity warns
early years disadvantage

Sunday

21st Jan 2024

How we closed our GCSE gender gap
Narrowing the attainment gap between girls and boys at GCSE requires a subject-specific approach, says history teacher Emma Smith
How we closed our GCSE gender gap

Thursday

18th Jan 2024

Youth social action: 3 steps to engage pupils
In the first of a two-part series, Ormiston Trust CEO James Murray explains how schools and trusts can embrace the power of youth social action projects
Youth Social Action: 3 steps to inspire and engage pupils

Tuesday

16th Jan 2024

How are schools teaching the legacy of empire?
A new research project is seeking insights from schools on how they teach pupils about the British Empire and its impact on the country in the present day
How are schools teaching the legacy of the British Empire?
30,000 top maths pupils ‘disappear’ at secondary school
Half of primary schools’ top-attaining maths pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds fail to get a grade 7 or higher in the subject at GCSE, research warns
Students walking away

Monday

15th Jan 2024

EMAs - are Scottish school students missing out?
Scotland’s education secretary has urged schools and councils to be flexible when considering education maintenance allowance applications as official figures show uptake is falling
Pizza box

Sunday

14th Jan 2024

Supporting pupils with visual impairment
Detecting vision problems before children start school will improve their experience of formal education, says Colin Hilditch
Child with magnifying glass

Thursday

11th Jan 2024

Poorer pupils less likely to get top school places
Ofsted should review schools’ fair access admissions policies as part of inspections to check rising ‘social selectivity’, the Sutton Trust says
Sutton Trust study finds schools are socially selective

Sunday

7th Jan 2024

How we make sure our neurodivergent pupils are heard
Schools should focus on what neurodivergent pupils can do, not what they can’t do, says this support-for-learning teacher at an award-winning primary school in Scotland
How our neurodivergent learners' voices are heard

Thursday

4th Jan 2024

5 key points when teaching ‘difficult’ history
Shying away from or glossing over uncomfortable events from the past when teaching history would do a disservice to pupils, says Paul Hamilton
5 key points when teaching ‘difficult histories’

Monday

1st Jan 2024

6 inclusive books for your class reading corner
Literacy charity Inclusive Books for Children shares its top picks of diverse texts to refresh your bookshelves this term
6 inclusive books for your class reading corner