Diverse and inclusive books must be the norm
Deborah Maclaren, MD of LoveReading4Kids, explores why it is crucial that diverse and inclusive books are normal for every pupils, not niche.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
Diversity defined
Explore perspectives of educators and experts in our unfiltered series, revealing what diversity means and how to achieve it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GCSE Geography: summary of DE&I improvements
We've listened to feedback around our content, and as a result, have amended a small number of geographical terms in our GCSE Geography specifications to improve the curriculum experience for students and make it more inclusive.
Accessible Assessments Guide for Pearson Science Qualifications
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement of assessment, we have taken steps to refine our papers to improve the examination experience for all students. Here are some of the steps we have taken to make our papers more accessible and inclusive.
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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”.
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'It makes my heart swell with pride' - how real, relatable stories can build belonging in every student
In our recent Twist on a Tale competition, 16-year old Iona Mandal wrote an inspiring story about how studying a text she could relate to made her feel a sense of belonging and pride.
