Training
Connect delivers training for schools and education professionals, providing them with the knowledge and skills to start their journey towards being a more equitable school where every pupil feels they belong.
We pride ourselves on understanding that all schools are different, therefore the training each school needs is different. We aim to make our training courses as specific to your school and local area as possible. When you book onto our training course, we will get in touch to learn more about your school’s situation and how we can adjust our training to be as useful to as possible.
Our training courses offer a safe environment for people to continue learning and ask questions without fear of judgement.
See below for the full list of courses we currently provide.
Equality in Education: Getting Started
Training for Primary Schools
Who is it for?
It is for head teachers, leadership teams, teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in primary school settings. The course is targeted at classroom-based staff but includes information that will be beneficial to anyone working in a primary school alongside children and families.
What will it cover & include?- Legal requirements of the Equality Act (2010) and how to go above and beyond this.
- Focused information on the protected characteristics of disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, and sexual orientation.
- Practical steps to make classroom environments, lessons, and resources more accessible and representative.
- Curriculum suggestions – ideas for what to include and how to fit everything in.
- Stereotypes, bias and how this affect education.
- Terminology – understanding terminology and what you should and shouldn’t say.
- LGBT+ content including an understanding of how gender identity develops in primary-age children and what schools need to be doing to support LGBT+ pupils.
- Practical advice for school policies and plans.
- Access to our extensive book list to help you diversify your resources going forward.
The training course is delivered in person. It can be delivered over a full day or can be broken down into smaller sections across multiple days. We will work with you to find times and dates that suit your schools calendar and staff availability.
If you have any questions about our course or would like to book our training, please get in touch to discuss price and availability.
We are currently not offering any courses aimed at secondary schools or other educational establishments. This is something we are hoping to deliver in the future and if you would like to be notified, get in touch using the email at the bottom of the page.