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

Monday

12th May 2025

Ethical dilemmas: uncovering issues in areas of success
A leader discusses the tough reality that occurs when an area you thought was going well is revealed to need more work – and the honesty required to fix this
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Thursday

8th May 2025

Why early intervention is crucial for children with a visual impairment 
Supporting children with a visual impairment in the early years helps with their transition to school, explains Lucy Chetty
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Monday

28th Apr 2025

Trans students should not use toilet of their identified gender, says guidance
Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes an interim update to guidance for schools following Supreme Court ruling
Trans pupils should not use toilets of gender they identify with - guidance

Friday

25th Apr 2025

Revealed: The most and least popular GCSE English lit texts
Schools need support to break away from An Inspector Calls to cover texts by authors from more diverse backgrounds, say experts
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Thursday

17th Apr 2025

Teachers ‘concerned’ about legal ruling on definition of a woman
Equality and Human Rights Commission is drawing up guidance applicable to schools, Tes understands
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Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

Why school readiness is the most important equality issue in society
Today millions of primary places will be offered. We must work with families to ensure children have the skills to start school, writes Kindred Squared director Felicity Gillespie
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Friday

11th Apr 2025

Anti-racism training must be mandatory for all school staff, says NAHT
School leaders’ union also calls for the government’s curriculum review to promote more texts by authors from diverse cultures
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Wednesday

9th Apr 2025

Sixfold increase in Scottish pupils needing mental health support
Sharp rises in the number of autistic pupils and those with communication difficulties over the past 10 years revealed by new analysis
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Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past
A Scottish CPD project bringing together history teachers and experts in European colonisation is helping to reshape the teaching of Scots’ role in the British Empire
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Growing complexity of EAL student profiles challenges international sector
Teachers in international schools not only need the right skills to support students with English as an additional language, they must also see language development as integral to their role, hears Emma Seith
Growing complexity of EAL student profiles challenges international sector

Wednesday

2nd Apr 2025

65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans
The impact of the failure to roll out free school meals to all primary pupils – as promised in the 2021 SNP manifesto – was revealed today by the education secretary
65,000 children to miss out on free meals due to scaled back plans

Friday

28th Mar 2025

International schools worried by US anti-diversity agenda
The Council of International Schools’ executive director reveals that the sector is also concerned about the impact of US ‘policy changes and agency cuts’
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