1. RESPONDING TO DIVERSITY Andrew Noyes and Tony Turner From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 4.4

2. At the end of this unit you should be able to: access evidence about the relative academic performance of pupils in relation to gender, ethnicity and class discuss issues of discrimination and bias in relation to gender, ethnicity and class consider school policies and critique classroom procedures in order to promote better opportunities for learning for all pupils. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 OBJECTIVES

3. CONTENT A history of diversity Equal opportunities and educational equity Gender Ethnicity Class School policy and classroom practice Responding to diversity in the classroom From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

4. To explore this material further, read: Noyes, A. and Turner, T. (2009) ‘Responding to diversity’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER INFORMATION

5. Gillborn, D. and Mirza, H. S. (2000) Educational Inequality: Mapping Race, Class and Gender; A Synthesis of Research Evidence, London: Ofsted. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER READING