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# The Government should ensure that the school curriculum highlights white British identity alongside other ethnic and religious traditions, a leading race relations adviser has said.
Outline of discussion activity which aims to engage trainee teachers in considering the implications of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) and the importance of the monitoring and recording of racist incidents.
# Runnymede asked eight prominent thinkers on race, class and inequality to reflect on the state of class in 21st century Britain, and its relationship with race equality.
Details of project exploring young people's views on the past, present and future of multi-ethnic Britain.
Book review of Gillborn (2008) Racism and Education: Coincidence or Conspiracy? with suggestions for use within ITE.
Review of Tomlinson, S. (2008) Race and Education: Policy and Politics in Education with suggestions for use within ITE.
# Research showing that Black Caribbean pupils are being subjected to institutional racism in English schools which can dramatically undermine their chances of academic success.
Article on the history of Islamism which provides a critique of modern-day interpretations by adherents of this minority within Islam.
Report showing that a child's chances of receiving extra help for a special educational need is dictated by geography, class, race and gender.
Details of and link to Stonewall's Education for All website.
Details of special interest group of the BRITISH EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (BERA) relating to 'Race' Ethnicity and Education.
# Research showing that children from white middle-class homes suffer no academic disadvantage from going to badly performing state schools.
Report showing that students from minority ethnic groups are less likely than their white peers to achieve top marks in their degrees.
Latest Statistical First Release data on GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2006/07.
Article stressing the need for schools to address institutional racism in order to meet the new legal duty to promote community cohesion.
Birmingham Race Action Partnership responds to James Watson's comments on race and intelligence.
Findings from a study looking at the experiences of children from different backgrounds and their attitudes to education.
Video clips exploring why there are so few senior black and minority ethnic teachers and headteachers.
Research report providing a comprehensive discussion of Special Educational Needs and Ethnicity. It contains a review of academic literature that provides a useful background to the issues.
Report setting out the findings of the Teacher Status Project at University of Cambridge. It summarises the views of African Caribbean, Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani teachers.
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