Summary
Contents
Subject index
The authors provide an overview of what it means to manage for equality in schools. Whether at senior management or classroom level, issues such as equality of opportunity and outcomes are central to education policy and practice in the UK. The authors explain and disentangle terms like equality, equity, diversity and social justice. This book will be an accessible guide to current thinking on equality, and how this looks in schools. They will reference European and international literature.
Gender and equality
Gender and equality
Gender pervades all that we do and, along with other characteristics, has an impact on the educational success and experience of school, for both students and staff. This chapter focuses on the ways in which gender might advantage or disadvantage students and how best to support each individual to be equipped for life. Gender issues affect adults in schools as well as students (see pp. 44–5), particularly women who aspire to leadership positions in schools, or men who wish to work in education for young children. Suggestions for further reading in these two areas are made at the end of this chapter.
In this chapter we ask you to think about:
- how we develop gender identity
- our understanding of the attainment gap ...
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