National Inclusion Week

National Inclusion Week is a UK week run by Inclusive Employers in late September. It encourages organisations to celebrate inclusion and take practical action on it at work.

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This week is National Inclusion Week in the UK, run by Inclusive Employers. Inclusion is about whether everyone here feels able to contribute, be heard and be themselves. This week, try one small thing: invite a quieter colleague's view in a meeting, check that your next team event works for people with caring responsibilities, or join our session on [date/time]. We'd also welcome your ideas on what would make this a more inclusive place to work.

This week is National Inclusion Week in the UK, run by Inclusive Employers. Inclusion is about whether everyone here feels able to contribute, be heard and be themselves. This week, try one small thing: invite a quieter colleague's view in a meeting, check that your next team event works for people with caring responsibilities, or join our session on [date/time]. We'd also welcome your ideas on what would make this a more inclusive place to work.

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It's National Inclusion Week. What's one small thing that has made you feel included at work? Share your ideas in the thread.

It's National Inclusion Week. What's one small thing that has made you feel included at work? Share your ideas in the thread.

Talking points

For managers and team leads.

- Inclusion lives in everyday habits, such as who gets heard in meetings and how socials are planned. - Ask your team what would make work more inclusive for them, and act on one idea. - Share any upcoming sessions and the routes for raising concerns.

- Inclusion lives in everyday habits, such as who gets heard in meetings and how socials are planned.
- Ask your team what would make work more inclusive for them, and act on one idea.
- Share any upcoming sessions and the routes for raising concerns.

Tone note

How to pitch it.

Focus on practical action rather than slogans, and don't put colleagues from under-represented groups on the spot to explain their experiences. Let people opt in to sharing.

Focus on practical action rather than slogans, and don't put colleagues from under-represented groups on the spot to explain their experiences. Let people opt in to sharing.

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Newsletter content ideas

Here's what you could include in your internal newsletter around National Inclusion Week:

Share the week's inclusion theme and activities
Highlight employee resource groups and D&I initiatives
Feature stories of belonging and inclusion from team members
Announce inclusion training or workshops

Subject line ideas

Try these subject lines to boost open rates:

National Inclusion Week: What we're doing this year
It's National Inclusion Week — here's how you can get involved
This week: National Inclusion Week + team news
28 September: National Inclusion Week at [Company]

How to feature this in your newsletter

Plan ahead — Add National Inclusion Week to your content calendar at least 2 weeks before the date so you have time to gather content and images.
Choose your angle — Will you run a dedicated special edition, or include it as a section in your regular newsletter? Bigger events work well as specials; smaller ones fit into your weekly digest.
Involve your people — Ask employees to share their stories, experiences, or ideas related to National Inclusion Week. User-generated content always gets higher engagement.
Include a call to action — Give readers something to do: attend an event, share a message, learn something new, or donate to a cause.

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