EDI Training for Colleges & Further Education
Tailored Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, specialist providers and adult learning, including curriculum, SEND and leadership.
Tailored Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for FE colleges, sixth-form colleges, specialist providers and adult learning, including curriculum, SEND and leadership.
We provide practical Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and support for further education colleges, sixth-form colleges, specialist colleges, independent providers and adult and community learning settings.
Colleges and further education providers support learners across different ages, pathways and backgrounds. EDI can influence curriculum, teaching, learner support, safeguarding, accessibility, progression and organisational culture.
Support learners across different ages, pathways, backgrounds and levels while recognising that barriers and experiences will not be the same for everyone.
Embed inclusion and representation across curriculum planning, classroom or workshop practice, assessment and learner support.
Consider disability inclusion, SEND, reasonable adjustments and accessible learning across academic, vocational and adult education.
Connect EDI with governance, leadership, staff development, learner experience and culture across departments or multi-site college groups.
Our support can be tailored for teaching and training staff, learner support and pastoral teams, curriculum leaders, safeguarding and wellbeing teams, SEND and additional learning support teams, senior leaders, governors, adult and community learning teams and independent or specialist providers.
You may already know the training topic you need, or you may be looking at a wider issue such as inclusive curriculum, learner experience, disability and SEND, race equality, safeguarding, leadership or organisational culture. We can help you identify an appropriate starting point and tailor support to your setting.
Support can range from a single training session to a programme for different staff groups, or wider work reviewing EDI priorities, policies and organisational practice.
There is no single EDI course that every organisation in this sector needs. We can help you choose training based on your people, existing knowledge, priorities and the situations they encounter in practice.
A practical foundation covering equality, discrimination, protected characteristics, bias and inclusive communication.
Explore racial inequality, representation, bias, belonging and practical anti-racist approaches across education.
Help educators build equality, diversity, representation and accessibility into curriculum design, teaching and learning.
Explore disability inclusion, barriers, reasonable adjustments, accessibility and practical ways to strengthen participation.
Strengthen understanding of safeguarding concerns, disclosures, reporting responsibilities, boundaries and appropriate action.
Some organisations need more than a single training session. We can develop a programme that brings together different EDI topics for different audiences, helping learning connect with leadership, teaching or professional practice and wider organisational priorities.
Content can be adapted to reflect your setting, the roles attending and the issues you want delegates to explore. Training can be delivered face-to-face or online via Zoom or Teams.
Support can extend beyond training. We can work with organisations that want to review current practice, strengthen their EDI approach or identify practical priorities for further development.
Explore policies, practice, culture and available evidence to identify strengths, potential barriers and areas for development.
Consider how equality and inclusion are reflected in relevant policies and everyday practice and where further development or specialist advice may be useful.
Develop practical priorities and actions aligned with your organisation, learners or students, workforce and wider responsibilities.
Use follow-up training, review and support to build on progress and respond to emerging priorities.
The Equality Act 2010 provides an important framework for equality and discrimination in education and employment. Colleges and further education providers also work within wider safeguarding, funding, quality and inspection expectations, making it important to connect EDI with everyday teaching, learner support, leadership and organisational practice.
Good EDI practice is broader than legal compliance. It also involves considering culture, accessibility, representation, belonging, communication, decision-making and whether different people can participate and succeed without unnecessary barriers.
Where formal legal advice is required about a specific situation or obligation, appropriate specialist legal advice should be obtained.
Whether you need a single training course, a programme for different teams or wider support with your EDI approach, tell us what you are trying to achieve and we can discuss an appropriate way forward.
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Over 25 years' experience delivering equality, diversity and inclusion training, consultancy and professional development.
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