To promote equality and diversity in your school, you should consider:
- Challenging negative attitudes amongst students.
- Avoiding stereotypes in curricular resources and examples.
- Setting clear rules regarding how people treat each other.
- Treating all students and staff equally and fairly
Diversity and inclusion improve teaching and learning. People learn and enrich their abilities to think critically and creatively as they engage in conversations across difference, especially when all learners’ abilities and attributes and embraced.
Three ways to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels
- Increase funding for quality education.
- Make learning for people with disabilities more accessible.
- Expand adult learning and education opportunities within a lifelong learning approach.
7 ways to encourage a culture of diversity in your school
- Re-evaluate your teaching materials. …
- Get to know your students. …
- Be willing to address inequality. …
- Connect with families and community. …
- Meet diverse learning needs. …
- Hire diversely. …
- Support professional development opportunities
