Racial and cultural equality

We believe all young people should feel represented and included in their learning. Find out how we are supporting representation in schools.

Supporting LGBT+ inclusion

Teaching and learning resources

Embracing inspirations and identities

Embracing inspirations and identities

Pearson colleagues and teachers discuss their most influential diverse role models. The answers they gave were a continued celebration of diversity and shared experiences.

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Alison Kriel's Top Tips on 'Broadening the curriculum in the classroom'

Alison Kriel's Top Tips

We’ve pulled together Alison’s top tips on how to promote diversity and inclusion in the classroom, which includes Anti–Racial Literacy, helpful resources and more. 

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Laila El-Metoui's Top Tips on 'LGBTIQA+ inclusion in the classroom'

Laila El-Metoui's Top Tips

Discover Laila’s top tips for promoting LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in the classroom, which features a brief history of LGBTIQA+, a glossary of terms and more. 

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Photograph of Dr Harold Moody

The Life of Dr Harold Moody

Recognising one of history's forgotten heroes, despite being regarded by some as the UK’s equivalent of Dr Martin Luther King Jnr for remarkable contributions to racial equality.

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Permission to Speak

Shining a light on the complete and often complicated history behind the growth of languages, we partnered with leading language educators and leaders to address 'Diversifying the MFL curriculum'. 

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Qualifications and assessments

The Black Curriculum

We worked with The Black Curriculum to address racial inequality in classrooms, and help increase Black British history being taught in schools.

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GCSE (9-1) Drama qualification

As part of our continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, we added four new performance texts to ensure that the choice for teachers is broader and more representative. 

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2024 Pearson Edexcel GCSE French, German and Spanish

Built on a foundation of inclusivity, accessibility and transparency, we’ve created qualifications that take a student-centred approach and cater to the needs of all learners.

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Our Lit in Colour Partnership

We hope to encourage schools to make the switch to a more diverse English Literature curriculum through the Lit in Colour Pioneers Programme.

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Pearson Edexcel GCSEs - Migration thematic study

We’ve added a new Migration topic (Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill, c1948-c1970) to our current Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History specification. 

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Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2023 a Pathway Group initiative in partnership with Pearson

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The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards aims to showcase talent and diversity within multicultural communities through the celebration of those working hard to overcome adversity to achieve their goals through apprenticeships. 

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Latest blogs

  • Diversity is so much more than data – we need to capture the human stories, now!

    Writing a piece exploring the opportunities inclusivity offers seemed like a pretty straightforward task. Find some stats, look at some research, read up on a few ‘experts’ and write an article littered with percentages and data…easy! 

    That is what Inclusivity has now become after all - a series of research, a plethora of experts and survey after survey churning out a load of stats, repeating the message over and over again that “We need more Diverse books”. 

  • Myth busting series: Online tutoring isn’t tailored for pupils with SEND

    How many times have you heard these myths?  Pupils with SEND can’t engage via a screen, pupils with SEND will struggle to build a relationship with their tutor, online tutoring isn’t tailored for pupils with SEND. 

    With the right, relaxed conditions and with students, teachers, SENCos and tutors all on the same page, every online tutoring session can count.

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