Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Committed to driving positive change

We believe everyone should have the same opportunity to achieve their full potential and to be successful in education - whatever their background, ability or identity. Which is why we're working hard to ensure that education is inclusive.

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Popular topics

Accessibility and SEND
LGBT+ inclusion
Racial and cultural equality
Gender equality

New stories

Coming early 2025: New DE&I report

Back in 2020, we published the Diversity and Inclusion in Schools report, one of our most impactful and widely viewed resources.

Now, as we approach the five-year milestone, we’re excited to launch the next report in the series. 

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Diversity defined

Explore perspectives of educators and experts in our unfiltered series, revealing what diversity means and how to achieve it.

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My Twist on a Tale

We've announced the winners of our popular and FREE writing competition. The judges were absolutely blown away by the standard of all the entries.

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Lit in Colour

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 Student Diversity Ambassador Programme

Student Diversity Ambassador Programme

This programme provides a diverse group of young people with the opportunity to have their voices heard and work together with Pearson to help shape the future of education.

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Research and insights

Diversity and inclusion in schools report

Drawing on the views of 2,000 UK teachers, our report sheds light on diversity and inclusion in schools.

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Pearson School Report

We’ve just launched our highly anticipated 2024 Pearson School Report, which brings together over 12,000+ teacher, student and sector voices on education – the challenges, solutions in action, and opportunities for the future.

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ParentKind survey

Collaborating with Parentkind, we explored parent perspectives on diversity in schools. Read the report to see if parents feel that education reflects the diversity of pupils in the UK.

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Partnerships

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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Chance to shine

We've joined forces with children’s charity Chance to Shine to empower secondary-aged girls to improve their confidence, leadership, and physical activity through cricket.

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UCAS: next steps

UCAS, in collaboration with Pearson, published a piece of research which provides new insight into the experience for disabled students in education.

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Subjects

Find out how about the work we're doing to champion more inclusive education in subjects

Literacy and English
Maths
Science
Humanities
Modern Foreign Languages
Extended Curriculum and BTEC

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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