CSIE has been delighted to hear that Equality: Making It Happen has been shortlisted for the European “Zero Project” award (working for a world with zero barriers) and CSIE has been invited to present the new guide at the Zero Project Conference in Vienna next year.

The Zero Project Conference will be held at the United Nations offices in Vienna in February 2016 and is expected to bring together up to 500 inspiring and engaged education stakeholders, opinion leaders and policymakers from around the world. The Zero Project promotes the rights of disabled people globally, according to the principles and Articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Equality: Making It Happen goes beyond disability equality, is concerned with all equality strands and encourages schools to address equality holistically. It helps schools make sure that everyone is safe, included and learning, irrespective of ability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief and socioeconomic background.

“Seductively practical” materials include equality audit tools, key information, practical advice, suggested activities, examples of good practice and a CD with all materials in electronic format and additional resources. Materials can be used for teaching & learning activities, assemblies, peer mentoring, school council, staff training, equality policy reviews and whole school development. Feedback from schools that have used the pilot edition has been extremely positive, for example: “This should be part of every teacher’s toolkit” and “The guide is extremely clear and user-friendly. It will be my go-to place from now on.”

Equality: Making It Happen will be launched in February 2016 and is available to pre-order from December 2015.