The Teaching Space

Episode 51 of The Teaching Space Podcast explores the difference between equality and equity and why, as educators, we must understand both. Why This Episode? Why Now? My professional development focus for this year is equality and the promotion of diversity. I am focusing my research on trainee teachers as that’s they are the people I teach most. Working with people at the start of their teaching career might just have the most impact. I have become increasingly frustrated with the idea that putting a token piece of clip art in a presentation featuring a person of colour who just happens to be a wheelchair user is enough - box ticked. It’s not enough. Where’s the conversation? Where’s the genuine understanding? My starting point for exploring this theme is the language we use when we teach and learn. That’s where the idea for this episode came from. I’m fully aware that you might feel this is going back to basics with teacher training, but I’m OK with that. Definitions of Equality and Equity According to dic