Hemisphere is a brain-training platform that helps disrupt bias and improve racial literacy. It forms a core part of schools’ inclusion strategies, supporting every member of staff and every student to: identify and disrupt racial bias; recognise the links between belonging, wellbeing and outcomes; and build a set of practical actions to change individual practice and inform school-wide strategy. 

It has been developed by Rare, multi-award-winning leaders in race equity in education and employment. Rare’s clients include outstanding UK schools across the independent and maintained sector, Oxford university, Cambridge University, JP Morgan, McKinsey, 95% of the UK’s top law firms, and the Civil Service Fast Stream.

From hair to names to cultural norms, Hemisphere is a whole-school approach to building belonging. It provides teachers (EYFS-KS5) with a toolkit to understand, safeguard and nourish diverse students, and empowers pupils (KS3-5) in their peer-to-peer interactions. 

The training blends government data, original research, animations and interactive exercises to distil 20 years’ experience and knowledge into one hour of CPD training for staff, and a 30 minute+ session for students. Training is done annually, with updated materials each year. Hemisphere is also relevant to wider school staff and governors.