A starting point for neuroinclusivity: Essential reading and thoughts from some of the leading neurodivergent minds.
Caroline Keep is a founding GEC expert. She speaks for us at events and helps QA our content for the GEC Platform. Here she discusses and educates us, using her lived experience as an award-winning teacher, PhD researcher and diagnosed “autistic ADHDer”.
Gender Equality: Are you Ken-ough? How to use the Barbie movie across the curricula
Guest blog by Kat Cauchi, Community Engagement Manager, Former Teacher and Global Equality Collective expert.
6 LGBTQ+ Books to support your students all year round
June is an awareness month of visibility, acceptance, and celebrating diversity.
When it comes to creating positive, inclusive cultures, we know that it's more than just rainbow logos; it's about fostering genuine acceptance, implementing inclusive policies, providing education and support, and actively challenging discrimination to ensure everyone feels valued and respected year-round.
The Importance of Visibility for All
Troy Jenkinson shares his lived experience and the importance of being your authentic self when working in education settings and beyond.
Taking the Pixels: When Big Data Meets Well-Being
I have spoken at my first intentional speaking event - and WHAT an event it was. Created by a group of data-lovin’ international school teachers, the conference series Data in School is a way of bringing those not only interested but those razor-focused on the how and why of data in schools. I was asked to keynote at their most recent conference, held in the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India, before 75 international school teachers and leaders.
Resources for Neurodiversity Celebration Week, 18th - 24th March
Neurodiversity Celebration Week is either like a big, awesome party or a reserved quiet space for those who need it for the different ways our brains work! Ahead of this important week in the GEC calendar, we caught up with Caroline Keep - award-winning teacher, Autistic/ADHD Teacher/Data Scientist & founding GEC Collective Member to reflect on her involvement so far in the GEC Platform and our shared hopes for the future of EDI.
14 books for LGBT+ History Month & beyond
How diverse are your bookshelves and playlists when it comes to LGBT+ characters and themes?
For LGBT+ History Month we’ve dipped into GEC KnowHow, the biggest collection of DEI resources - for everyone, to select some books, podcasts and TV shows that can build belonging, start conversations and contribute to better inclusion.
We know that by providing children with stories and books with information about themselves, their families and the wider LGBT+ community it’s possible to empower and educate people from a young age.
Reading about LGBT+ characters, families that are alike or differ from yours, as well as exploring the history and discrimination that this community have faced and still face is a vital step for the future of inclusivity.
Diversify your Bookshelves with Ndah Mbawa
Ndah Mbawa is an expert member of our Collective and the Chief Curation Officer of Happier Every Chapter, a book subscription service that aims to improve the global outlook of young people and encourage reading by selecting the best diverse books they can find. Who better to make a bite-sized curation of titles to help everyone diversify their libraries, whether at school or home?
7 Books to Start Conversations with Young People
Books can help children better understand and talk about their feelings. Here are 7 from our KnowHow archive that will help this #WorldMentalHealthDay.
A crisis in body-confidence and a blueprint for what needs to change
Andrew “Bernie” Bernard of Innovative Enterprise looks at the key takeways from our Global Equality Collective and THO conducted year-long survey of 1,146 young people in 63 countries that explores issues around body-image.
5 Books for Black History Month 2024 and beyond
Books can help children connect with Black History Month. Here are 5 from our KnowHow archive that will help reflect their own experiences and inspire them to take action.
4 Ways to Unlock the Benefits of a Diversified Curriculum
Today’s world is rapidly changing; cultural, social, and technological advancements are reshaping the way we live and interact. It is now even more crucial for educational institutions to adapt, adopt and evolve alongside these transformations.
Lead By Example
As education leaders, you are no strangers to the concept of leading by example. It's not just about talking the talk but walking the walk. Being exemplary role models for your staff and students through kindness, respect, flexibility, understanding, and inclusivity is part of your daily journey. However, I'd like to introduce a another perspective on leading by example.
Cashless & Contactless
As we are about to go ‘OOO’, close up the classrooms and sit in queues once more. Therefore, I thought it was high time to reflect on where we are in education (politics aside) and focus on what we can do over this summer - again another one unlike any other.
Looking Beyond the Surface: A guide to a more inclusive classroom
We often forget that we only see a sliver of each other’s stories. If life was a book, as it’s so often likened to, we do not even really get to see a chapter.