ITE/ECT Conference 2024: Inclusion and Inspiration-Education for Social Justice

The Manchester Institute of Education’s ITE conference ‘Inclusion and Inspiration: Education for Social Justice’ was held online on 19th January 2024. It included keynotes and seminars on issues of critical importance to practising teachers and trainees. 300+ delegates attended two keynote lectures delivered by researcher, author and Deputy Head of the PGCE SCITT  Sarah Pearce from Goldsmith’s University of London and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye. Breakout session topics ranged from managing stress and anxiety, the effect of poverty on learning, LGBTQ+ rights in schools to critiquing the concept of British Values, teacher wellbeing and cultural capital. The expertise shared by all guest speakers provided delegates with opportunities to discuss and reflect on the need for social justice in education and learn about inclusive practices to enhance classroom experiences for themselves and their pupils. We have created a shared space for the content of the keynotes and presentations to act as a “conduit of connection” to enable further engagement with the inclusive educational practices discussed throughout the day.