At Pearson we celebrate differences.
We strive to remove barriers for learners, creating equitable experiences for those with diverse needs, including disabilities, neurodiversity, and varied communication and language needs.
Action on Hearing Loss worked with the UK’s best known sign song performer to produce a series of fun and educational videos teaching the basics of British Sign Language.
Explore the journeys of SEND students in an exclusive series, delving into diagnosis and the support they received to enable them to succeed throughout their education.
A charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
"Everyone's achieving at their own pace, in their own way. Being accepted, no matter what."
We asked teachers and students what inclusion means to them.
Bex Bothwell-O’Hearn, a history and politics teacher at a high school and sixth form, founded Suffolk DEI Network, with the purpose of diversifying the curriculum and supporting LGBT+ inclusion. Bex shares Pearson’s commitment to supporting LGBT+ inclusion all year round and is sharing their expert knowledge with Pearson, showing us the real value of championing diversity and inclusion as a teacher to impressionable students.
Hot on the heels of her #DiversityinData webinar, run in partnership with Pearson, Professor Hannah Fry reflects on her top five takeaways to support teachers and educators in challenging data bias and supporting diversity and inclusion in Maths.
Professor Fry is a leading mathematician, best-selling author, award-winning presenter, and Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. The webinar, attended by hundreds of teachers and educators on 30 November, explored the power of numbers and ethics within research and data collection. In addition, it explored gender inequality in STEM and ways to remove bias to ensure fair results.
On the 11th November, in a Pearson webinar, former Headteacher and specialist speaker on anti-racism, Alison Kriel, shared her views about ‘broadening the curriculum’, opening up conversations about identity, race and inclusion with the audience. Here, Alison reflects on key points for teachers to consider – starting with the incredible power of words.
