The Diversifying the Curriculum Conference 2025

We are looking forward to hosting an exciting day of dynamic conversations about how to diversify our curriculum to make to it representative and inclusive of the community identities that we serve.

9.00-9.15am: Welcome and introductions to the event, speakers and themes - Hannah Wilson, Founder and Director of the Belonging Effect (formerly Diverse Educators)

9.15-10.00am: Presenter 1: Bennie Kara - The Diverse Curriculum

10.00-10.15am: Comfort Break

10.15-11.00am: Presenter 2: Rachel Higginson - The Fingerprint Curriculum

11.00-11.15am: Comfort Break

11.15-12.00pm: Presenter 3: Omar Jennings - Diversifying the Primary Curriculum

12.00-1.00pm: Lunch Break

1.00-1.45pm: Presenter 4: Rob Davies - Diversifying the Secondary Curriculum

1.45-2.00pm: Comfort Break

2.00-2.45pm: Presenter 5: Lesley Nelson-Addy - From Text Choices to Teaching: Pedagogical Approaches to Diverse Texts

2.45-3.00pm: Comfort Break

3.00-3.30pm: Reflections and Next Steps - Hannah Wilson and Bennie Kara

All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants, unless otherwise indicated.

For more information about our DEIB work visit: www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk

We are collating and sharing examples of diversifying the curriculum best practice here. Get in touch if you have lesson resources and schemes of work you would like to share with our #DiverseEd network.

Check out our DEIB Toolkit on Diversity in the Curriculum here.

If you would like to blog about the work you are doing about your subject/school's curriculum then find out how to submit a blog here.

Volunteer to speak at a future #DiversifyingTheCurriculum event here.