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Race Equality

Race Equality. Samir Sharma MBE Adviser in Race Equality Education Services Glasgow City Council. Education and Social Work Services. What is Racism ?. Education and Social Work Services.

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Race Equality

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  1. Race Equality Samir Sharma MBE Adviser in Race Equality Education Services Glasgow City Council Education and Social Work Services

  2. What is Racism ? Education and Social Work Services

  3. Use of social, political and economic power against people on the basis of the colour of their skin, ethnic or national origin The belief by one group of people that another (or others) is inferior Racism is not natural. It is developed to maintain and perpetuate inequality Combination of prejudice and power. i.e thought and action What is Racism Education and Social Work Services

  4. The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 extends the scope of the RRA 1976 to cover all the functions of the Council. It gives public authorities, a general duty to promote race equality. The duty requires the Council when carrying out it’s policies, employing people and delivering services, in partnerships or otherwise to have due regard to the need to 1. Eliminate unlawful racial discrimination 2. Promote equality of opportunity; and 3. Promote good relations between persons of different racial groups Race Relations Amendment Act 2002 Education and Social Work Services

  5. It shall be the duty of the authority to secure that the education is directed towards the development of the personality, talents and mental and physical abilities of the child or young person to their fullest potential. Standards in Scotland’s etc. Act 2000 Duty on Glasgow City Council in providing school education Education and Social Work Services

  6. An education authority shall endeavour to secure improvement in the quality of school education which is provided in the schools managed by them; and they shall exercise their functions in relation to such provision with a view to raising standards of education Duty to secure improvement Education and Social Work Services

  7. Background Aims and Values Leadership and Management Planning and Developing Policy Putting Policy into Practice Establishment Race Equality Policy Education and Social Work Services

  8. Continuous Professional development Advise and Support Policy development, implementation and monitoring Ethnic monitoring and impact assessment Curriculum development – to follow Support Training and Functions Education and Social Work Services

  9. Educating for Race Equality – Toolkit for teachers One Scotland Many Cultures Scotland Wide Initiatives Education and Social Work Services

  10. Multi Faith Project, next phase One Gorbals Many Cultures Timeline – our communities Local Initiatives Involving Schools Education and Social Work Services

  11. City wide mandatory full P1-P7 curriculum P1 - difference and similarities P6 - employment and discrimination Pack - full lesson plans PDF - interactive DVD - lesson and action DVD Anti-Racist Curriculum for Glasgow Education and Social Work Services

  12. Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups Key links to Youth Services, Culture and Leisure Key links to major drivers, GARA, GFT, Gosip Head teachers and school teams Work with parents, young people – wider community Partnership Education and Social Work Services

  13. Outcomes achieve Meeting needs stakeholders Delivery of education process Management Leadership Capacity for improvement QMIE2 Six high order questions Education and Social Work Services

  14. Wider equalities New legislation: disability, gender, but also faith, sexuality & age Changing Glasgow/ Scotland Demographic changes: 2100 asylum seeker children 800 foreign national children last session (mainly EU nationals) 350 foreign national children to date this session Experiencing a new take on racism Similar experiences across rest of country Challenges we face Education and Social Work Services

  15. Build on consensus and work to date Build on Partnership/ Multi Agency Encourage Capacity & Status Clear Local Perspective and Focus Workable, Achievable, Meaningful Education and Social Work Services

  16. Encourage, a Vibrant Multicultural Glasgow Promote Social Justice, Active Citizenship Equality for All Result Education and Social Work Services

  17. One place where racism doesn’t exist? Final Thought Education and Social Work Services

  18. Education and Social Work Services

  19. In House support and training Prejudices and issues affecting all Wider Equalities Handling incidents, affects and processes Institutional Racism ???? Where – from here Education and Social Work Services

  20. The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report (conducted by Sir Ian now Lord Macpherson of Cluny) defines institutional racism as: “The collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin. It can be seen or detected in processes, attitudes and behaviour which amount to discrimination through unwitting prejudice, ignorance, thoughtlessness and racist stereotyping which disadvantaged minority ethnic people” Institutional Racism Education and Social Work Services

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