Equity in Education Series – serie

Every child, no matter their starting point or background and no matter their additional and different needs, should have an equitable chance of success at school.This first book in the Equity in Education series looks at how schools can foster a better sense of belonging and ensure they are truly inclusive of all learners, thus mitigating the effects of an increasingly unequal, fractured society. To ensure a child’s birth does not also become their life’s destiny, Matt Bromley shows how an inclusive school culture can be created through a process that is as simple as ABC:Attendance: raising the attendance and punctuality of disadvantaged learnersBehaviours: helping students develop appropriate behaviours for learning so that they can conduct themselves positively and develop the skills needed to access an increasingly challenging curriculumCommunity: building a community around learners by putting family first and engaging with parents as partners in the process of educating their childOffering actionable guidance and strategies that can be used to support school development plans, the book sets out the practical ways schools can create a collaborative culture in which all staff understand the importance of inclusion as well as the part they play in helping to achieve it. As such, it is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders who want to ensure that every child has an equitable chance of success at school and in later life.

Every child, no matter their starting point or background and no matter their additional and different needs, should have an equitable chance of success at school.This first book in the Equity in Education series looks at how schools can foster a better sense of belonging and ensure they are truly inclusive of all learners, thus mitigating the effects of an increasingly unequal, fractured society. To ensure a child’s birth does not also become their life’s destiny, Matt Bromley shows how an inclusive school culture can be created through a process that is as simple as ABC:Attendance: raising the attendance and punctuality of disadvantaged learnersBehaviours: helping students develop appropriate behaviours for learning so that they can conduct themselves positively and develop the skills needed to access an increasingly challenging curriculumCommunity: building a community around learners by putting family first and engaging with parents as partners in the process of educating their childOffering actionable guidance and strategies that can be used to support school development plans, the book sets out the practical ways schools can create a collaborative culture in which all staff understand the importance of inclusion as well as the part they play in helping to achieve it. As such, it is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders who want to ensure that every child has an equitable chance of success at school and in later life.

Every learner, no matter their starting points or backgrounds, and no matter their additional and different needs, should have a fair and equitable chance of succeeding at school. This second book in the Equity in Education series explores ways of making the curriculum, teaching, and assessment more inclusive of every child.It considers the reasonable adjustments teachers can make to support children with additional and different needs, and it examines the role oracy and reading for pleasure can play in ‘levelling the playing field’ for disadvantaged learners in helping them compete equitably with their peers. Providing a practical roadmap to ensure lesson planning, teaching strategies, and assessment methods are inclusive of every child, the chapters cover:Inclusive curriculum planningTalking to students’ lived experiencesAdaptive teaching and reasonable adjustmentsAssistive technologiesAttainment gaps including those caused by gender, ethnicity, SEND, socio-economic deprivation, mobility, and being in careBelonging and well-beingOracy and reading for pleasureOffering actionable guidance and strategies, the book sets out the practical ways teachers can create a classroom environment where all students can thrive. As such, it is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders who want to give every child an equitable chance of success at school and in later life.