The Leadership for Diversity Programme for Professional Development (PDP) consists of a document that aims to provide professional development opportunities to school leaders and school personnel on inclusive leadership principles, strengthening their Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) awareness and Intercultural Competences. With an increasing multicultural environment in European schools, implementing strategies to ensure a safe and effective learning environment has been revealed as one of the main priorities for school leaders (European Commission, 2020).
This PDP addresses school leaders, including all professionals who have leadership responsibilities at some level within the school system. The activities provided by the PDP will enhance participants’ comprehensive understanding of inclusive leadership practices, develop skills to identify and mitigate biases, teach strategies to foster an inclusive and diverse school environment, and make them capable of implementing effective communication practices that promote inclusion in their interactions with all members of the school community. More specifically, the participants will:
The Handbook includes activities to understand the importance and benefits of diversity and inclusion in the school environment, and how these factors contribute to the overall success of students and staff.
The Handbook includes activities that define key diversity and inclusion terms, such as implicit bias, microaggressions, intersectionality, and intercultural competence.
The Handbook includes activities that teach how to identify personal biases and stereotypes, understand their impact, and implement strategies to mitigate them.
The Handbook includes activities that enhance skills to create and implement strategies that foster diversity and inclusion, such as crafting an inclusive curriculum and ensuring diverse representation in school activities. The Handbook includes activities that enhance skills to create and implement strategies that foster diversity and inclusion, such as crafting an inclusive curriculum and ensuring diverse representation in school activities.
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