GEC (Global Equality Collective)
@geccollect.bsky.social
Founded by Nic Ponsford we are the award winning platform helping schools build positive, inclusive cultures. #EduSky #UKEd #UKteachers
It’s amazing that we have taken good steps forwards in bringing flexible working to education, but with less than half (38%) of staff reporting access to flexible options, it’s clear there is still a way to go.
Find out more in Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Find out more in Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s amazing that we have taken good steps forwards in bringing flexible working to education, but with less than half (38%) of staff reporting access to flexible options, it’s clear there is still a way to go.
Find out more in Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Find out more in Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Qualitative data show the real impact of feeling like you don’t belong.
The Inclusion Index: Edition 2 humanises data, placing feelings, behaviours, and marginalised voices at the heart of school improvement.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
The Inclusion Index: Edition 2 humanises data, placing feelings, behaviours, and marginalised voices at the heart of school improvement.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Qualitative data show the real impact of feeling like you don’t belong.
The Inclusion Index: Edition 2 humanises data, placing feelings, behaviours, and marginalised voices at the heart of school improvement.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
The Inclusion Index: Edition 2 humanises data, placing feelings, behaviours, and marginalised voices at the heart of school improvement.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index shows that while leadership values look strong on paper, staff voice tells a different story, one of inconsistent follow-through and fading trust.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Edition 2 of The Inclusion Index shows that while leadership values look strong on paper, staff voice tells a different story, one of inconsistent follow-through and fading trust.
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
The second edition of our Inclusion Index reviews the most recent inclusion, wellbeing and belonging data to highlight the issues most impacting schools.
Dive into Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Dive into Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The second edition of our Inclusion Index reviews the most recent inclusion, wellbeing and belonging data to highlight the issues most impacting schools.
Dive into Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
Dive into Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
“Change starts by listening.”
Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index is coming soon in November. See which issues have improved and moved down the index and what’s moved up and become a worsening concern in inclusive education.
Catch up on the first Edition now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-research
Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index is coming soon in November. See which issues have improved and moved down the index and what’s moved up and become a worsening concern in inclusive education.
Catch up on the first Edition now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-research
October 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“Change starts by listening.”
Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index is coming soon in November. See which issues have improved and moved down the index and what’s moved up and become a worsening concern in inclusive education.
Catch up on the first Edition now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-research
Edition 2 of the Inclusion Index is coming soon in November. See which issues have improved and moved down the index and what’s moved up and become a worsening concern in inclusive education.
Catch up on the first Edition now 👉 www.thegec.education/the-research
Dr Nicole Ponsford, Frances Akinde and other GEC Circle experts explored the overlap between bullying, behaviour and safeguarding in our latest Circle Table “The Same Difference”. www.thegec.education/the-research
October 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Dr Nicole Ponsford, Frances Akinde and other GEC Circle experts explored the overlap between bullying, behaviour and safeguarding in our latest Circle Table “The Same Difference”. www.thegec.education/the-research
Ofsted’s new framework sees inclusion being used as a formal grading criterion, but what does this REALLY mean for school leaders?
GEC’s Founding CEO, Dr Nicole Ponsford, will be breaking it down for you in our upcoming webinar on the 13th October. Sign up now www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
GEC’s Founding CEO, Dr Nicole Ponsford, will be breaking it down for you in our upcoming webinar on the 13th October. Sign up now www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ofsted’s new framework sees inclusion being used as a formal grading criterion, but what does this REALLY mean for school leaders?
GEC’s Founding CEO, Dr Nicole Ponsford, will be breaking it down for you in our upcoming webinar on the 13th October. Sign up now www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
GEC’s Founding CEO, Dr Nicole Ponsford, will be breaking it down for you in our upcoming webinar on the 13th October. Sign up now www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
Join us on 13th October for a webinar “The New Ofsted Framework Through An Inclusion Lens”.
Dr Nicole Ponsford will show you how to combine Ofsted’s new expectations for inclusion with practical leadership tools and insights from the ‘26,000 Voices’ dataset.
www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
Dr Nicole Ponsford will show you how to combine Ofsted’s new expectations for inclusion with practical leadership tools and insights from the ‘26,000 Voices’ dataset.
www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
October 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Join us on 13th October for a webinar “The New Ofsted Framework Through An Inclusion Lens”.
Dr Nicole Ponsford will show you how to combine Ofsted’s new expectations for inclusion with practical leadership tools and insights from the ‘26,000 Voices’ dataset.
www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
Dr Nicole Ponsford will show you how to combine Ofsted’s new expectations for inclusion with practical leadership tools and insights from the ‘26,000 Voices’ dataset.
www.thegec.education/events/the-n...
There’s not long left to get your tickets for our latest Circle Table event.
Dr Nicole Ponsford is joined by co-host France Akinde and a panel of other GEC Circle Experts to talk about “The Same Difference: Bullying, Safeguarding, Behaviour”.
Book your spot www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gec-circle...
Dr Nicole Ponsford is joined by co-host France Akinde and a panel of other GEC Circle Experts to talk about “The Same Difference: Bullying, Safeguarding, Behaviour”.
Book your spot www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gec-circle...
September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
There’s not long left to get your tickets for our latest Circle Table event.
Dr Nicole Ponsford is joined by co-host France Akinde and a panel of other GEC Circle Experts to talk about “The Same Difference: Bullying, Safeguarding, Behaviour”.
Book your spot www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gec-circle...
Dr Nicole Ponsford is joined by co-host France Akinde and a panel of other GEC Circle Experts to talk about “The Same Difference: Bullying, Safeguarding, Behaviour”.
Book your spot www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gec-circle...
At GEC, we’ve always understood that ‘voice’ is the key to inclusion.
That’s why we created the 26,000 Voices report, the largest research-led study of its kind, capturing the lived experiences of staff and students across 350 schools.
Download the report today www.thegec.education/the-research
That’s why we created the 26,000 Voices report, the largest research-led study of its kind, capturing the lived experiences of staff and students across 350 schools.
Download the report today www.thegec.education/the-research
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
At GEC, we’ve always understood that ‘voice’ is the key to inclusion.
That’s why we created the 26,000 Voices report, the largest research-led study of its kind, capturing the lived experiences of staff and students across 350 schools.
Download the report today www.thegec.education/the-research
That’s why we created the 26,000 Voices report, the largest research-led study of its kind, capturing the lived experiences of staff and students across 350 schools.
Download the report today www.thegec.education/the-research
Nearly half of students feel like outsiders at school.
Number 1 on the Student Inclusion Index looks at the importance of belonging. Of the 13,000 students surveyed, only 53.2% agree that they felt like they belonged at school.
Find out more here 👉https://www.thegec.education/students-belonging-1
Number 1 on the Student Inclusion Index looks at the importance of belonging. Of the 13,000 students surveyed, only 53.2% agree that they felt like they belonged at school.
Find out more here 👉https://www.thegec.education/students-belonging-1
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Nearly half of students feel like outsiders at school.
Number 1 on the Student Inclusion Index looks at the importance of belonging. Of the 13,000 students surveyed, only 53.2% agree that they felt like they belonged at school.
Find out more here 👉https://www.thegec.education/students-belonging-1
Number 1 on the Student Inclusion Index looks at the importance of belonging. Of the 13,000 students surveyed, only 53.2% agree that they felt like they belonged at school.
Find out more here 👉https://www.thegec.education/students-belonging-1
Higher belonging scores correlate with stronger retention and wellbeing. Yet key findings from our 26,000 Voice report show that only 37% of staff felt that school culture actively promotes inclusion.
Find out more here www.thegec.education/staff-belong...
Find out more here www.thegec.education/staff-belong...
September 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Higher belonging scores correlate with stronger retention and wellbeing. Yet key findings from our 26,000 Voice report show that only 37% of staff felt that school culture actively promotes inclusion.
Find out more here www.thegec.education/staff-belong...
Find out more here www.thegec.education/staff-belong...
Nearly 1 in 2 students in our dataset for the 26,000 Voices report felt that they can’t be themselves at school.
In number two on the Student Inclusion Index*, we're looking at culture and how this shapes the emotional climate of a school.
www.thegec.education/students-cul...
In number two on the Student Inclusion Index*, we're looking at culture and how this shapes the emotional climate of a school.
www.thegec.education/students-cul...
September 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Nearly 1 in 2 students in our dataset for the 26,000 Voices report felt that they can’t be themselves at school.
In number two on the Student Inclusion Index*, we're looking at culture and how this shapes the emotional climate of a school.
www.thegec.education/students-cul...
In number two on the Student Inclusion Index*, we're looking at culture and how this shapes the emotional climate of a school.
www.thegec.education/students-cul...
Imagine being overlooked for career progression not because of your ability but just because of who you are.
This is the reality for 7 out of 10 educators in our 26,000 Voices dataset who felt their identity has negatively impacted their career progression. www.thegec.education/professional...
This is the reality for 7 out of 10 educators in our 26,000 Voices dataset who felt their identity has negatively impacted their career progression. www.thegec.education/professional...
September 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Imagine being overlooked for career progression not because of your ability but just because of who you are.
This is the reality for 7 out of 10 educators in our 26,000 Voices dataset who felt their identity has negatively impacted their career progression. www.thegec.education/professional...
This is the reality for 7 out of 10 educators in our 26,000 Voices dataset who felt their identity has negatively impacted their career progression. www.thegec.education/professional...
An inclusive curriculum is required by law but our data shows only 61.2% of students felt that diversity was a part of their daily experience.
With GEC, adaptive curriculum design can be used to make strategic decisions for curriculum reform, CPD and inclusion. www.thegec.education/students-div...
With GEC, adaptive curriculum design can be used to make strategic decisions for curriculum reform, CPD and inclusion. www.thegec.education/students-div...
August 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
An inclusive curriculum is required by law but our data shows only 61.2% of students felt that diversity was a part of their daily experience.
With GEC, adaptive curriculum design can be used to make strategic decisions for curriculum reform, CPD and inclusion. www.thegec.education/students-div...
With GEC, adaptive curriculum design can be used to make strategic decisions for curriculum reform, CPD and inclusion. www.thegec.education/students-div...
With this Autumn lining up to be inclusion-centred, as we await the new DfE Whitepaper & OfSted’s new inspection criteria, have you considered how you train all of your staff in this area?
No. 5 on the Staff Inclusion Index digs into CPD. Find out more 👉 www.thegec.education/professional...
No. 5 on the Staff Inclusion Index digs into CPD. Find out more 👉 www.thegec.education/professional...
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
With this Autumn lining up to be inclusion-centred, as we await the new DfE Whitepaper & OfSted’s new inspection criteria, have you considered how you train all of your staff in this area?
No. 5 on the Staff Inclusion Index digs into CPD. Find out more 👉 www.thegec.education/professional...
No. 5 on the Staff Inclusion Index digs into CPD. Find out more 👉 www.thegec.education/professional...
How do you measure inclusion? With GEC, of course!
#6 in our Student #Inclusion Index goes deeper into inclusion itself to find out where it’s showing up and where it’s checking out in our schools.
Find out more here 👉 www.thegec.education/students-inc...
#6 in our Student #Inclusion Index goes deeper into inclusion itself to find out where it’s showing up and where it’s checking out in our schools.
Find out more here 👉 www.thegec.education/students-inc...
August 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
How do you measure inclusion? With GEC, of course!
#6 in our Student #Inclusion Index goes deeper into inclusion itself to find out where it’s showing up and where it’s checking out in our schools.
Find out more here 👉 www.thegec.education/students-inc...
#6 in our Student #Inclusion Index goes deeper into inclusion itself to find out where it’s showing up and where it’s checking out in our schools.
Find out more here 👉 www.thegec.education/students-inc...
#7 in our Staff #Inclusion Index dives into flexibility. Or more accurately, the lack of it, with 38.4% saying they need to work more flexibly right now.
Want to get #flexibleworking right in your school setting? Find out how here 👉 www.thegec.education/staff-flexib...
#EduSky #UKTeacher
Want to get #flexibleworking right in your school setting? Find out how here 👉 www.thegec.education/staff-flexib...
#EduSky #UKTeacher
August 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
#7 in our Staff #Inclusion Index dives into flexibility. Or more accurately, the lack of it, with 38.4% saying they need to work more flexibly right now.
Want to get #flexibleworking right in your school setting? Find out how here 👉 www.thegec.education/staff-flexib...
#EduSky #UKTeacher
Want to get #flexibleworking right in your school setting? Find out how here 👉 www.thegec.education/staff-flexib...
#EduSky #UKTeacher
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Some staggering statistics in the @geccollect.bsky.social inclusion index such as 'Only 1 in 2 students feel they "belong" in school' and that '7/10 staff feel they aren't offered opportunities because of whom they are'. Read free here: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl... #Inclusion #Belonging
The GEC Inclusion Index — Global Equality Collective
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July 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Some staggering statistics in the @geccollect.bsky.social inclusion index such as 'Only 1 in 2 students feel they "belong" in school' and that '7/10 staff feel they aren't offered opportunities because of whom they are'. Read free here: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl... #Inclusion #Belonging
The all-new awesome GEC Inclusion Index is live💪 identifying and tracking the 10 key behaviourial areas affecting #inclusion and #belonging in our schools.
At #8 on our STUDENT leaderboard: Safety
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/students-saf...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Safety
At #8 on our STUDENT leaderboard: Safety
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/students-saf...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Safety
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The all-new awesome GEC Inclusion Index is live💪 identifying and tracking the 10 key behaviourial areas affecting #inclusion and #belonging in our schools.
At #8 on our STUDENT leaderboard: Safety
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/students-saf...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Safety
At #8 on our STUDENT leaderboard: Safety
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/students-saf...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Safety
The all-new awesome GEC Inclusion Index is live💪 identifying and tracking the 10 key behaviourial areas affecting #inclusion and #belonging in our schools.
At #10 on our STAFF leaderboard: Wider Curriculum
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/staff-wider-...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Belonging
At #10 on our STAFF leaderboard: Wider Curriculum
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/staff-wider-...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Belonging
July 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The all-new awesome GEC Inclusion Index is live💪 identifying and tracking the 10 key behaviourial areas affecting #inclusion and #belonging in our schools.
At #10 on our STAFF leaderboard: Wider Curriculum
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/staff-wider-...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Belonging
At #10 on our STAFF leaderboard: Wider Curriculum
So what?👉 www.thegec.education/staff-wider-...
#EduSky #UKTeacher #Belonging
Introducing The #InclusionIndex 📢
Based on research from our 26,000 Voices report, we have established the issues most affecting #inclusion and #belonging in schools today.
See the top 10 behaviourial areas: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
#EduSky #UKTeacher @nicoleponsford.bsky.social
Based on research from our 26,000 Voices report, we have established the issues most affecting #inclusion and #belonging in schools today.
See the top 10 behaviourial areas: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
#EduSky #UKTeacher @nicoleponsford.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Introducing The #InclusionIndex 📢
Based on research from our 26,000 Voices report, we have established the issues most affecting #inclusion and #belonging in schools today.
See the top 10 behaviourial areas: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
#EduSky #UKTeacher @nicoleponsford.bsky.social
Based on research from our 26,000 Voices report, we have established the issues most affecting #inclusion and #belonging in schools today.
See the top 10 behaviourial areas: www.thegec.education/the-gec-incl...
#EduSky #UKTeacher @nicoleponsford.bsky.social
As well as founding and CEO-ing the GEC, @nicoleponsford.bsky.social's been working hard on her doctorate. And we are delighted to say that she has now passed and we couldn’t be more pleased for her 👏👏👏👏
Well done Dr Nicole Ponsford - you’ve smashed it 💪
#Inclusion #KaleidoscopicData
Well done Dr Nicole Ponsford - you’ve smashed it 💪
#Inclusion #KaleidoscopicData
July 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
As well as founding and CEO-ing the GEC, @nicoleponsford.bsky.social's been working hard on her doctorate. And we are delighted to say that she has now passed and we couldn’t be more pleased for her 👏👏👏👏
Well done Dr Nicole Ponsford - you’ve smashed it 💪
#Inclusion #KaleidoscopicData
Well done Dr Nicole Ponsford - you’ve smashed it 💪
#Inclusion #KaleidoscopicData
🎉 IT’S HERE! Our groundbreaking report is now available as a physical hard copy - ready to order from our website: www.thegec.education/the-research
Hidden voices are front and centre in our game-changing national report. Sneak peek below👇
@nicoleponsford.bsky.social #Inclusion #UKTeacher #EduSky
Hidden voices are front and centre in our game-changing national report. Sneak peek below👇
@nicoleponsford.bsky.social #Inclusion #UKTeacher #EduSky
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🎉 IT’S HERE! Our groundbreaking report is now available as a physical hard copy - ready to order from our website: www.thegec.education/the-research
Hidden voices are front and centre in our game-changing national report. Sneak peek below👇
@nicoleponsford.bsky.social #Inclusion #UKTeacher #EduSky
Hidden voices are front and centre in our game-changing national report. Sneak peek below👇
@nicoleponsford.bsky.social #Inclusion #UKTeacher #EduSky
We do inclusion and data differently. Want to see how?
We work with you to understand what inclusion really looks like in your school.
Fine out more from @nicoleponsford.bsky.social (CEO & Founder) in our virtual demo: www.thegec.education/gec-virtual-...
#Inclusion #EdTech #DataDriven #Belonging
We work with you to understand what inclusion really looks like in your school.
Fine out more from @nicoleponsford.bsky.social (CEO & Founder) in our virtual demo: www.thegec.education/gec-virtual-...
#Inclusion #EdTech #DataDriven #Belonging
June 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We do inclusion and data differently. Want to see how?
We work with you to understand what inclusion really looks like in your school.
Fine out more from @nicoleponsford.bsky.social (CEO & Founder) in our virtual demo: www.thegec.education/gec-virtual-...
#Inclusion #EdTech #DataDriven #Belonging
We work with you to understand what inclusion really looks like in your school.
Fine out more from @nicoleponsford.bsky.social (CEO & Founder) in our virtual demo: www.thegec.education/gec-virtual-...
#Inclusion #EdTech #DataDriven #Belonging