GEMMA HATHAWAY, EDI TRUST LEAD, INSPIRE EDUCATION TRUST, UK
Why equality work isn’t just about strategy
Let me be honest. When I first stepped into the role of EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Trust Lead, I wasn’t entirely sure where to begin. There’s no manual for this work – no checklist that tells you how to make people feel that they truly belong in your schools. What I did have was a strong sense of purpose and a growing awareness that good intentions wouldn’t be enough. Over the last few years at Inspire Education Trust, I’ve seen what happens when we stop treating equality as a tick-box exercise and start treating it as a mindset. It’s not about a statement on a website; it’s about who is in the room, whose stories we tell and who gets the chance to lead. This article isn’t a perfect guide. It’s just my account of what’s worked, what’s been hard and why we keep going. We’ve relied heavily on national data, research from the National Foun
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