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Scottish migrant children need help
New research has found that thousands of migrant children in Glasgow who need help with English are not receiving the support they need.
13 May 2008 (external article)
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Race history made thirty-six years ago
By Jenny Bourne
A member of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) recalls the events of 1972 which changed the terms of the race relations debate.
17 April 2008 (1519 words)
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Document on student extremism seriously flawed
By David Renton
New policies being recommended to prevent extremism on campuses are aimed at the wrong target and could promote division and fear within the student body.
10 April 2008 (1447 words)
redbridge guardian 'Cover-up' of racism in schools
Councillors in Redbridge have suggested that teachers in schools may be covering up the true extent of racist incidents at schools in the borough.
8 April 2008 (external article)
independent Teachers accuse MoD of Iraq propaganda
The National Union of Teachers has found that school lesson plans drawn up by the Ministry of Defence rewrite the history of the Iraq war, by failing to mention civilian casualties.
14 March 2008 (external article)
east anglian daily times Mildenhall school told to tackle racist 'teasing'
An Ofsted report has called for measures to combat bullying and teasing directed at Portuguese and Polish minorities at the Mildenhall College of Technology.
13 March 2008 (external article)
bbc news Migrant children more likely to be bullied
New research from the British Council has found that children of migrants in the UK are 25 per cent more likely to be bullied that non-migrant children.
3 March 2008 (external article)
guardian London language college controlled by Italian far-right
The Guardian has revealed that a language college in London, CL English College, is controlled by Robert Fiore, the neo-fascist leader of the Forza Nuova.
3 March 2008 (external article)
bbc news Anti-sectarian fund in Northern Ireland
The government in Northern Ireland has launched a fund to battle against sectarianism.
28 February 2008 (external article)
guardian Centre in memory of Stephen Lawrence opens
A new centre has opened in Deptford in memory of the murdered Black teenager Stephen Lawrence. The centre offers training, courses and mentoring to students wishing to study engineering and architecture.
7 February 2008 (external article)
glasgow evening times Anti-racism in Glasgow nurseries
Glasgow has become the first local authority in Scotland to introduce an anti-racist curriculum in its nurseries.
6 February 2008 (external article)
bbc news Ethnic attainment 'needs action'
Government statistics show that minority ethnic students are less likely than their White peers to achieve top marks in their degrees. A report by academics urged universities to act to remedy the situation.
22 January 2008 (external article)
guardian Government to target ESOL funding
The government has announced that ESOL funding will be targeted at those aiming to stay in the UK rather than short-term economic migrants to have an impact on community cohesion and integration.
10 January 2008 (external article)
bbc news Legal challenge to kara ban
Liberty has launched a legal challenge in the High Court for a 14-year-old girl who has been excluded from school for wearing a kara - a Sikh bangle.
10 January 2008 (external article)
bbc news Teacher racially abused
A tribunal has found that Black teacher Samantha Burmis was racially abused and sexually harassed by pupils at Aylesford School in Kent and that the school had a culture which allowed the abuse to continue.
10 December 2007 (external article)
independent Race row scientist has Black ancestors
James Watson, a scientist who claimed that Blacks were less intelligent than Whites, has been told, after analysis of his DNA, it is likely that he has African ancestry.
10 December 2007 (external article)
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Teaching Black history: the struggle continues
By Marika Sherwood
In a lecture delivered to members of the Black and Asian Studies Association, one of its founders deplores the ethnocentrism and racism in education and society.
6 December 2007 (3784 words)
guardian Children rights worsening
New research by the Children's Rights Alliance for England has found failures to protect the rights of children in areas including detention and education.
22 November 2007 (external article)
bbc news Sikh student excluded again
A 14-year-old Sikh girl has been excluded from her school for the third time after refusing to stop wearing her kara - the Sikh religious bangle.
14 November 2007 (external article)
Traveller death marked by drama
Cwmni'r Frân Wen, a professional educational theatre company, has produced a new play about Johnny Delaney, who was murdered in 2003 on the outskirts of Ellesmere Port, when a gang of youths reacted towards his Irish accent and attacked him.
8 November 2007 (432 words)
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