On 15th May, Katherin and Valentina held a webinar titled Inequalities and bias in schools: reasons, research and reactions for the Skills Development Scotland staff.
The webinar started with an overview on ‘traditional’ and recent academic research on socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in education and the role of teacher-student relationships. Throughout the webinar, reflective, creative group activities guided the discussions, encouraging participants to critically discuss BIPE preliminary findings on teacher bias and share their own experiences and views, whilst giving them the opportunity to link the theoretical discussions and empirical findings to their own experiences in their professional roles and in their own personal life.
Participant feedback was very positive highlighting that they appreciated the opportunity for reflective discussions on inequalities and bias.
If you are interested in hearing more about our teacher workshops, further information can be found on our flyer.
Slides from the workshop can be found on our ‘Teaching materials’ page.