commission on race and ethnic disparities

Consider if promoting ‘white privilege’ breaches equality laws, MPs tell schools

Schools should consider whether promoting “politically controversial terminology” such as “white privilege” is in line with their duties under the Equality Act, the Parliamentary education select committee has said. The cross-party committee has today published its report on left-behind white working class pupils, after taking evidence from sector experts and ministers since April 2020. In […]

Sewell report findings ‘an insult’ to those who experience racism, say education unions

The findings of the government’s Sewell commission on race and ethnic disparities are an “insult to all those in Britain who experience racism every day of their lives”, a group of education unions has said. The report from the commission, which was chaired by former teacher Dr Tony Sewell, has been heavily criticised for downplaying […]

Race and ethnic disparities report: The 9 schools recommendations

A government commission on race and ethnic disparities has called for “better targeted” funding, extended school days and endorsed calls for reforms to exclusions. The commission, chaired by Dr Tony Sewell, found Britain has become a “more open society” where children from many ethnic communities “do at least as well or substantially better than white […]