Education Offer
Unlocking Excellence in Education by advancing wellbeing through Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I)
At In Diverse Company, our holistic framework integrates Wellbeing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to improve engagement, resilience and behavioural changes that create genuine thriving inclusive environments.
About Us
In Diverse Company (IDC) is an ED&I, people and technology consultancy that harnesses data, psychology, behavioural science, and technology to craft a comprehensive strategy for building and sustaining genuinely inclusive cultures.
Our in-house team consists of:
• Educationalist with extensive teaching and school leadership experience
• International HR executives
• International psychologists and qualified counsellors
• Behavioural and data scientists
• Project managers, auditors, legal specialist
Our team are passionately committed to fostering inclusivity. Through close collaboration with school and college leaders we fuse their KPI’s with our knowledge of wellbeing and ED&I, ensuring that inclusion is the cornerstones of every decision.
In addition to student and staff engagement, our services extend to executive groups (Trustees, Governors, and Heads), parents, carers, local education authorities, as well as private and international settings.
Our Offer
Leadership Training and Development
Leaders set the tone for organisational culture. Our Leadership Development programme empowers educational institutions to cultivate inclusive leadership practices that result in improved wellbeing, engagement, and attainment.
Approach: Our approach includes wellbeing culture audits, leadership surveys, inclusive leadership training, coaching, and mentoring. Our programmes are bespoke and provide ongoing support to meet leaders and their institutions unique challenges.
Key Benefits: Our service cultivates a transformative organisational culture by pinpointing, examining, and remedying root causes of disengagement. Through our data-driven approach, feedback from all levels of the organisation informs strategic direction, leading to enhanced engagement and success for both staff and students.
Assessing the Current Climate
Our comprehensive Cultural Audit allows schools and colleges to assess prevailing norms, values, behaviours, and practices and how these align with their commitment to Wellbeing, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)..
Approach: Our trained auditors use Organisational Inclusion Audit tools to support their work. Quantitative Research captures experiences, perceptions, and trends from across the organisation. Our Qualitative Research approach includes focus groups and interviews, collecting firsthand stories and experiences that allow us to delve deeper into the “why” behind our findings.
Key Benefits: Our service provides data-driven insights that inform strategic and operational decision-making. Our detailed action plans outline the steps needed to implement the proposed solutions. We assign responsibilities, set deadlines, monitor progress and iterate and improve over time.
Staff Training and Development
Our training programmes equip staff with the knowledge and skills to identify blind spots in their practice and prepare them with the necessary tools to ensure best practice. We prioritise the cultivation of cultural reciprocity, inclusive approaches to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), safeguarding, wellbeing and EDI. We firmly believe that addressing these factors is pivotal to driving school improvement.
Approach: Our flexible options aim to foster psychological safety and non-judgmental bias throughout the training and development process. We offer a variety of formats, including in-person workshops, online courses, and blended learning approaches. Our inhouse counselling and HR services are on hand to support as required.
Key Benefits: Well-trained educators are better prepared to create welcoming and supportive learning environments, which leads to better student experiences, wellbeing, and success
Student wellbeing support Programmes
Our Student Wellbeing Support Programs are crafted to engage and benefit all students, with particular focus on those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. We provide a diverse array of services including mentorship, counselling, and resources to ensure every student thrives.
Approach: We address the challenges faced by students by taking a holistic person-centred approach. We recognise the pivotal role wellbeing plays in student behaviour, attendance, engagement, and academic achievement. Our services are based on the local context which may include cultural competency workshops, counselling, reverse and traditional mentorship programs, and mental health support.
Key Benefits: Our programs have been said to increase resilience, retention, academic success, and strengthen students’ sense of belonging and inclusion.
Inclusive Curriculum Development
We assist educators in creating inclusive curricula that cater to diverse student needs. Our education leads include former school leaders and heads of departments that are well versed in curriculum design that is dynamic, representative, inclusive and positioned within a local context.
Approach: Our approach involves curriculum mapping across faculties, workshops with subject leads and benchmarking against inspection frameworks. We collaborate closely with educators to enhance their teaching methodologies, pedagogy and offer ongoing support as required.
Key Benefits: An inclusive curriculum results in increased student engagement and improved academic outcomes; a win-win for both teachers and students.
Recruitment and Retention
We offer a customised service to assist in enhancing diverse recruitment, retention and promotion practices.
Approach: Our approach includes identifying new channels to discover diverse candidate pools, creating inclusive recruitment materials and websites. Our legal partners can advise on legislative matters, whilst our education specialist support with developing equitable progression opportunities for experienced and ECT staff..
Key Benefits: Our strategy focuses on fair practices that attract candidates from various backgrounds, resulting in diverse outcomes. By adopting a comprehensive approach centred around well-being, we have observed a decrease in turnover rates.
Inclusive Policy Development
Our consultancy plays a pivotal role in assisting institutions in developing and implementing EDI policies that promote wellbeing, engagement and attainment.
Approach: We can address a wide range of policy areas including, recruitment, admissions, inclusion and exclusions, disciplinary procedures and more. We work to ensure policies are living documents, utilised, and always called upon. Our expertise in this area cuts across private, public and international, FE/HE institutions.
Key Benefits: Inclusive policies have a profound impact on the entire organisation. When effectively implemented, they foster supportive and welcoming environments for all students and staff, regardless of their backgrounds or abilities.
Case Studies
Benefits of working with IDC
Diverse and Inclusive Environments:
IDC can help you to create an environment where students from all backgrounds feel welcome, valued, and respected, leading to a richer educational experience.
Enhanced Learning Outcomes: Collaborating with IDC can lead to the development of more inclusive teaching practices, ultimately improving learning outcomes for all students.
Improved Reputation: Demonstrating a commitment to EDI can enhance your reputation, attracting a more diverse student body and skilled workforce.
Inclusive Curriculum:
IDC can assist in developing inclusive curricula that reflect diverse perspectives, promoting cultural competence among students and teachers.
Staff Development:
IDC can offer training and development programmes that equip staff with the knowledge and skills needed to create an inclusive learning environment.
Future Leaders:
IDC can help develop future leaders who are well-prepared to thrive in diverse and inclusive environments, contributing to the success of organisations and society at large.
Department for Education (DfE)
Empowering Women Leaders in Education
In the educational landscape of England, a stark gender disparity existed between men and women in both classroom and leadership roles. While classrooms comprised approximately 70% female teachers and 30% male teachers, leadership roles were overwhelmingly occupied by men, with only 30% female representation. To bridge this gap, the Department for Education (DfE) initiated the “Women Leading in Education Coaching and Mentoring” scheme. We were entrusted with leading and managing this scheme, aiming to empower more women to step into leadership roles through coaching on various themes, including confidence-building and leadership skills development.
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Advancing Objectivity in Assessment – Ofqual Guidance Review
Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, faced a critical challenge regarding their “objectivity in assessment” guidance. With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the need for teacher-assessed grades for the second consecutive year, Ofqual recognised the importance of refining their guidance. They had previously issued objectivity guidance to teachers to mitigate unconscious bias, and they sought an external partner to critically review and enhance it from a psychology and bias perspective.
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What we’re talking about
Our CEO
Johanna launched In Diverse Company in 2019 out of a strong belief that there was a better way to create and measure inclusive cultures.
Our team
We live by our values, and our approach to our own recruitment policy, team and purpose reflects this. We are a tech company driven by a senior team that are experts in people, with one of the only female CEOs of a HR tech platform across the world.
Our Platform: Include LXP™
Our Learning Platform, Include™ is the only LXP that combines Learning and Engagement. Include aims to create more inclusive working cultures and is underpinned by social and behavioural psychology principles.