Inclusive Education is teaching in ways that dismantle the dominant structures within higher education embedded in whiteness, able-bodied, elite and heteronormative culture.
Inclusive education at LSE is driven by the following values:
- We see every student
- We respect identity and individuality
- We are all members of our scholarly community
- We actively listen to all voices
- We create principled learning spaces for students and staff to grow and learn in partnership
An inclusive education at LSE is ambitious and innovative
Ambition and innovation are central to the scope of LSE’s commitment to inclusive education. Aligned to institutional strategy, the university seeks to make systemic cultural change to develop an education that is informed by research and responsive to societal change.
An inclusive education at LSE involves everyone
LSE’s commitment to inclusive education is based on a collaborative partnership and a collective vision between all members of the LSE community and is reflected in connected strategic priorities.
The Inclusive Education Action Plan (IEAP) is the School’s key strategic mechanism enabling School and its departments to deliver this change.
The IEAP identifies five areas of work to achieve this inclusive vision:
Academic Mentoring: building scholarly partnerships based on shared purpose and understanding.
Curriculum Enhancement (Diversifying and Decolonising): continuously developing a curriculum that centres, not others.
Inclusive Pedagogy: fostering pedagogic approaches that dismantle the dominant power structures that exist in higher education.
Developing Higher Education Identities: accepting identity and supporting growth
Anti-Racism: articulating an empowering anti-racist praxis for equity and justice in the classroom.
The IEAP will enable the School to unify and deliver on the attainment dimension of the Access and Participation Plan, the education strand of the Race Equity Framework and Theme A of Student Health and Wellbeing Framework, all of which are closely connected and interlinked.
Annual Report
To learn more about our ongoing work, the 2024-25 Inclusive Education Annual Report for 2024-25 provides a comprehensive overview of the initiatives implemented across the School.
About the team
Dr Akile Ahmet, Head of Inclusive Education
I am the Head of inclusive education at the LSE and work across the School with departments on projects focussed on inclusive education such as decolonising and diversifying. I am currently leading the Anti-Racism and Ablism workshops in the Eden Centre which are focussed on building inclusive education into the structures of LSE.
Dr Daniela Pérez Aguilar, Research and Evaluation Officer, Inclusive Education
In my role I lead the work on Academic Mentoring across the School, and a current research project on reducing ethnicity awarding gaps. Drawing on my background in sociology and higher education research, I work closely with Dr Akile Ahmet in the design and evaluation of initiatives around academic mentoring, inclusive assessment and how to work with student voice. I connect with colleagues across the School to develop practical resources for inclusive education and assess their impact.