Toy Box Diversity Lab

The Toy Box Diversity Lab website is your go-to hub for building inclusive classrooms through the power of children’s imagination.

Created by researchers at Queen Margaret University, this free set of resources equips educators with a set of informational videos, ready-to-use lesson ideas, and auditing tools that make it easy to spark conversations about disability, representation, anti-ableism and accessibility with pupils. All materials are evidence-based, teacher-tested, and designed to fit seamlessly into existing Scottish and  English curricula for Early – Second Level.

From classroom activity guides to the innovative “Toy Box Tales” exhibition, featuring adapted toys, the website offers practical, creative ways to nurture anti-ableist thinking in children.  In line with anti-racism and LGBT-affirming approaches, the resources take a human rights-based approach to the topics of disability and ableism, understanding disability inequality as maintained by social /environmental barriers, which we have in our collective power to change.

Whether you’re looking to embed more diversity into everyday teaching, or audit your classroom resources for inclusivity, the Toy Box Diversity Lab gives you practical, engaging pathways to create lasting impact for your learners.

Contact  Sian Jones SJones@qmu.ac.uk or Clare Uytman CUytman@qmu.ac.uk