A Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Education
DEI SCITT coach Humayun Ahmed reflects on his enlightening experience working with teacher training providers to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion in recruitment practices. Through collaborative dialogue, simple yet effective changes emerged—from updating imagery to forming more inclusive interview panels. With overwhelming positive engagement from SCITTs, Ahmed shares practical insights and celebrates the progress toward creating educational environments where every prospective teacher feels valued and supported.
Mission 44 and Downing Street
Recently, out of the blue, I received an email from Number 10 Downing Street inviting me to attend a round table with the Prime Minister, to discuss ‘Opportunity for all: how can we make sure all young people are supported to succeed at school’. At any time, an invitation such as this would have been something I would have been delighted and excited to receive. This area of discussion, however, is something I have been thinking about, writing about and through the lens of ‘Learning without Limits’ and latterly Rethinking Assessment have been agitating about, for over twenty years.
The use of AI in schools – Annual Lecture summary and special issue of Impact
The use of AI (artificial intelligence) in education seems to be on everybody’s mind at the moment. We were therefore delighted to host our Annual Lecture on exactly this topic on Monday 10th March 2025 at SalesForce Tower in London.
The power of community engagement in our schools
Community engagement can help to create an inclusive educational environment where all students feel seen and valued.
Teaching Commission Roundtable discussion
We asked colleagues to consider their responses to three key questions as part of this Teaching Commission roundtable: what are the factors affecting the recruitment and retention of global majority teachers…
Diversity, accessibility and inclusion at the Chartered College of Teaching
An update from the Chartered College Diversity and Accessibility Strategy Group
