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

Thursday

9th Apr 2026

Why we should ditch the most popular GCSE English texts
Research shows that merely adding new books to set text lists doesn’t lead to true diversity in GCSE English. To really make a change, we need to start removing the old faithfuls, writes End Sexism in Schools’ English lead
How to bring genuine diversity to the GCSE English curriculum

Friday

3rd Apr 2026

Teachers ‘forced to choose’ between family and job
With new research revealing the difficulties of being both a teacher and a parent, the NASUWT union calls for further increase in fully paid maternity leave
Teachers 'forced to choose between family and job'

Tuesday

31st Mar 2026

Most teachers see impact of racist or misogynistic social media
Nearly one in 10 teachers have experienced sexualised comments from students, according to an NEU survey on the influence of social media in schools
Racist and misogynistic online content has ‘clear’ impact on pupils

Monday

23rd Mar 2026

Why a lack of diversity in international leadership is a major issue
International schools serve diverse pupil cohorts, but too often leaders are drawn from the same stock – and this needs to change, argues Kausor Amin-Ali
teacher walking in the school that he works at in Gateshead, North East England.

Thursday

19th Mar 2026

What other sectors can teach education about supporting neurodiverse staff
Teaching should use Neurodiversity Celebration Week to consider how other professions support staff to enhance its own processes, says Chris Benson
What other sectors can teach education about supporting neurodiverse staff

Monday

16th Mar 2026

Wealthier pupils benefited most from ‘gifted and talented’ scheme
A now-defunct government programme for ‘gifted and talented’ students could have ‘inadvertently reinforced educational inequalities’, say researchers – but they still want to see the idea revived
Disadvantaged students negatively impacted

Saturday

14th Mar 2026

‘Insidious return of prejudice’ fuelling racism in schools, leaders warn
Sexism and misogyny are also now ‘in plain sight’, says ASCL general secretary after research highlights school leaders’ concerns
Pupils and staff face racism in schools, one in six leaders say

Thursday

12th Mar 2026

Red tape blocks school funding for children in care, finds Ofsted
Teachers tell the watchdog that working with different local authorities with different processes can be frustrating when trying to support vulnerable pupils
Funding blocked

Tuesday

10th Mar 2026

How many international schools are led by women?
Is the dominance of white men in international school leadership waning? 91¶¶Òõ gathers data from more than a dozen organisations to investigate the gender gap – and looks at why, despite positive signs, there is still more work to do
Asian woman indoor climbing

Friday

6th Mar 2026

Primary libraries pledge includes converted cloakrooms and corridors
Treasury has committed to ensuring that every primary school has a library by 2029, but these facilities could include former ‘storage spaces’, 91¶¶Òõ can reveal
Libraries in schools
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Wednesday

4th Mar 2026

Antisemitism in schools review launched by DfE
Sir David Bell has been appointed to lead an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism
Antisemitism in schools review launched by DfE

Tuesday

17th Feb 2026

Suella Braverman appointed Reform UK education spokesperson
Former Tory minister, who was twice sacked as home secretary under Conservative governments, claims schools are facing ‘a quiet crisis’
Suella Braverman