Diversity and Inclusion
Our approach
At RMT, we passionately believe in equality, regardless of age, caring responsibilities, socio-economic status, neurodiversity, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, and sexual orientation.
We work together with our schools to create a society where everyone has equal opportunities.
At RMT we take time to listen to each other, read, research and talk about what diversity and inclusion means.
In our work to teach every child to read, we ensure that diversity and inclusion continues to be a vital part.
Since 2003, our mission has been to inspire headteachers and teachers to:
- teach every child, regardless of age, background or need
- choose the best books to read aloud so children might read them for themselves.
- added a third aim to our mission, to place literature as the central pillar in establishing all children’s identities
- appointed an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead and created opportunities for our team to talk about race, diversity, equality, equity and inclusion
- run trainer meetings to learn more and discuss how we can act to affect change
- suggested reading lists for staff
- curated a list of books that reflect all children’s lived experience on our School Portal
- discussed the importance of Windows and Mirrors in our trainings and school support days
- created and shared an equality, diversity and inclusion policy
- released updated Fresh Start Modules to ensure they reflect our diverse society
- reviewed our recruitment processes to encourage more applicants from racialised and underrepresented groups
- assessed our practice, updated our policies and agreed our training priorities in line with the new Worker Protection Act (2024).
- update our Windows and Mirrors booklist to help schools find the best diverse books linked to topics and themes
- make this booklist an interactive part of our Ruth Miskin School Portal and add search functionality
- continue our focus on Language Matters: helping all staff use language intentionally so we can increase inclusion and reduce discrimination
- develop staff surveys to identify our next steps for internal training and to set up employee voice network groups for protected characteristics.
If you have suggestions or questions, please email us at diversity@ruthmiskin.com.