Camden Race Equity Leadership and System Improvement
Relevant to Headteachers, Senior Leaders, Middle Leaders, Phase Leaders, Curriculum Leaders, Pastoral Leaders.
Description
Following highly positive feedback from Camden headteachers and senior leaders in 2025–26, the Camden Race Equity Strategic Leadership Improvement Programme (CRESLIP) returns for 2026–27. This expanded offer is now open to middle as well as senior leaders, including curriculum, pastoral, phase, inclusion, safeguarding and EDI leads across all phases and settings.
While Camden schools have made strong progress in tackling racial inequity, gaps remain. Some Black and global majority heritage (GMH) pupil groups continue to underperform, and GMH staff are underrepresented in leadership. At the same time, white working-class pupils also face significant barriers.
CRESLIP supports leaders to deliver Camden’s Building Back Stronger vision, ensuring every child flourishes and every adult belongs.
This programme will help schools to:
Raise attainment and reduce inequity
Better support GMH staff and learners
Create safe, inclusive environments for conversations about race
Strengthen trust with communities
What the programme offers:
High-quality training in racial literacy and inclusive leadership
Practical tools, case studies and resources
Strategies for inclusive curriculum and workforce development
A sustained peer network to support ongoing work
Half Day 1 – Understanding Race Inequity: The Leader’s Role
Key concepts: race, racism and equity
Language and terminology
Race inequity in society, education and the Camden context
The role of leaders in driving change
Half Day 2 – Diversifying and Decolonising the Curriculum
Experiences of GMH staff and learners
What curriculum diversification means in practice
Why it matters and common challenges
Effective approaches for all learners
Half Day 3 – Creating Safe Spaces & Responding to Incidents
Enabling safe, structured dialogue about race
Consistent, restorative responses to incidents
Applying learning through real scenarios
Half Day 4 – Consolidation, Reflection & Next Steps
Building a culture of anti-racist allyship
Reflecting on progress using an audit tool
Action planning for sustained, systemic impact