Whole school anti-racism audit

Reflect on how inclusive your school is of ethnically diverse groups or backgrounds, and take the first steps to improving this for all your staff, pupils and parents/carers.

Last reviewed on 8 July 2025
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Contents
  1. Download our whole school anti-racism audit tool
  2. Listen to your school community
  3. A note on terminology

Download our whole school anti-racism audit tool

If you’re committed to making your school more inclusive in the long term, this audit tool is a great place to start. Use the questions and prompts to get an idea of where you need to improve your school, along with what to do next.

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Please note that this audit focuses on HR practices, leading on inclusivity, and representing the experiences of ethnically diverse groups or backgrounds beyond the curriculum. For help with making diversity and anti-racism central to your curriculum, use our curriculum review tool.

Listen to your school community

The audit will give you an overview and some next steps, but you should tailor your approach by getting insights from members of the ethnically diverse groups or backgrounds that make up your school community. 

Start a working group to get staff and parents'/carers' perspectives on the gaps