Published on

4th November 2025

Supporting People of Colour pupils, parents and staff

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Racial Equity
Date
to
Categories
Racial Equity
Code
EW
Leader
Abha Aggarwal and Ruth England - Race Matters
Provider
WBC
Phase
Primary + Secondary
Location
The Oakwood Centre, Woodley
Cost
Free of charge for Wokingham Schools

This course is to enable teachers to develop their support approaches for children, parents and staff of colour. The resources and activities explored will: 
•    Improve a school’s understanding of the lived experiences of parents, children 
              and staff of colour
•    Enable staff to support children to develop positive identities and navigate 
             challenges
•    Enable staff to help parents to better understand school settings and ways to 
              support their children
•    Support staff of colour to navigate their role and school experiences
•    Support schools to develop ongoing relationships of trust and collaboration  
              with parents, pupils and staff of colour 

Who should attend

Ideally two members of staff from each participating school, one of whom is a person of colour member of staff.
Participants must have attended the Racial Literacy course before attending this course.

Course outcomes

Participants will have an improved understanding of the lived experiences of parents, children and staff of colour. They will be better able to:
- support children to develop positive identities and navigate challenges
- help parents to better understand school settings and ways to support their children
- support staff of colour to navigate their role and school experiences
- develop ongoing relationships of trust and collaboration with parents, pupils and staff of colour 

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