Anti-Racism Framework for Initial Teacher Education
Do you want to make your Initial Teacher Education/Training Course anti-racist?
Here is a research-informed accessible framework to help you: Home | AntiRacism Framework (anti-racism-framework.co.uk)
Our research has sought to address the absence of reference to racism in the current Initial Teacher Education curriculum and in the Teacher Standards in England. We aimed to generate new data and evidence for the publication of a freely available and widely disseminated, trusted, accessible and research-informed anti-racism framework for Initial Teacher Education/Training provision.
Our framework and evidence have been included as recommended practice in a substantial research and practice informed report by the Teaching Commission: Report – Teaching Commission
A video to help you use the anti-racism framework for your ITE/T course
This video will help you draw on the anti-racism framework in initial teacher education and training to transform your course. It will help you to think about racism and anti-racism in terms of your curriculum, placements, training, course reflections and leadership.
Here is a downloadable version of the anti-racism framework
Policy brief:
Case Studies (holding space for work to come)
Here are some example case studies of providers who have used the anti-racism framework to transform their ITE/T courses
Talking Heads Video (holding space for work to come)
Coming soon is a link to a talking heads video of a provider who has used the Framework to integrate anti-racism into their course.
Read our Publications
Smith HJ, Lander V. Finding ‘pockets of possibility’ for anti-racism in a curriculum for student teachers: from absence to action. The Curriculum Journal 2023, 34(1), 22-42
Smith HJ, Lander V. State of the Discipline of ITE/T in England and the urgent need for anti-racism. Research Intelligence 2023, (154), 20-21.
Smith HJ, Lander V. (2025) Creating the anti-racism framework to transform the curriculum for student teachers in England. In: Moncrieffe ML; Fakunle O; Kustatscher M; Rost AO, ed. The BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum: Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice. Leeds: Emerald Publishing, pp.159-168.
Show Racism the Rec Card news item (2025): ‘Pockets of Possibility’ by Heather Smith and Vini Lander – Show Racism the Red Card