Transforming Institutions through Decoloniality and Inclusion
DJC specialises in helping universities, NGOs, public and private sector organisations to achieve their educational goals through decoloniality and inclusion.
Dr Dom Jackson-Cole, SHFEA
I have worked in UK higher education since 2007 in the fields of Widening Participation (WP) and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and combine practitioner, project manager, policy-maker and researcher experiences. My expertise includes: closing racialised awarding gaps, decoloniality in higher education, including academic enhancement, and anti-harassment initiatives. I have published on issues of race and gender equality in higher education, and contributed to the development and operationalisation of several nationwide projects and policies aimed at improving social justice.
A selection of projects and intitiatives I led
Tackling racial harassment
I was part of the Advisory Board for Universities UK (2020-21) which created a nationwide guidance for universities for tackling racial harassment and bullying on campus.
Decolonising Human Rights Educaction
With colleagues, Joris Lechêne and Oju Rezende, I was commissioned by the Global Secretariat of Amnesty International (2022-23) to investigate their pedagogic approaches to human rights education (HRE) and anti-racism. The project involved interviews with HRE practitioners across five continents and analysis of pedagogic documents. The research culminated in a report recommending a wholesale reorganistion toward a decolonial approach to HRE.
Inclusive Curriculum Toolkit
As part of the Strategic Curriculum Transformation Project at the University of Edinburgh (2022-23), Advance HE nominated me as the lead consultant to investigate the University's pedagogic inclusion practices and to create an Inclusive Curriculum Toolkit. Based on interviews with colleagues across the institution, I created an interactive toolkit, customisable by role and level of knowledge/ engagement with questions of inclusion.
Dignity Advisers Network
At SOAS University of London, I set up, recruited and trained a network of Dignity Advisers, who were the first point of contact for people experiencing harassment and bullying. The initiative, along with awareness raising and training I also led on, contributed to significant decreases in instances of bulllying and harassment.
Global Anti-racist and Diversity Programme
Since 2020, along with my colleague, Joris Lechêne, we have created and been delivering quarterly training for OC&C Strategy Consultants supporting onboarding of new starters to be more race literate and culture competent. The programme resulted in improvement of staff engagement, cooperation and diversification of hiring practices.
Mind the Gap
Between 2015 and 2017, I led on several strands of the Mind the Gap programme which was a whole institution approach by Kingston University to closing racialised degree awarding gap, and which made Kingston the national leader in this field.
Clients
From strategic culture change consultancy to anti-racist workshops, from universities to international corporations, my clients are as diverse as their needs. One thing they all have in common is the dedication to improving the experiences and wellbeing of their employees, students, and clients through inclusion and decoloniality.
Manolo Blahnik HP, Inc. OC&C Strategy Consultants
42 Management & Production Bectu BFI Digital Orchard FilmForward The Film and TV Charity The Production Guild
Amnesty International Infected Blood Inquiry London Borough of Hounslow Nursing and Midwifery Council The Wellcome Trust
Arts University Bournemouth Brunel University Kingston University London Metropolitan University London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Nottingham Trent University Ravensbourne University London Roehampton University Solent University University College London (UCL) University of Chester University of Creative Arts University of Edinburgh University of Essex University of Kent University of Leeds University of Liverpool University of Sheffield University of Suffolk University of Surre University of Southampton University of Westminster University of the West of England
Services
EDI and decolonial strategy
DJC can help you to embed EDI and decoloniality into the fabric of your institution. Starting with in-depth assessment of your current culture and practices, DJC can help you gain crucial insights into areas of good practice and areas for improvement. DJC then can help you with the development of solutions and programmes that respond to your needs. And finally, setting measurable goals, tracking progress and regularly evaluating strategic impacts.
Aduiting policies and practices
DJC can help your institution identify the best policies and practices for building inclusion. Using an employee life cycle approach DJC can help you overcome potential biased in recruitment, diversifying your hires, improve appraisal and promotion processes that may be holding back the diversity and success of your employees. For universities, DJC offers services that can support the development of inclusive policies and practices for staff and students.
Institutional research
Whether it is collecting demographic data, designing and conducting staff surveys or facilitating focus groups and interviews - knowing what your people think and need is crucial to improving EDI. DJC offers a range of services that can help you understand the needs and experiences of your key stakeholders and identify the best solutions for improving EDI.
Impactful workshops
Workshops led by DJC, whether in person or via Zoom, are dynamic and impactful, engaging participants in thought provoking exercises and discussions and eliciting deep learning. A variety of methods of delivery used, such as small group work, videos and thought experiments, makes the training highly interactive. The focus is not only on raising awareness of EDI and decolonial issues, but most importantly on how institutions and individuals can address them and build supportive cultures.
Bespoke e-learning packages
E-learning can be a great way to support the introduction of EDI knowledge in your institution. Perfect for raising awareness of legal aspects, rights and obligations, e-learning packages are bespoke to each organisation and can bring to live and help understand a variety of inclusive procedures and policies, through a use of tailored scenarios.
Toolkits for universities
DJC has experience in creating toolkits that support inclusive and decolonial practice development of staff in curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and design. The toolkits are created based on institutional insights and needs analysis, and designed in a way that is responsive and customisable.
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