When educators understand the impact of unconscious bias, and what they can do to mitigate its effects, it can make all the difference. If you want to create an inclusive school environment, where everyone feels they belong, seen and heard, unconscious bias training is essential.
Creating an inclusive and diverse educational setting, means you value your team members’ unique experiences and perspectives. However, unconscious biases can get in the way of achieving this.
Why do this training?
Almost 3,000 people in the UK were surveyed in a poll for the Guardian on their experiences with unconscious bias. People of colour stated they were more likely to have negative encounters than their white counter-parts reported.
A recent study the University of Sussex, found the unconscious biases of educators could be linked to the underperformance of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
Implicit stereotypes and associations can affect anything from mapping out your curriculum, to recruiting new staff; and connecting with parents, to creating a culturally diverse school ethos. That’s why unconscious bias training has become crucial to many schools’ diversity and inclusion strategies.
This course explores the meaning of unconscious bias, the impact on mental health, and ways to overcome unconscious biases to create more open, inclusive, and effective communication within your school or college. Using interactive exercises, case studies and practical activities there will be opportunities to reflect on the most important current issues in diversity management.
This training course provides an informative and interactive session to help delegates understand the impact of unconscious bias on students and staff.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Headteachers, Deputy Heads, Pastoral Staff, Teachers , TAs/Learning Support
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This Masterclass/session will enable you to:
Understand the meaning of unconscious bias
Explore lived experiences of unconscious bias in the classroom
Review the psychological basis and social norms
Develop strategies to manage bias in your setting
Build empathy, compassion and greater understanding
Create an action plan to support students and staff in your school setting
FACILITATOR
Nicola is a Senior Education & Mental Health Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist, former SEND Teacher, and trained therapist with over 15 years’ experience. Nicola strives to deliver trauma-informed approaches to support school staff and student wellbeing.
Nicola is a Trustee of Black Minds Matter, an Anti-Racism in Schools Advocate; and an Accredited Clinical Reflective Practice Supervisor for Educators, approved by the British Psychological Society.
With a compassion-focused approach, Nicola strives to embed restorative connection, and person-centred wellbeing into her practice. She is also a published author of two mindfulness books to support children’s emotional health and wellbeing.
