Race Equality Week begins on Monday 3rd February and brings many opportunities for schools to continue to educate against racism and discrimination.
At HFL we are committed to promoting anti-racism in schools. Our Race Equality Adviser and Wellbeing team work closely with schools to support their equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives. The free digital resources they have produced include the Race Equity Toolkit and Hate Crime teaching resources for primary and secondary schools as they continue this work. They also offer tailored race equity CPD. Download our flyer to learn more.
Our Wellbeing Newsletter - Spring 25 includes links to resources that support schools including our recent blog #NoExcuse: taking action against violence toward women and girls and recruitment and retention: EDI focus blog.
Shammi Rahman, HFL Equalities and Diversity Adviser is speaking at the forthcoming free Religious Tolerance and Diversity in Schools workshop which has been brought together through collaboration with the Open University Religious Studies team and Understanding the Interplay project and HFL Education. Download the flyer to learn more.
Shammi has also recently interviewed inspirational volunteer speakers as part of our Herts Voices programme. Watch the videos, download free resources and find out more about the 2 new speakers: Shahidha Bari, an accomplished academic, writer, and broadcaster, who grew up in Luton and is of Bangladeshi heritage; and Ruqsana Begum, a Muay Thai world champion, author, and motivational speaker who grew up in East London and is of Bangladeshi heritage. All are freely available to any school, trust or setting.
Our Great Representation programme has been a key part of our work at HFL, since 2021, to progress an anti-racism agenda. All 3 volumes including the 2023–4 reflective journals edited by Rachel Macfarlane, Lead Adviser for Underserved Learners at HFL Education and Michael Catchpool, District School Effectiveness Adviser for North Hertfordshire at HFL Education, can be downloaded below. They’re perfect to share with your colleagues, governors, students, carers and parents.
Download Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
If you’d like to know more explore our race equity and anti-racism page and please email the Wellbeing team on wellbeing@hfleducation.org if you’d like to discuss how we can support you.
