Anchoring Equality: Leading EDI in Challenging Times
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) are no longer simply aspirations they are imperatives. Yet across the globe and here in the UK, we are witnessing a chilling trend: governments and organisations are rolling back on EDI commitments.
The dismantling of equity policies, the restriction of inclusive language, and the downgrading of funding for EDI initiatives are becoming more frequent.
This course, Anchoring Equality, is a timely response to that trend. It has been created specifically for Equality Leads, EDI trainers, and change agents who find themselves navigating increasingly resistant or performative organisational climates.
Using the 5Ps Framework (Policies, Processes, Procedures, Practice, People Development), 5Cs Framework (Commitment, Communication, Culture, Challenge, Competence), and FREDIE Principles (Fairness, Respect, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement), this course empowers participants to lead with clarity, courage, and strategy even when the winds are against us.
This course is not just about reacting to change it is about shaping it. Anchoring EDI means embedding it into the very structures and values of an organisation so that inclusion remains steady, even when external forces threaten to shake it loose.
This course is available as an In-House Course and we also run it regularly as an Open Course
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Click hereCourse Aims
- Equip EDI Leads and Trainers with knowledge of the current climate around EDI.
- Strengthen skills to embed EDI into everyday practice using the 5Ps, 5Cs frameworks and FREDIE principles.
- Create a safe, collaborative space for reflection, strategy, knowledge update, and action planning.
- Build confidence in influencing policy, practice, and culture amid resistance or rollback.
- Develop cultural competence and proactive challenge strategies.
Proposed Outcomes:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the current UK legal and political context for EDI, including changes around sex, employment, and sexual harassment.
- Reflect on global rollback trends and how they influence UK workplace attitudes to EDI.
- Apply the 5Ps Framework to embed EDI in policies, processes, procedures, practice, and people development.
- Apply the 5Cs Framework to commit to action, communicate, culture change, challenge inequality, and build competence.
- Integrate FREDIE Principles into their own organisation’s culture and delivery.
- Create a practical plan to maintain visibility, relevance, and impact of EDI in their roles.
Course content
- Understanding the Backlash: EDI in Crisis?
- Legal Landscape: What Has Changed?
- Anchoring with the 5Ps
- Using the 5Cs for Inclusive Leadership
- Embedding FREDIE Values
- Courageous Conversations and Culture Change
- Reflections & Action Planning
- Close & Evaluation
Who is this course aimed at?
This course will be of interest to Equality and Diversity managers, quality managers, staff development managers, advanced practitioners, curriculum managers, staff involved in teacher training or carrying out lesson observations, and teaching staff.
Cost
Open Course
Open Courses run via Zoom: £395 per delegate
Course timings are 10.00 am to 3.30 pm
In House Course
Full Day: £895
Face to Face courses: maximum 20 delegates per session
Courses run via Zoom, maximum 15 delegates per session
Travel costs are in addition for face to face courses. Please see our Costs and Agreement
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