What School Leaders need to know about Unconscious Bias
Delivered by School Leaders Training, this three-hour interactive course will give participants an overview of unconscious bias, including practical steps to counter it in everyday life. The course will take place on 19 January, 08.30-11.30 GMT.
Description
We all have unconscious biases (also called implicit or cognitive biases), which may include confirmation bias, primacy bias, affinity bias, attribution bias, conformity bias and contrast effect among others.
This course will aim to deepen personal reflection on what these may be and determine how they may be getting in the way of performance at work, before putting in practical steps to ensure we operate with as much objectivity as possible.
By the end of the training, participants will:
- Have an understanding of common types of leadership unconscious biases;
- Be more aware of unconscious biases they may possess;
- Be aware of leadership situations in which biases commonly arise and be able to put steps in place to mitigate these;
- Have a deeper understanding of issues relating to unconscious bias in stages of recruitment, induction and performance management in order to raise school performance;
- Have practical steps they can take to counter unconscious bias in leading day-to-day.
Additional information:
This interactive online course is delivered by School Leaders Training. Participant numbers are limited. This course has now been confirmed.
It will run from 08.30-11.30 on 19 January 2022.
Slides will be made available to registered delegates; certificates will be issued to attendees.
Booking process:
Delegate fees:
£135 per COBIS Member delegate
£145 per Non-Member delegate
Please complete an online booking form by clicking 'register' at the top of this page.
If you are based in the UK, the delegate fee will be liable for VAT. Please email events@cobis.org.uk to process your registration.
If you are based outside the UK, but you are booking and paying for your place as an individual (rather than having the booking paid for by the school), you may also be liable for VAT. Please email events@cobis.org.uk to process your booking.
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Format:
Pre-training reading, live online training via Zoom, followed by a post-training reflection task. The live training will incorporate discussion (verbal and using chat), polls and break-out rooms.
Presenter
Umesh Raja is a former headteacher. He is a guest lecturer at the Institute of Education in London, presenting on topics such as 'the importance of kindness.' As an ISI Team Inspector, Umesh has delivered this training to staff in several international schools in the past few months.