Notes the importance of moving to an antiracist approach in education, identifying early learning goals and exploring possible antiracist activities (taking seriously all forms of name-calling, using Persona Dolls to help children confront racism, and taking a strategic approach to addressing racism). Stresses the need for creating policies for…

Provides a broad history of the contribution of people of Asian origin, particularly Indian origin, to the development of the United Kingdom, discussing the racial bias they have historically faced in the country's educational, social, and employment systems. A timeline of the Indian presence in Great Britain from 1688-1999 is presented. (SM)

Explains how the United Kingdom's Commission for Racial Equality developed the document, "Learning for All," which provides standards for racial equity in education for England and Wales. Discusses the role of the local education authority in helping schools make effective use of the document to eliminate racial discrimination and…

Explains how one diverse local education authority (LEA) in the United Kingdom has made use of the Commission for Racial Equality's document, "Learning for All." Discusses the County Council's response to issues of diversity and equity and looks at the development of policy and practice in the LEA. (SM)

Describes current educational funding for refugee children in the United Kingdom, noting that the necessary funding to meet their needs is not offered by the central government or by specific grants. Makes recommendations about the way it should be financed and the role that practitioners could play in gathering information for the debate about…

Describes the work done in one British school district to support refugee and asylum-seeking students and their parents, focusing on refugees in the Haringey district, student mobility, providing a structured induction process for refugee children and families, and developing parent involvement initiatives.Discusses the district's efforts to…

Argues that the British government's school improvement agenda, manifested through changes to funding of migrant education, contradicts and hinders its social inclusion policy. After describing migrant education funding and discussing migrant student access and achievement, the paper concludes that until the education system responds to the needs…

Describes how one English school district took advantage of a small Education Action Zone (a partnership between eight schools, the local education authority, the private sector, a community sector, and a college of education) to develop successful initiatives for minority students who arrived midyear and needed support in order to achieve in…

Describes the first stage in Victoria, Australia's child and adolescent mental health services' (CAMHS) progress toward cultural proficiency in service delivery, focusing on research regarding services for adolescents age 12-18 years. Data from students, parents, and community agency workers provide information on families' adaptation to life in…

Reviews the OFSTED document, "Educational Inequality: Mapping Race, Class and Gender. A Synthesis of Research Evidence," (which examines the persistent inequality between the main ethnic populations within English schools) and the Teacher Training Agency document, "Raising the Attainment of Minority Ethnic Pupils: Guidance and…

Draws on the Crick Report, Education for Citizenship and the Teaching of Democracy in Schools, to examine citizenship, democracy, and political literacy, considering the report's potential as a framework for promoting racial equality in European schools. Discusses the following issues: racism and the education system; racism, democracy, and…

Discusses the potential of information and communications technology (ICT) and the World Wide Web to offer positive alternatives in contemporary British schools that are failing their black and minority group students. Describes the advantages of ICT and looks at future changes in the teaching profession and changes in the curriculum that will…