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Ethnicity in a Sure Start Children’s Centre Verity Clarke, University of Bristol, UK

Ethnicity in a Sure Start Children’s Centre Verity Clarke, University of Bristol, UK School for Policy Studies. Introduction. 1 in 10 have BME population of over 40%. Research Aims. Service issues? 2. Good ethnic group relations? 3. Empowered or marginilised ?.

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Ethnicity in a Sure Start Children’s Centre Verity Clarke, University of Bristol, UK

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  1. Ethnicity in a Sure Start Children’s Centre Verity Clarke, University of Bristol, UK School for Policy Studies

  2. Introduction • 1 in 10 have BME population of over 40%

  3. Research Aims • Service issues? 2. Good ethnic group relations? 3. Empowered or marginilised?

  4. Why examine ethnicity in the context of Sure Start? • Specific needs in particular ethnic groups (Mohood et al1997) • Racism • ‘Colour Blind’ (Craig et al 2007) • Attempts to improve relations between ethnic groups limited (Criag, 2008) • Specialist services (Osgood and James, Lloyd and Rafferty, 2005)

  5. Methods • Participant Observation • Semi-structured Interviews • Photo-elicitation methods

  6. Participants • Parents (n=12) • Children (n=9) • Staff (n=8)

  7. Specialist Services • Race relations • “The sledge hammer approach” “Every time someone walks through the door its tick the boxes that says “you are an ethnic minority” and I think when are we going... you know... when are we going to stop just being Black and start being British...sort of thing? Why are we being divided in this manner?”

  8. Language • Children reluctant to speak in ‘home languages’ “I think it’s actually a good thing if they don’t speak other languages while they’re in the Centre they really just need to learn English (Jenny, white/English)”

  9. White identities -Black/white racism We used to go up to the town hall. I used to go with Joanne...Joanne is a black Jamaican. Joanne would be taken off and given ackee and salt fish and I would be taken off, given a very dry curly cheese sandwich and told I was racist! (Emily, white/English)

  10. Race Awareness • ‘Developmental Discourse’ of Race • Salience of race

  11. Conclusion • Scope for improving race relations • Tackling prejudice early on

  12. References • Craig, G; Adamson, S, Nasreen, A, Shezhad, A, Dadze-Arthur, A; Elliot, C; McNamee, S & Murtuja, B (2007) National Summary Report: Sure Start and Black and Minority Ethnic Populations, Department for Education and Skills • Lloyd and Rafferty (2006) Black and Minority Ethnic Families and Sure Start: Findings from Local Evaluation Reports, London: National Evaluation of Sure Start • James, K. & Osgood, J. 2007. Home Visiting in RBKC: Final Evaluation Report London Metropolitan University Institute for Policy Studies in Education (IPSE). • Modood, T, Berthoud, R, Lakey, J, Nazroo, J, Patten, S, Virdee, S and Beishon, S (1997) Ethnic Minorities in Britain: Diversity and Disadvantage, London: Policy Studies Institute

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