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New research from Race on the Agenda (ROTA) shows that free schools are failing to comply with statutory requirements on equality.

The public sector equality duty (PSED) exists to support schools to tackle unlawful discrimination, meet diverse needs, identify and address the reasons for different educational outcomes for different groups, and create school environments where all pupils feel valued and safe from all kinds of bullying and harassment.

The Equality Act 2010 requires all schools, including free schools, to fulfil the public sector equality duty. By 6 April 2012...Read more

Between November 2011 and February 2013, ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered some of the main challenges facing London’s BAME children and young people and their families, following a difficult economic period and wide-spread policy reforms and public spending cuts.

500 people, included two regional events, five local events, five workshops with young people, two workshops with parents, and a two day training programme for representatives of children and young people’s community organisations. Participants represented London’s BAME communities and...Read more

My main reason for wishing to be a ROTA trustee is the critical climate we once again find ourselves in around race equality in London and the UK. The current debate over the public sector equality duty is one instance of a wider and worrying picture where race is either slipping or being pushed off the agenda. At this time the need for an active third sector is needed more than ever. By joining ROTA’s board, I want to contribute to its efforts to raise the status of race equality issues and campaigns.

I come to this role with an extensive academic track record working on policing...Read more