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Home Office hits international students - again
New rules, to make it harder for international students to come and study in the UK, will become law unless Parliament intervenes.
29 July 2010 (737 words)
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Racial divide in educational achievement increases
A recent report by the Equality Challenge Unit has found that the gap in educational achievement at the degree level between white and black students has widened.
21 July 2010 (external article)
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New Travellers, old story
A unique set of free resources about the culture and history of Britain's New Travellers has been created by The Children's Society.
15 July 2010 (390 words)
english uk English language schools win High Court judicial review
English UK has won a High Court judicial review against a decision to raise the level of English which foreign students require before being given a visa to come and study the language.
14 July 2010 (external article)
Basil Davidson 1914-2010
To mark the sad death of Basil Davidson, a long-time member of the IRR and member of Race & Class Editorial Committee, we reproduce below the editorial in the 1994 special issue of the journal.
12 July 2010 (621 words)
aberdeen press and journal Boy removed from school after racist bullying
Marianna Rietsch, 34, has claimed that racial taunts have escalated into violence. As a result, she has removed her 6-year-old son from his school.
22 June 2010 (external article)
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From Barking to Aberdeenshire
By Chris Searle
A renowned educationalist critiques recent Citizenship Foundation guidance for teachers on dealing with the BNP and other radical groups in schools.
27 May 2010 (961 words)
guardian BNP teacher cleared
The General Teaching Council has cleared teacher and BNP activist, Adam Walker, of racial intolerance for comments he posted on a website in 2007, where he claimed Britain was becoming a 'dumping ground for the filth of the third world'.
25 May 2010 (external article)
journal live BNP teacher faces GTC
BNP member and secondary school teacher, Adam Walker, will face the General Teaching Council today, after he admitted posting racist comments about Islam, asylum seekers and immigrants on a website whilst he was teaching a lesson in 2007.
24 May 2010 (external article)
Refugee Week 2010
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.
17 May 2010 (188 words)
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Home Office rides roughshod over international students
By Frances Webber
New rules seriously affecting international students and language colleges have been pushed through parliament in defiance of proper procedures.
6 May 2010 (964 words)
guardian Black pupils 'are routinely marked down by teachers'
A University of Bristol report has revealed that Black children are being systematically marked down by their teachers who are unconsciously stereotyping them.
8 April 2010 (external article)
bbc news BNP teachers will not be banned
A government-commissioned review has concluded that teachers in England should not be banned from membership of the BNP or any group which may promote racism.
18 March 2010 (external article)
review
Young people's film on women who changed the world
A fantastic new DVD about four women who made an impact by changing society (with accompanying website and magazine) has been made by young filmmakers.
18 March 2010 (886 words)
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All men are created equal?
By Joseph Eaton
Below we reproduce a story based on real events, written during the second world war by a serving US chaplain*, about the repercussions of racial segregation, an issue so sensitive, the story never saw the light of day - till now.
11 March 2010 (2010 words)
sunderland echo 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)
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