Logo reads: National Inclusion Week 2025 15-21 September. Now is the Time. Logo also shows Inclusive Employers logo - the founders of the week.

What is National Inclusion Week®?

Founded by Inclusive Employers in 2013, National Inclusion Week® (NIW) is an yearly event that takes place every September that is dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to build inclusive workplaces.

National Inclusion Week® offers an opportunity to spark conversations and inspire thinking about inclusion across your organisation. It serves as a platform for discussion, generating ideas, or launching new initiatives. What makes National Inclusion Week® unique and exciting is that is involves everyone. It’s a great week to discuss intersectional issues and include all your communities – across gender, race, religion, LGBTQ+, disabilities, carers and social mobility.

In 2025, National Inclusion Week® will take place from 15th–21st September. 

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National Inclusion Week® starts in...
  • 20

    weeks

  • 3

    Days

  • 18

    Hours

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‘Now is the Time’  – the theme for this year’s National Inclusion Week®

Each year, National Inclusion Week® is given a unique theme inspired what’s happening in society, as well as by conversations with our members and what our team of expert inclusion consultants are forecasting as areas of interest and focus for the year ahead. The theme aims to provide a focus for the week and to act as a tool to widely communicate why inclusion is so important, now more than ever.

The theme this year, ‘Now is the Time’ emphasises the importance of inclusion, urgency, resilience, and the need to push forward – focusing on practical steps that make inclusion sustainable and embedded within our organisations. The theme is influenced by recent backlash against inclusion and diversity coupled with economic instability and tightening budgets – meaning those in inclusion and diversity roles must innovate to maximise impact. Learn more about the theme.

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Join one of our inclusion and diversity webinars

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April 29 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Creating disability pathways
This webinar will focus on strategies for supporting disabled athletes from grassroots to elite levels and how to break down barriers.
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May 6 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Member Community Event – 6 May 2025
Topic: Exploring inclusion opportunities and challenges in the local government sector In these Member-only events, and these sessions are aimed at...
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May 7 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Member Community Event – 7 May 2025
Topic: Exploring inclusion opportunities and challenges in the local government sector In these Member-only events, and these sessions are aimed at...
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August 14 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Inclusive kit progression
This webinar will discuss how inclusive kit design can support athletes of all genders, body types, and faith backgrounds.
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September 29 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Parental leave and sporting success
Webinar overview Balancing parenthood and athletic success is a unique challenge faced by many sports professionals. This webinar will explore the...
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November 12 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Inclusion and environmental sustainability
Webinar overview Sustainability and inclusion are intrinsically linked and go hand-in-hand in creating a positive future for sports. This webinar...
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About Inclusive Employers

Established in 2011, Inclusive Employers are experts on workplace inclusion. We are the first and leading membership organisation for employers who are committed to prioritising inclusion and creating truly inclusive workplaces. In inclusive workplaces all employees are valued and contribute towards the success of their organisation.

We launched National Inclusion Week® in 2013 to give organisations the opportunity to celebrate inclusion and place focus on their inclusion and diversity agendas.

“For us, National Inclusion Week gave us the perfect springboard to move the conversation about D&I from being among an engaged few champions to a broader audience.”

“National Inclusion Week is a great opportunity to put inclusion on the table (even more so than it already is) for discussion and sparking thoughts and actions in others.”

“National Inclusion Week gave us a great platform to bring lots of our inclusion activity and colleagues together in a unique way. The overwhelmingly positive feedback proved it was all worth it!”

“We hope to use the momentum to engage every employee so they understand the importance of inclusion and how they can make it an integral part of our culture.”