Introduction to Anti-Racist Curriculum Development is a guide for teachers, aimed at supporting better practice in Scotland's schools.

All teachers in Scotland should feel confident in building a curriculum that meets the needs of a diverse range of learners and improves relationships between children and young people. This can feel like a challenge when divisive influences, bias and stereotypes are present in our society. Anti-racist approaches can help to mitigate against these influences, creating a better environment for learning.

The guide outlines why anti-racist approaches are important in curriculum development, and explores the barriers that have hampered race equality in education. It then goes on to explore three key components for developing anti-racist approaches to curriculum development:

• Decolonising the curriculum
• Building intercultural competence
• Reducing racism, prejudice and discrimination

It also includes a self-reflection template to help teachers to consider their work from an anti-racist perspective. A customisable Word version of the template can be downloaded here.