Training Toolkit
The following resources have been developed in collaboration with Psychologists and primary teaching specialists. They are free to download and use. We recommend that they are used as part of an INSET day or CPD training session delivered by a trained facilitator.
Free Training on the delivery of the materials is available through online and face to face workshops.
Working with professional Psychologists Shire Professionals we developed a short animation to introduce the concept of unconscious bias and how it can play out in primary schools. It makes suggestions of how to mitigate bias in the classroom.
Unconscious Bias animation
Working with professional Psychologists Shire Professionals we developed a short animation to introduce the concept of unconscious bias and how it can play out in primary schools. It makes suggestions of how to mitigate bias in the classroom.
Discussion scenarios
A range of real-life scenarios that feature unconscious bias at play, these are used to generate group discussions and to reflect on current practices. Facilitator notes are also available to support the activity.
Top 10 Tweaks
A simple set of ten easy tweaks to classroom practices for more inclusive practices.
Debiasing checklist
A bespoke debiasing platform has been created to allow primary schools to review their existing practices around key processes such as discipline and reward, resources in school, activity clubs, festivals, etc.
It asks a series of simple YES/NO questions and uses these to develop a prioritised list of actions.
The checklist can be carried out by the senior leadership team or by individuals, however, the biggest school-wide impact will be achieved with a team approach. We recommend reviewing this every six months to review progress and set new actions.