Inclusion

Teachers must stop being afraid to tackle racism in colleges

Mahad and Hanan set out key recommendations from the 2022 student commission on racial justice, including building teachers' and...

JL Dutaut
Hanan and Mahad
Inclusion, The Staffroom - opinion

The Staffroom: How to drive inclusion for the ‘people of pride’

LGBTQIA+ inclusion must go much further than tokenistic actions for pride month, write Mark Child and Kelly Townend, but...

JL Dutaut
Mark Child and Kelly Townend
Inclusion, The Staffroom - opinion

The Staffroom: Becoming a ‘trauma-informed’ setting

Understanding our students’ experiences helps to better support them with their behaviour and drive their recovery and attainment, explains...

JL Dutaut
Claire Cooper
Inclusion

Diversity in FE Week: A look at how we’ve done

Twelve months after our first look at diversity and visibility within our newspaper pages, FE Week editor Shane Chowen...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Inclusion, The Staffroom - opinion

Is equality and diversity still the elephant in the room?

From data policies to wellbeing, don’t let the enthusiasm for diversity die, writes Haroon Bashir After the murder of...

Jess Staufenberg
Haroon Bashir
Inclusion, The Staffroom - opinion

Do you know how to support a student with a recent autism diagnosis?

As a member of staff with Asperger’s Syndrome, I have first-hand experience of the kind of support that can...

Jess Staufenberg
Harry Empsall
Inclusion, The Staffroom - opinion

This is what I’ve learnt as a staff member with ADHD

Staff can use the term ‘ADHD’ flippantly, but a thorough understanding and compassion for the diagnosis is needed, writes...

Jess Staufenberg
Richard Moody
Inclusion

The college gender gap narrows, but slowly

While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of...

Will Nott
Will Nott
Inclusion, SEND

SEND review ‘disappointing’ for FE

The government's planned reforms to the SEND education system do not go far enough for FE learners, leaders say.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen