Taking a proactive stance to tackle hatred and attempts at division, whether in the classroom, online or within the wider school community, is a legal requirement under the Public Sector Equality Duty, and a key part of school and trust values. Promoting cohesion and belonging helps to ensure that everyone in the school community feels safe, respected and valued. 

We recognise that for some of our members these issues can have a personal impact on you. NAHT members can access to 24/7 confidential counselling and support through our partnership with Education Support. NAHT also has four informal equality networks for members which provide peer support, information and networking opportunities.

Find out more about NAHT's equality networks and how to join:

• NAHT Leaders for Race Equality Network
• NAHT Disabled Members’ Network
• NAHT LGBT+ Network
• NAHT Women's Network.

Members may find the following resources useful to support their work in this area.

NAHT advice

• Diversity and inclusion – the basics: This advice outlines outlines the fundamental responsibilities schools have to foster a fair, inclusive, and respectful workplace.
• Supporting diversity and inclusion: This piece of NAHT advice considers what you the legal minimum to promote diversity and inclusion within your school.

Legal and statutory expectations 

• Political impartiality in schools: This guidance explains the existing legal requirements relating to political impartiality in schools.
• Making sure your school meets the Public Sector Equality Duty – This EHRC document contains advice on how to make sure your school meets its duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).

Curriculum 

• Anti-racist RE resources are available from NATRE to support learning that encourages pupils to learn about religion and beliefs, racism and prejudice and promote the well-being of all in our richly plural communities.
• The PSHE Association has a free guide on addressing misogyny, toxic masculinity and social media influence through PSHE education, Online misogyny and the manosphere
• Free lessons are available from the PSHE Association exploring belonging, the impacts of stereotypes, and the features and value of respectful and inclusive communities for key stages one to four.
• The Runnymede Trust and Penguin Books Lit in Colour project aims to support more inclusive teaching and learning in English Literature, including resources to use in the classroom.
• Educate Against Hate’s Shared Space Toolkit for Teachers of RE promotes community relations through RE lessons
• Critical thinking and media literacy can help students question harmful narratives and misinformation:

o    Read about teaching about media and digital literacy through PSHE education
o    See media literacy resources from the National Literacy Trust

• See Educate Against Hate’s blog post Mutual respect and tolerance – Fundamental British Values and interactions with patriotism.
• Our Migration Story is a website that presents often-untold stories of the generations of migrants who came to and shaped the British Isles.

General information

• Educate Against Hate provides government-backed advice and resources to help schools safeguard students from radicalisation, build resilience to extremism, and promote shared values like respect and tolerance. Its Let’s Discuss resources are designed to help teachers facilitate difficult classroom conversations in secondary schools; and include resources on extreme right and left wing, anarchist, Islamist and single-issue extremism.
• Manosphere in the Mirror, a podcast episode from Fully Human, delves into the complexities of the manosphere, exploring how it shapes young people's lives and the impact it has on children and young people.
• Show Racism the Red Card has created a range of free specialist anti-racism resources on its Education Hub, including ready-made lessons, videos, recommended reading lists and blogs.
• UK Feminista offers a variety of resources aimed at tackling sexism and promoting gender equality, particularly in educational settings.

Research

• See the reearch article Understanding the influence of online misogyny in schools from the perspective of teachers.
   

Please note that NAHT does not endorse or review any individual pieces of guidance from the organisations above. Information presented online is also often a summary of advice and has been created for a generic audience (and may not be updated frequently), so while it can be a useful resource, we recommend that members check the relevant source material, such as legislation or government guidance, as well as any summary information provided online. We also encourage members to consider any such resources in relation to the needs of their own school(s) or setting(s).