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BNP teacher fails to block a disciplinary hearing
Adam Walker has failed again to get a disciplinary hearing at the General Teaching Council postponed. He faces action after being accused of racial and religious intolerance.
4 March 2010 (external article)
northern echo BNP activist loses his case for unfair dismissal
Teacher Mark Walker has lost his appeal to an employment tribunal after he alleged unfair dismissal. He was originally fired for absenteeism, but believed he was a victim of a political witch hunt.
4 March 2010 (external article)
Germany: freedom to speak on racism under threat
In Germany, an anti-racist academic faces prosecution for questioning whether court negligence could have been a contributory factor in the case of Marwa al-Sherbini, who was stabbed to death in a Dresden courtroom in July 2009.
23 February 2010 (1652 words)
Book now for places on IRR's training workshops
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is running a series of training workshops during March, April and May for voluntary sector organisations working on race/refugee or migrant issues.
11 February 2010 (691 words)
stoke sentinel Students shocked by racist graffiti at Staffordshire University
A police investigation has started after the university campus was daubed with swastikas and racist slogans. Students have complained of other racist incidents and would not recommend Stoke-on-Trent as a suitable destination for study.
11 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news Tougher rules for student visas
The home secretary has announced that tougher student visa rules are to be brought in. Applicants will need to speak English to near-GCSE level and those on short courses will not be able to bring dependants into the UK.
9 February 2010 (external article)
mirfield reporter Arrests following racist attack on 16-year-old
Police have arrested two teenagers after a 16-year-old Asian student suffered a broken thumb after he was attacked outside his school by a White gang in Mirfield.
5 February 2010 (external article)
bbc news UK suspends South Asian student visas
The UK Border Agency has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh after a jump in application numbers.
3 February 2010 (external article)
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Forgotten soldiers of the Second World War
By Miranda Wilson
Seventy years after the Second World War began there are hundreds of books, films and plays documenting the experiences of British soldiers but the sacrifices made by millions of Black Commonwealth soldiers has been ignored, say veterans.
17 December 2009 (966 words)
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People must be entertained
By Hazel Waters
We publish below a talk on 'Early 19th century theatre and racial attitudes' given by Dr Hazel Waters at the Museum of London, Docklands on 19 November.
26 November 2009 (3780 words)
guardian Institutional racism keeps Black teachers out of top posts
According to researchers at Manchester University and analysts at Education Data Surveys, only a handful of BME teachers are made headteachers each year because of an 'endemic culture of institutional racism' in England's schools.
6 November 2009 (external article)
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The myth of anti-racist kids
By Jenny Bourne
The Manifesto Club should not get away with its scurrilous attack on schools' anti-racist policies.
5 November 2009 (1402 words)
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The new McCarthyism
By Liz Fekete
Liz Fekete, delivering the eighth Claudia Jones Memorial Lecture, describes the new McCarthyism against Muslims sweeping across Europe and calls for a campaign against racism and Islamophobia in the media.
29 October 2009 (3515 words)
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Chris Searle: the great includer
By Hazel Waters
Below we reproduce the speech given by Hazel Waters on the publication of a special issue of Race & Class, honouring the work of educationalist, Chris Searle.
13 October 2009 (796 words)
children & young people now Traveller and Black Caribbean pupils more likely to be excluded
Government statistics have revealed that children from Gypsy and Traveller communities are five times, and Black Caribbean pupils three times, more likely to be excluded from school.
12 October 2009 (external article)
guardian Visa snarl-up leaves thousands barred from UK
A backlog of 14,000 visa applications in Pakistan has caused havoc among students due to start courses in the UK, with students complaining of lengthy delays or unfair refusals by the UK Border Agency.
8 October 2009 (external article)
guardian Racism inquiry may bring ban on BNP teachers
Members of the BNP could be banned from the teaching profession after Ed Balls ordered an inquiry into racism in schools.
1 October 2009 (external article)
times Police cite riot fears to delay case against BNP teacher
The case against Adam Walker, a teacher and BNP member accused of religious intolerance, has been postponed in an 'unprecedented intervention' because police fear it will cause flare-ups in Birmingham, where the General Teaching Council sits.
21 September 2009 (external article)
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Tackling racism in the very young
A valuable new resource for early years educators has been produced.
30 July 2009 (590 words)
bbc news Exclusion figures released
The number of children being excluded from schools in England has fallen. However Black Caribbean and Gypsy/Roma children are still more likely to be excluded.
30 July 2009 (external article)
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