By Rachel Dear Theresa May, These are uncertain times: at the same time that the UK is in the midst of Brexit negotiations we are faced with the tumultuous transition between American Presidents. As Prime Minister, it is of course
By Sarah Soyei The 27th of January is International Holocaust Memorial Day; a day which provides a reminder for people from across the world to stop and remember the millions of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust and
By Sarah Soyei On Saturday 21st January, my daughters and I participated in the Women’s March in London. We joined 100,000 others to march for the rights of all women across the world, to celebrate the diversity that exists amongst
By Kate Hollinshead On Thursday 12th January, the BBC aired what they called a ‘balanced documentary’ entitled ‘Transgender Kids: Who knows best?’ According to the BBC website, the programme’s aim was to scrutinise the new ‘gender affirmative approach’ to children,
By Rachel Elgy Over the Christmas break, I spent four days volunteering in Calais with the grassroots charity Help Refugees. Naturally, in the days since, people have been asking me, ‘How was Calais?’ It’s not an easy question to answer,
By Theresa Salzer I vote for more empathy in the New Year, because I would like to join Roman Krzanric in his idea that “empathy is a catalyst for social change”. I’m aware that technically a new year can
By Kate Hollinshead Two weeks ago I delivered a workshop on critical thinking with year 5 pupils in a primary school in East London. At the beginning of the workshop, we played a game where groups of young people had
In the wake of the USA Presidential Elections, EqualiTeach has put together five tips to support you in undertaking discussions on controversial and sensitive issues with young people. 1. Provide Reassurance Reassure pupils that they are safe in school
By Sarah Soyei “With those crow’s feet at 17, he’s obviously been using the wrong moisturiser!” -Sun Executive commenting on a refugee from Calais Human beings have a natural fear of change and of the ‘other’ or unknown. Alongside this,
Teachers from across Birmingham and the West Midlands gathered at a special event at the City’s Council House for the launch of a new classroom resource on World Teachers’ Day (5 October). The annual event is an opportunity to highlight
EqualiTeach Annual Review 2015-2016 Our Annual Review 2015-2016 is now available to download. We’ve had a brilliant year, so join us in looking back over our work with young people, responding to current events, and introducing new team members. You’ll also
By Rachel Elgy “I wish I lived in a society where I could walk free without being labelled as a sexual tool.”* “When being cat-called in the street, I ignore & keep walking. But often this elicits more anger &