What is National Inclusion Week®?
Founded by Inclusive Employers in 2013, National Inclusion Week® (NIW) is an yearly event dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to build inclusive workplaces. What began as a small initiative for our Members—with less than 100 participants—has grown significantly. In 2024, there was over 10,000 individuals taking part, showing the increasing importance of inclusion in today’s 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. Many organisations use the week to showcase their ongoing inclusion efforts or as a springboard for new projects.
Each year, we introduce a theme accompanied by a toolkit and events designed to help shape and enrich your internal celebrations.
In 2025, National Inclusion Week® will take place from 15th–21st September.
You can now register to hear about important updates such as when we open up registrations:
Register for alerts about National Inclusion Week®
Sign up for alerts about National Inclusion Week® 2025
Join one of our inclusion and diversity webinars
Sexual Harassment – Changes to The Workers Protection Act
Human Sustainability: The Intersection of Inclusion, Growth, and a Sustainable Legacy
People living with long-term health conditions
Employment Legislation Changes: are you ready?
Creating an Effective Anti-Bullying Policy – Advice for HR Professionals
Member Community Event – 4 March 2025
Member Community Event – 5 March 2025
International Women’s Day 2025 #AccelerateAction
Equip – Making your policies work for you
Ethical AI use in sports (recruitment)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Keeping Inclusion A Priority During Challenging Times
Can Artificial Intelligence help boost diversity, fairness and belonging in the workplace?
Transgender Day of Visibility 2025
Member Community Event – 1 April 2025
Inclusive Recruitment Bitesize – 30 min session! Simple strategies for Line managers and HR Leads
Member Community Event – 2 April 2025
Inclusive Recruitment – Job Design – Advice for Line managers and HR Leads
Inclusive Recruitment – Advertising – Advice for Line Managers and HR Leads
Inclusive Recruitment – Interviewing – Advice for Line Managers and HR Leads
Creating disability pathways
Inclusive Recruitment – Onboarding & Workplace adjustments – Advice for Line managers and HR Leads
Empower – Recognising staff contributions in a meaningful way
Integrating professional teams into EDI strategy
Events in the elements and managing mass participants
Inclusive major sporting events – stadium focus
Inclusive kit progression
Parental leave and sporting success
Supporting inclusive pathways in coaching and match officials
Inclusion and environmental sustainability
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.