Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The School of Education, Communication & Society places equity and social justice at the heart of its identity. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) team often have a deep-seated personal investment in better understanding social inequities and working towards more inclusive practice. These principles shape our research, teaching, and community initiatives, and are embedded in the School strategy for 2025–29 and King’s broader 2029 strategy.

• The School values the diversity of its staff and students, seeing it as a source of strength that enriches learning, research, and collaboration.
• The EDI Committee are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive environment and take responsibility for addressing challenges openly and constructively.
• Many staff members bring professional experience from fields such as teaching, social work and youth work, giving the School a strong grounding in practical approaches to equity, inclusion and social justice.
• This practical expertise informs both academic work and contributions to wider policy and public conversations about social justice. 
• The School continues to work toward equity and inclusion in both recruitment and the lived experiences of students and staff.

School Activities

• EDI Committee Meetings approximately every term
• Termly EDI reports circulated in advance of School meetings
• DisabiliTEA: termly drop-in teatimes that are open to all School staff members as well as PGRs who self-identify as Disabled or Neurodivergent

Teaching and Research

Taught modules relating to equality, diversity and inclusion:

Undergraduate Modules

• Introduction to Social Theory – Explores social theories that help students understand and challenge inequality and social injustice.
• Learning Out of School – Examines anti-oppressive approaches to learning and development in community and informal education settings.
• Race, Ethnicity and Society – Explores the historical and contemporary development of racism across diverse social contexts.
• Social Change Lab – Develops knowledge and skills for creating effective social change through activism and collective action.
• Voices of Change: Writing to Persuade in the Social Sciences – Develops persuasive communication skills that support social justice advocacy and change.

Postgraduate Modules

• STEM: Making and Creating – Considers how providing alternative ways of engaging with STEM can make STEM education more inclusive.
• Gender, Power and Inequality in Educational Leadership – Examines how social justice theories can be used to understand inequality in educational leadership.
• Leading Practices in STEM Education – Explores research and practice that support equity, inclusion, and social justice in STEM education.
• Social Justice and Education Policy – Examines theories of social justice and their application to key educational policy issues.

Research staff working in equality, diversity and inclusion:

Research Staff

• Richard Brock – Researches gender equity in STEM education, focusing on participation and achievement patterns in science education.
• Liam Cini O'Dwyer – Researches inclusive STEM and mathematics education, disability, special educational needs, and teacher education.
• Rachel Davies – Researches equitable science teacher education, including international trainees and socio-economic differences in pedagogy.
• Amy Dodd – Researches sexual harassment and gender inequality affecting female teachers.
• Jennifer Driscoll – Researches children's rights, safeguarding, and child protection.
• Poppy Ellis Logan – Researches inclusive approaches to emergency preparedness, response, and resilience planning.
• Carla Finesilver – Researches inclusive STEM and mathematics education, disability, special educational needs, and teacher education.
• Arthur Galamba – Researches decolonisation, critical pedagogies, and anti-fascist approaches within STEM education.
• Alex Hadwen-Bennett – Researches inclusive STEM education with a focus on visually impaired and neurodivergent learners.
• Jessica Hamer – Researches inclusive STEM education and partnerships with parents and carers.
• Billy Holzberg – Researches migration, borders, gender and sexual politics, and queer and trans liberation.
• Peter Kemp – Researches inclusive STEM education and inequalities in student assessment and examination outcomes.
• Peter Kutnick – Researches collaborative and relational learning to support inclusion, achievement, and social development.
• Farhan Samanani – Researches inclusive community building, anti-racism, decolonisation, and bridging social differences in the UK.
• Panos Theodoropoulos – Researches migration, labour precarity, trade unions, social movements, and critical social theory

Postgraduate Research Students

• Anthea Ameer – Researches inclusive STEM education, mathematics pathways, talent development, and University Mathematics Schools.
• Jonathan Berliner – Researches inclusive STEM education, neurodiversity, and neuroinclusive research methodologies.
• Xinyun He – Researches inclusive mathematics and computing education for autistic and visually impaired learners.