Introduction
You will find here a statement from the Minister for Schools, Jacqui Smith MP. She stresses the Government's commitment to tackling and preventing racist bullying in schools and sets it within the context of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act.
This leads on to notes on statutory requirements and expectations.
In addition to knowing the wider policy context, schools will want to know how children and young people themselves see the issues. The next papers, accordingly, contain stories and messages from young people. They contain points from a forum for young people in a London borough; accounts by Gypsies and Travellers in a shire authority; extracts from interviews with people who have recently left school; extracts from autobiographical writings by people looking back on their schooldays; and words of appreciation for various kinds of assistance and support.
The site focuses then on underlying issues. There is a statement of key principles for preventing and addressing racist bullying in schools; a discussion of the meanings of the key terms bullying, racism, racist bullying and racist incidents; notes on the extent of racist bullying; and a description of racism's various forms, including colour racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, prejudice against Traveller and Gypsy communities, and hostility to refugees and people seeking asylum. The section concludes with a selection of messages of support .
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Last updated: 31 July 2007
