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Who should attend
Headteachers, Deputy Heads, Assistant Heads, Heads of Inclusion, Pastoral Leads and other members of the SLT.
““95% of young Black people have heard and witnessed racist language at school.””
Young and Black Report, YMCA
““An overwhelming 94% of teachers agreed that microaggression and anti-racism training should form part of mandatory teacher training.””
Racial microaggressions in schools: teachers’ perspectives and what it means for students, 2023
A recent government report highlighted that schools who work to diversify the curriculum and celebrate cultural diversity have more success in closing the ethnicity attainment gap. All schools must work towards embedding a culture of anti-racist values amongst staff, pupils, and the wider community. Central to that is creating an open and inclusive environment that facilitates conversation and discussion.
The Embedding Anti-Racism in School Conference 2024 is the perfect place for you to continue that journey. It will give you, as a leader, the tools you need to extend that to your school community and actively work towards embedding anti-racism in your school.
You will return to your school empowered to lead from the front to improve the racial literacy of school staff, address under representation in the workforce and understand how you can set about decolonising your school curriculum. You’ll be able to take a fresh look at your school’s policies and procedures to determine if they demonstrate your commitment to anti-racism.
This conference will enable you to:
· Reflect on the challenges in the education sector surrounding racism
· Identify gaps in your school’s policies and procedures and update them where necessary
· Understand what an anti-racism action plan might look like in practice
· Address racial inequalities that might exist in your school’s curriculum
· Talk openly about appropriate language and the impact of language
· Appropriately challenge racist behaviour in the classroom, as well as the wider school community
· Use student voice to support you to make improvements
· Assess how racism in school might be impacting your students and staff and how you can offer appropriate and meaningful support
· Improve racial literacy of staff through outstanding training
· Overhaul your recruitment procedures to help you to build a more diverse workforce
· Support progression amongst staff from ethnic minority backgrounds to improve retention and work towards a more diverse leadership team
