Conference: « Equalities in Education – the new landscape Principles, challenges and ways ahead » (28 janvier, Londres)

Equalities in Education – the new landscape Principles, challenges and ways ahead

Date: 28th January 2013

Venue: Institute of Education, Jeffery Hall, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

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Most schools throughout the UK are committed to reducing inequalities related to disability, ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual identity and social class. Their longstanding commitments have been supported and strengthened by the general and specific duties placed on all public authorities by the Equality Act 2010; the 2012 Ofsted framework; the targeted funding provided by the pupil premium grant, and the report of the Children’s Commissioner in England on school exclusions.

This conference will

Who will benefit?

This conference is intended for senior leaders and teachers in all kinds of school, and for those who advise and support them. Participants are welcome from outside London as well as from within. The Equality Act 2010 charges schools with an expanded public sector equality duty. The focus has shifted from bureaucracy to outcomes in tackling unfairness and disadvantage. Schools are now required to publish equalities objectives and information which shows improved outcomes.

DfE statistics consistently show that the attainment levels of pupils from low-income backgrounds are well below national averages and are more likely than their peers to be persistently absent from school. Pupil Premium Grant funding has been provided to help schools close the attainment gap between these pupils and others. How have successful schools responded? Excellence in equalities is the hallmark of outstanding schools, colleges and local authorities throughout London. This conference will share excellent practice in closing the attainment gap.

Workshops will be led by experts and there will be opportunities for specialist networking. Practical case studies will be drawn from within the Greater London area. Participants will receive a resource pack designed to be useful reference material after the conference is over.

London Education Associates Foundation is a non-profit-making, non-political and faith-neutral organisation whose priorities and support for schools will withstand changes of central government. The object of LEA Foundation is to help schools break the link between poverty and low achievement. LEA Foundation offers a strategic framework for supporting school improvement throughout Greater London.