Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Insted consultancy, reflecting our recent and current work with local authorities and schools, and with the Department for Education.

You will find here useful documents, guidance, ideas and practical suggestions to do with the Equality Act 2010, particularly its implications for schools, and with related matters such as talking and teaching about sensitive and controversial issues, Islamophobia, multiculturalism, raising achievement, and dealing with racist incidents and bullying.

In addition, there are discussions of current issues. These contain many links to websites and documents around the world and present a wide range of views. The following such guides to discussion and enquiry have been added during 2011:

Teaching and Talking about 9/11 – useful websites and documents
Links to organisations and projects which have produced resources and lesson plans for teachers to help them talk with children and young people about the significance of 11 September 2001. More …

Norway – linking to some of the questions
A selection of articles, news items and op-ed pieces in the press and blogosphere in the days immediately after 22 July 2011. More …

Has multiculturalism failed?
Links to over 60 different articles or broadcasts connected with David Cameron’s speech in Munich in early February 2011. The themes include not only multiculturalism but also preventing violent extremism (PVE) and the place and role of Islam in modern Europe. More ...

Other materials on this website include the following:

Controversial and sensitive issues in schools
A folder of papers about teaching and talking in classrooms about equalities, bias, unfairness and conflict. Many practical tips and pieces of advice. More ...

Due regard and disregard for equality (NEW)
A review of the coalition government’s education policies, with particular reference to the Education Bill 2011 and the white paper entitled The Importance of Teaching. More ...

Equalities in education [updated]
A folder of papers to help schools respond to UK and European equalities legislation, in the light of recent and forthcoming changes. More …

Multiculturalism
Links to articles on national identity, Islamophobia, religion and education, mainly from summer and autumn 2005. More …

RAISE Project
Raising the achievement of British Pakistani learners. More …

Islamophobia and British Muslims
Issues, definitions, debates, policies, actions. More …

Racist incidents
Dealing with racist incidents in schools. More …

Articles
Topics include classroom activities on issues of belonging, identity and equality; teaching and talking about war and terrorism; teaching about Islamophobia; and British Pakistani learners in schools.
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Lectures
Topics include school leadership, the Aiming High programme, teacher expectations, teacher training and English as an additional language. More …

Publications
A list of publications by Insteds directors currently in print, or available on the Internet. More …

Links
Websites on race equality and cultural diversity in education. More …