Anti-Racism in Schools - Virtual Conference '26

Join us for this virtual conference to bring together those who are committed to DEIB in education.

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Can Omission Teach as Loudly as Words Complete | Belonging Effect

Schools that treat cultural knowledge as an asset rather than a deficit will improve belonging.

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Belonging Is Not Another Initiative. It Is an Outcome of How Your School Works | Belonging Effect

Where are people already experiencing trust, connection and contribution? Where are they having to work harder to feel included?

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Psychological Safety: The work starts with us… | Belonging Effect

These early ‘imprints’ fundamentally shape how we handle feedback, navigate conflict and delegate responsibility.

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Supporting Neurodivergent Colleagues in Schools | Belonging Effect

Is there a relationship between the number of teachers who leave the profession and neurodivergence?

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I Don’t Want Representation to Be My Privilege – I Want It to Be Every Student’s Reality | Belonging Effect

Schools should aim to further widen the texts and material they give to students, not to just focus on one singular experience or perspective.

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Mental Health or Mental Illness? Why Silence Speaks in Teaching | Belonging Effect

Burnout, stress, anxiety and depression are sadly commonplace within our profession. However, something we hear far less about is teacher mental illness.

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Understanding Why Mattering Matters for Black Teachers: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Black Teacher Mattering | Belonging Effect

Many participants described being highly visible as Black teachers, yet not always feeling equally valued or recognised within their professional environments.

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How do we Measure Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) in Schools? | Belonging Effect

Measuring DEIB in schools is not about checking a box - it is about cultivating awareness, accountability, and action.

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What Families of Neurodivergent Students Want Teachers to Know | Belonging Effect

There is often a gap between what schools think neurodivergent students and their families need and what they actually need.

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Can We Teach That? LGBTQ+ Inclusion and the New RSE Guidance | Belonging Effect

What can and can’t we teach about LGBTQ+ lives under this new RSE guidance?

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AI in Education: Promise, Peril, and the Diversity Question We Cannot Afford to Ignore | Belonging Effect

AI is reshaping classrooms at speed. But if we are not careful, we risk automating the very inequalities we have spent decades trying to dismantle.

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Embedding Inclusive Allyship into Critical Friendship | Belonging Effect

Inclusive allyship is not separate from good governance - it strengthens it.

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Beyond The Bookshelf: Creating Change Through Activism | Belonging Effect

Does everyone in our school feel represented in our school curriculum?

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What Happens When We Listen to Children About Peace? | Belonging Effect

What role can peace education play in helping young people thrive in today's world?

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Literacy matters: From Mirrors and Windows to Voice and Participation | Belonging Effect

Building on mirrors and windows, schools can strengthen inclusion through literacy by being equally intentional.

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Supporting Religiously Diverse Staff to Feel Safe and Included in Teacher Training | Belonging Effect

Every person's experience of faith and religious expression is different.

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Representation Starts Here: Developing Student Leadership Through a DEIB Lens | Belonging Effect

If we are serious about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), we must rethink how we identify, develop and celebrate student leaders.

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AI IS NOT NEUTRAL: Why DEIB, Belonging, and Responsible AI Must Shape the Future of Education and Work | Belonging Effect

Responsible AI cannot exist in isolation from diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

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Using the Froebelian principles to navigate social justice in early childhood education and beyond | Belonging Effect

The Froebelian framework asks us to start with ourselves, and who we are as individuals and educators.

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School is so gay | Belonging Effect

When harmful language goes unchallenged, it sends a clear message about whose feelings matter and whose do not.

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Understanding Why Mattering Matters for Black Teachers | Belonging Effect

Do Black teachers feel valued? Do they feel seen? Do they feel that what they contribute genuinely matters?

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The LGBT Educators Report 2025 | Belonging Effect

The survey for the LGBT+ Educators report was carried out between May and August 2025.

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Empowering Young People to Change the World | Belonging Effect

In a climate where DEIB work is sometimes misrepresented or politicised, today was a powerful reminder that this work is not about ideology.

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Supporting refugee students in UK schools displaced by war and conflict zones | Belonging Effect

In 2025 117 million people were displaced from their homes due to conflict/violence: 42 million people became refugees (approximately 20 million are children).

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