Building a Culture of Belonging in the 2026 SEND Reforms
Our thoughts on how FREDIE should be used to affect a positive and measurable outcome for the Governments new plans for SEND in Schools.
New Year. Better Me. Better Us
A new year always arrives with a familiar promise: this time, I’ll do better.
Better habits. Better balance. Better choices. But what if “better” didn’t just stop with us as individuals?
Why Workplace Diversity Really Matters
For too long, workplace diversity has been treated as a nice to have — a moral gesture, a compliance exercise, or a communications issue. More latterly, diversity is a word that people are shrinking away from right at the time when we need to celebrate it the most – at a time when far right thinking is disproportionately loud and getting silly.
Why FREDIE Must Be a Boardroom Priority – A Chair and CEO Perspective
As Chairs and CEOs, we are ultimately accountable for the culture, integrity, and sustainability of the organisations we lead. While strategy, performance, and risk remain central to our role, there is one issue that increasingly underpins all three: how fairly and inclusively our organisations operate in practice.
A Day and Night of Innovation, Inspiration and Inclusion — FREDIE Conference & Awards 2025
What an unforgettable celebration of leadership, learning and lived inclusion! On Thursday 27th November, the National Centre for Diversity proudly hosted the FREDIE Conference & Awards 2025 at The Aagrah Restaurant in Bradford — marking a powerful milestone in our journey as we celebrate 20 years of championing FREDIE values across the UK.
How to Include Yourself in Festivities When You Don’t Celebrate Christmas
The festive season can be a joyful time — but also an isolating one if Christmas isn’t part of your culture, religion or personal life. Office parties, Secret Santa gifts, Christmas jumper days… it can feel like everyone else is celebrating something that doesn’t represent you.
Language Matters — How Inclusive Language Builds Respect
Words shape how we see the world — and how we see each other. That’s why inclusive language plays such an important role in building respectful and positive environments.
Listening — The Most Underestimated Inclusion Skill
In conversations about equality, diversity and inclusion, we often focus on what we should say — the right words, the correct terminology, how to communicate effectively. But one of the most powerful inclusion skills isn’t speaking at all. It’s listening.
The Importance of Fairness in the Workplace: Meeting a Human Need
Fairness isn’t a luxury — it’s a human necessity. It’s hardwired into us. From childhood, we react instinctively to unfairness. When a child says, “That’s not fair!”, they are expressing something deep within human nature: the need to be treated justly, to belong, and to trust that rules apply equally to everyone.