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RACE EQUALITY IN EDUCATION DUTY OR PRINCIPLE ?
Runnymede Trust and Institute of Education Conference
4th December 2008
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Overview of presentation
What do the duties on schools mean for the promotion of race equality?
Putting legislation into practice: some findings from a snapshot of teachers’ experiences
Key challenges
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Legislating for Race Equality
Result of incident/campaigning
Reaction versus response
Regulating or changing behaviour?
What about cultural transformation?
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Putting legislation into practice
Ethos of the school Dealing with racist incidents Race equality impact assessments and
action plans Support and guidance for staff, pupils and
their families Teaching about identity and diversity Getting involved in national projects
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Where are we now?
Racist language
Bullying around racism, culture and/or faith and belief
Any changes over the past five years?
Addressing issues around racism, culture and/or faith and belief
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Some observations
Communication of policies, clear expectations and support for education staff
Independent schools
Working with parents/carers and with the community
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Key challenges
Developing a shared understanding of the problem of racism
“The more things change, the more they stay the same”
Making the links – developing principled action
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Final thought….
“A civilisation can flounder as readily in the face of moral and spiritual bankruptcy as it can through financial bankruptcy.”
(Martin Luther King, Jr.)
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Contact details:
Daniela Wachsening
Policy Adviser (Equalities)
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
7 Northumberland Street
London WC2N 5RD
Tel. 020 7782 1606
Email: [email protected]