Equality and diversity

Our schools and learning communities are enriched with a diverse mix of people with different experiences and from different cultures and backgrounds.

GTC Scotland has developed this equality and diversity hub to support teachers engaging with the Professional Standards to:

• develop their professional knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity;
• engage with their professional requirement to promote equality and diversity; and,
• challenge any inequalities or forms of discrimination they encounter.

The resources available in this hub are to support teacher professionalism and professional learning and are not learning and teaching resources for the classroom.

By gaining greater knowledge and understanding of all types of bias teachers can then consider any necessary changes to their learning environment, their employers’ policies and practice, and their learning and teaching materials to support equality and diversity.

GTC Scotland is very grateful for the contributions of our partners in collating materials and providing feedback on our professional learning modules. GTC Scotland is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Equality and diversity: a guide for teachers

GTC Scotland has created this guide to provide support for teachers to reflect on their understanding of equality and diversity and how it relates to their professional lives and actions.