1. Equality ‘n’ Diversity Definitions

2.  Equality  Ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to participate  Diversity  Ensuring that everyone can be fully present as themselves

3. Equalities Act 2010 Strengthened, harmonised and replaced existing laws

4. Forms of Discrimination  Direct Discrimination  Indirect Discrimination  Discrimination based on association  Discrimination based on perception

5. Protected Characteristics Age Disability Pregnancy and Maternity Gender Reassignment Religion or Belief Race Sexual Orientation Sex (Gender) Marriage and Civil Partnership

6. What’s Missing for you?

7. Missing for me is:  Class  Regional Identity

8. What’s Missing for you? Missing for me is:  Class  Regional Identity What other identities do you have?

9. Diversity 1. Present Identities  Enabling everyone (including you) to be fully present as themselves …also known as differentiation 2. Absent Identities  Ensuring perspectives from those who are not there

10. Differentiation You can’t do differentiation to someone. They need to be present too. As themselves.

11. The Outcome If you get differentiation right, you are halfway to embedding diversity in your teaching

12. Absent Identities It’s not OK to…  Talk only about mums on a parenting course because there are no dads present.  Hold the session up three flights of stairs because no-one in a wheelchair has ever applied.  Not challenge racist language because everyone in the room is white.

13. Evidencing Equality and Diversity  Diversity (teacher)  Differentiation strategy (present identities)  Different perspectives (absent identities)  Equality (organisation)  Holistic recruitment and selection  Inclusive learning strategy

14. Teacher Interventions  Being Present as YOU  Individual Attention  Appreciative, developmental feedback  A really good Individual Learning Plan (ILP)  Additional Learning Support, as appropriate  Focus on self-responsibility skills (eg reflexion)  Absent Identities  Stories, anecdotes  Videos, images

15. A step too far…? DependenceAutonomy

16. …and finally  Calling someone by their name is a powerful act of humanity.  DO IT

17. The Diversity Process 1. Which are the groups with whom you identify and about whom society makes assumptions that can limit that group’s influence and self-esteem?

18. The Diversity Process 2. Which is the group identity that, for whatever reason, most stands out for you today?

19. The Diversity Process 3. What does the world assume about that group, that can limit the group’s influence and self- esteem? And what else?

20. The Diversity Process 4. Of those assumptions, which one do you think is most limiting?

21. The Diversity Process 5. Do you think that assumption is, in fact, inherently true of the group? What are your reasons for thinking so?

22. The Diversity Process 6. What would be your words for a liberating, true alternative assumption about that group?

23. The Incisive Question If you knew that … [insert liberating true alternative assumption] … what would change for you ? And what else?

24. The Incisive Question If you knew that … [insert liberating true alternative assumption] … what would change for the world ? And what else?

25. Recording Please write down the Incisive Question. Is there anything more you want to write?

26. Appreciation Please take a moment to appreciate one another. Succinctly and genuinely.