Creating Inclusive Teaching and Learning Practices

Inclusion, along with diversity and equity, is one of the key words of the present, and represents the efforts of a society that, aware of its structural injustices, seeks to overcome them in the direction of greater social and cultural justice. Beyond cultural and political circumstances that are not always favorable to inclusion movements, the time has come to recognize the limits of this perspective, which continues to divide society's members into those who are normal and those who are different (thus "abnormal"), with the idea that the former have the role of including the latter. Is it possible to imagine another kind of society, one in which differences are not to be included, but in which people, recognizing their mutual differences, can attempt to coexist? 

In this seminar we critically examine two aspects of Disability inclusion. We consider the processes of enablement and disablement in the interactions between diverse individuals and their environments, and also the formation of D/disabled identity as one of many intersecting facets of social identity. We will explore how intersecting identities—such as gender, sexuality, race and more—shape individuals' experiences as they move through enabling and disabling environments, and consider strategies for promoting inclusivity and empowerment across diverse communities. 

The webinar will offer an evidencebased overview of workplace bullying, examining its prevalence, defining features, early warning signs and underlying organisational and individual drivers. It explains how bullying evolves from conflict into longterm harmful behaviour, outlines its severe consequences for targets, teams and organisations, and highlights the challenges of recognising and measuring negative acts. Drawing on international research, it discusses why bullying persists despite decades of interventions and presents practical, multilevel prevention and response strategies for organisations, managers, bystanders and targets. The session concludes with a case study to help participants apply concepts to realworld organisational dynamics. 

Colourism is a form of prejudice that disadvantages people with darker skin and features furthest from whiteness. This paper examines how colourism affects adolescents in UK secondary schools, focusing on colourist humour, adultification, and beauty ideals. Drawing on reflexive thematic analysis of 129 interviews with minoritised ethnic students aged 13–18, it shows how seemingly harmless humour reproduces racist and colourist hierarchies, exacerbates adultification, and shapes gendered beauty norms. The paper argues that addressing colourism is essential to challenge exclusion, strengthen belonging, and improve relationships among young people.

This student-led webinar explores neurodiversity and neuroinclusion in higher education through lived experience. Drawing on the Diverse Brains, Inclusive Education Moodle course co-created with neurodivergent students, the session examines how everyday study practices, peer interactions, group work, and institutional norms can unintentionally disadvantage neurodivergent learners. Through scenario-based discussion, participants will reflect on their roles within learning communities and consider practical ways to foster more inclusive, supportive, and neuroinclusive academic cultures.