Discover how Wrawby St. Mary’s CE Primary, part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, is revolutionising education through Lyfta. The school is integrating powerful human stories into the curriculum to provide students with invaluable global perspectives and cultural insights. Students can engage with diverse stories, sparking meaningful discussions and nurturing a deeper understanding of the world. Read on to find out more about how the school is paving the way for a more inclusive and globally aware future.

Every educator wants learning experiences to be impactful and authentic. In our increasingly complex, interconnected world, it’s also what young people are asking for and need. At Lyfta, we harness the power of learning from life, for life, through cinematic, immersive human stories to cultivate meaningful connections, understanding of others, self-discovery and action for positive change.

In this blog post, we’ll unpack the term DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging), explore the reasons why schools should engage with DEIB initiatives and look at the ways in which Lyfta can support schools in their DEIB journeys

Upton Court Grammar school in Berkshire have been incorporating Lyfta sessions into the school curriculum as part of their mission to ensure all students thrive on an intrapersonal, interpersonal, societal and global level. Through the use of Lyfta, their students are able to virtually experience an array of different cultures and perspectives from around the world.

Lyfta is a powerful way to introduce diverse cultures and perspectives to the classroom through 360° spaces and inspiring short films. Through these human stories, further education providers can equip their students with core skills and values that enable them to succeed in the workplace of tomorrow.

We had the pleasure of speaking with Tom Fay, Director of School Improvement at Pontefract Academies Trust, about the journey the trust is on with Lyfta. We discussed how they have implemented the platform and the impact they have seen so far.

The importance of using a wide range of diverse human stories in our classrooms cannot be underestimated. In this blog, we'll explore the importance of using diverse human stories, how this can be done and the potential impact it can have for your students.

In 2022 we launched our first ever CPD course on diversity, equity and inclusion for Lyfta users. In this blog, Anna Szpakowska discusses how the course was put together and the impact it had on the teachers who participated.

LEO Academy Trust is formed of seven primary schools in South London, serving over 3500 pupils. Staff from across the Trust attended Lyfta's global learning webinars to learn how to use the platform and weave the resources into lessons and assemblies.

Teaching children about sex education, human relationships and gender identity is vital to creating more accepting and well rounded global citizens. It's vital to equip teachers with the teaching resources and skills that will help them confidently teach diversity in the curriculum and usualise it as a subject for children.

We were delighted to be part of the DiverseEd Big Virtual Conversation recently and part of a panel of amazing speakers. Rahul Karavadra from Lyfta talked about bringing a diverse curriculum to life through human stories. The key themes of Rahul's session, are outlined in this blog.

At Lyfta, we feel pleased with the heightened focus on assessing schools' engagement with their statutory duties with regard to the Equality Act 2010. This Act prohibits unlawful discrimination and the less favourable treatment of an individual on the basis of any protected characteristic, including sex, religion and belief, race and disability.