This insightful online course will build a deeper understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion, offering a practical and reflective exploration of the Equality Act 2010 protected characteristics, key concepts, and terminology, while encouraging participants to examine how their own worldviews shape their professional practice. At the heart of the course is an introduction to the Diversity Acrostic Poem, a powerful reflective model that offers a memorable and practical framework for engaging with diversity, developing cultural competence, and promoting genuine inclusion in everyday work.
Through interactive content, real-world scenarios, and guided reflection, course participants will, develop confidence in working and interacting effectively with the diversity in personal and professional settings, reflect on personal values, biases and how this might impact on practice. They would be able to strengthen their emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity while learning actionable strategies to promote equity, diversity and inclusion into daily practice.
The course is designed for people-facing professionals including educators, teachers, public servants, social workers, health and social care staff, and individuals committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in everyday life and inspiring positive change.
