1. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Equity in Education: New Directions Centre for Equity in Education University of Manchester UK Mel Ainscow, Wendy Black, Lorraine Butcher, Alan Dyson and Kirstin Kerr

2. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Overview 1. An introduction to the Centre for Equity in Education 2. Holding a mirror to the system 3. Enhancing equity – intervention projects 4. Principles for creating a more equitable education system 5. Where do we go from here – how can we act to enhance equity?

3. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters The Centre aims to make a difference by: Better understanding the challenges of inequityBetter understanding the challenges of inequity Analysing best knowledge and practiceAnalysing best knowledge and practice Working in partnership with practitioners and policy makersWorking in partnership with practitioners and policy makers Intervening - models and strategiesIntervening - models and strategies Provoking debate at all levels of the systemProvoking debate at all levels of the system

4. ADOPTING & ADAPTING -Dissemination - Field trials - Capacity building DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES - Design/natural experiments SYNTHESING RESEARCH - What do we know about… MONITORING EQUITY - Policy analysis - Monitoring - Indicators - Annual Report Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters

5. Equity in Education: New Directions Worrying Trends & Promising Developments

6. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Worrying Trends Inequities in fundingInequities in funding Inequities in choice and competitionInequities in choice and competition Inequities in post 16 provisionInequities in post 16 provision Inequities for the excludedInequities for the excluded Current policy approaches to inequityCurrent policy approaches to inequity

7. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Promising Developments CollaborationCollaboration Creating area-level responsesCreating area-level responses Education in the broadest senseEducation in the broadest sense Linking education to economic regenerationLinking education to economic regeneration

8. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Discussion Points 1.What the key equity issues in your area? 2. What are the structures and processes which create / perpetuate these? 3. Are there other promising practices emerging on the ground?

9. ADOPTING & ADAPTING -Dissemination -Field trials -Capacity building DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES - Design/natural experiments SYNTHESING RESEARCH - What do we know about… MONITORING EQUITY - Policy analysis - Monitoring - Indicators - Annual Report Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters

10. Ways forward: Acting on the principle of equity

11. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Calderdale Equity Research Network Wendy Black, Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion), Calder High School Using evidence to challenge inequity What are we facing?What are we facing? What are we doing?What are we doing? What does it mean to us?What does it mean to us?

12. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Learning Halton Lorraine Butcher, Operational Director, Student Services and Lifelong Learning, Halton Borough Council. Creating a common authority wide language about equity What are we facing?What are we facing? What are we doing?What are we doing? What does it mean to us?What does it mean to us?

13. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters PRINCIPLES FOR EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT From competition to networks of providersFrom competition to networks of providers From narrow standards to a broader view of educationFrom narrow standards to a broader view of education From Education, Education, Education to strategies that look beyond the school gatesFrom Education, Education, Education to strategies that look beyond the school gates From central control to local leadershipFrom central control to local leadership From targetology to the principle of equityFrom targetology to the principle of equity

14. Centre for Equity in Education Making sure every child matters Contacting us: Dr Kirstin Kerr Centre for Equity in Education School of Education The University of Manchester Manchester Oxford Road M13 9PL Kirstin.Kerr@manchester.ac.ukwww.manchester.ac.uk/education/CentreforEquityinEducation/