Are you ready to lead transformative change in your school? This online course is designed specifically for senior leaders in UK schools who want to take a strategic, whole-school approach to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
Why choose this course?
- Small group format: With only 20 spaces available, we ensure a personal, interactive experience where you can connect and learn alongside others from different schools.
- Safe and supportive environment: Feel comfortable developing your skills in a safe space where open dialogue and the sharing of ideas are encouraged.
- Practical tools: Receive practical strategies and tools to help you embed equality, diversity and inclusion into your school’s culture.
- Pre-training activities: Tasks will be set between each session to help you reflect on current practices and identify areas for improvement.
- Ongoing support: After the final session, you’ll have three months of access to our resources and session recordings, helping you implement your learning.
Course format
The course consists of four two-hour online training sessions which will take place from 1pm to 3pm on the following dates in 2025:
- Tuesday 29th April 2025
- Tuesday 20th May 2025
- Tuesday 10th June 2025
- Tuesday 1st July 2025
"I found the course very useful and it is already impacting our policies in school." Sally Urquhart, Assistant Head at Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School
Secure your place today - spaces are limited!
Session 1: Where Are We Now?
Tuesday 29th April 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Session aims
During the session participants will:
- Consider what is required for a strategic whole school approach to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
- Recognise the barriers that can prevent Senior Leaders from successfully promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and how to overcome them, including unconscious bias and privilege
- Understand their equality duties under legislation, including the Equality Act 2010
- Explore how to collect and utilise equalities monitoring data effectively to inform strategy
- Learn how to effectively consult with the wider school community
- Understand what Ofsted is looking for with regards to equality, diversity and inclusion in schools.
Session 2: Building Strong Foundations
Tuesday 20th May 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Session aims
During the session participants will:
- Look at case studies from other schools’ policies to identify potential areas of discrimination
- Develop skills to conduct effective equality impact assessments
- Explore how SLT can work with governors to develop effective, SMART, evidence-based equality objectives
- Recognise good practice around recognising and responding to prejudice-related incidents to create safe school environments for everyone
Tasks will be set between sessions with resources provided to embed learning.
Session 3: Embedding Equality into the Curriculum and Conducting Courageous Conversations
Tuesday 10th June 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Session aims
During the session participants will:
- Be provided with tools to conduct an effective curriculum audit and support curriculum leads to thread equality, diversity and inclusion through all subjects.
- Consider how to deliver an impactful PSHE curriculum which supports young people to be active citizens, celebrate diversity and reject prejudice and hate.
- Develop skills to facilitate courageous conversations on equality, diversity and inclusion as a staff team.
- Recognise how to create successful equality working groups and how these can support the school in its drive to promote equality, diversity and inclusion
Session 4: Inclusive Recruitment and Moving Forward
Tuesday 1st July 2025, 13:00 - 15:00
Session aims
During the session participants will:
- Recognise the impact of language used in adverts, job descriptions and person specifications
- Consider where and how to advertise positions to reach a diverse audience
- Understand the different forms of unconscious bias and their impact in recruitment decisions
- Develop skills and be equipped with procedures that will support objectivity, reduce bias, and ensure decisions are based on evidence at all points of the recruitment process
- Consider when and how schools can engage in positive action around recruitment
- Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of their current practice with regards to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
- Action plan steps to improve equality, diversity and inclusion within their practice and throughout the school
The cost to take part in all four sessions, including supporting handouts
and resources is £350 + VAT
As numbers are limited to 20, we request that there are no more than three participants per course, per school, to allow participants the opportunity to learn from a variety of different settings.
Contact empowered@equaliteach.co.uk with any questions.