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Limit Less: A whole-school approach to equity and inclusion

The resources on this page are designed to help schools across the UK and Ireland to dismantle the barriers too many students face.

 


Too many young people are held back by the biases and prejudices of others when it comes to their education, training and careers.

The Limit Less campaign is calling for every school in the UK and Ireland to become truly inclusive – by taking a whole-school approach to equity. This involves the entire school community working together to create a plan to dismantle the barriers students face.

Ensuring that all schools foster an environment where young people feel safe and included and able to make informed choices about their futures is everyone’s responsibility. Schools must be a place where preconceived prejudices are challenged.

We want to ensure educators are supported and equipped to give every young person the opportunities they deserve. The resources on this page are designed to help you achieve these goals.

Whole-school equity animation

The animation is available with English and Welsh subtitles. Turn them on in ‘Settings’.

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Inclusion and Equity: A Whole-School Approach flyer

Our handy flyer has links to organisations in each nation who support schools with inclusive approaches.

Download the flyer now (PDF, 404KB)

A guide for governing boards in schools and trusts

Co-developed with the National Governance Association, this guide is intended to help governing boards in all types of schools and trusts in England to understand what a whole-school approach to equity means and suggests how to make tangible progress.

Download the guide now (PDF, 260KB)

A whole-school approach to equity and inclusion poster

Download the Welsh version now (PDF, 251KB)

Videos: whole-school equity in action

In these films, we learn how Noel-Baker Academy in Derby and Shawlands Academy in Glasgow have worked with staff, students and parents to make their schools more inclusive. At the IOP, we believe every student should be offered the same opportunities, which is why we work with schools like these across the UK and Ireland.

Noel-Baker Academy film

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Access the audio-described version of this video on YouTube

Shawlands Academy film

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Teaching without limits schools reports

The Limit Less launch reports from 2021 cover the issues and changes we are calling for in education from early years upwards in the UK and Ireland.

Teaching without limits: Secondary schools in England

Read the report for England (PDF, 2.8MB)

Teaching without limits: Secondary schools in Ireland

Read the report for Ireland (PDF, 2.7MB)

Teaching without limits: Secondary schools in Northern Ireland

Read the report for Northern Ireland (PDF, 2.6MB)

Teaching without limits: Secondary schools in Scotland

Read the report for Scotland (PDF, 2.6MB)