Maurice McLeod takes over the helm at Race on the Agenda
The Trustees of Race on the Agenda are happy to announce that Maurice McLeod has been appointed as the incoming CEO of Race on the Agenda following the retirement of Andy Gregg.
ROTA’s statement on the 2020 A-Level Results
Ever since GCSEs and A levels were cancelled due to the Corona virus lockdown, concerns have been raised about the fairness of replacing them with teacher predicted grades. Pupils from certain race and ethnicities are often given underpredicted grades for ‘A’ Levels, and since April, ROTA along with other race equality organisations such as Runnymede…
Covid-19: is there an opportunity for a new approach to informal exclusions?
The Department for Education has produced a guidance document for schools when they re-open in September after the Covid-19 closures. ROTA has some thoughts. The period of lockdown has proved particularly challenging for some pupils, particularly those from disadvantaged communities. Refugees, asylum seekers, children from some BAME communities and from Gipsy, Roma and Traveller families have had difficulty accessing…
Systemic racism in the UK education system
Our Senior Policy Officer Poornima Karunacadacharan, speaks to Activate Debate and gives a thought-provoking insight into how systemic racism functions in the UK education system.
Coalition for Race Equality statement on the Government’s new Commission on Racial Inequalities
CORE is concerned about the announcement by the Government of a new “crossgovernmental commission” to look into racial inequalities. CORE believes that such a commission can only secure the support of BAME communities and community organisations if there is transparency and accountability about how it is set up, who is involved in it and whether there is…
Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan on BBC Look North
ROTA Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan talking to BBC Look North on 29th June 2020, discussing tackling racism in education.
ROTA Statement on Black Lives Matter
Race on the Agenda stands in lockstep solidarity with the Black community and millions of others across the world who are organising and demonstrating for racial justice, following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. We are campaigning for transformative changes to the systemically racist policing, which infects both the US and the…
Senior Policy Officer discusses her concerns about predicted grades on BBC News
Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan discusses her concerns about predicted GCSE and A-Level grades on BBC World News, on 22nd June 2020.
Covid19 Relief Art
We at ROTA are proud to support Art & Co. – the world’s largest online auction to raise funds to help those affected by the coronavirus contagion, run out of London. The auction closes on June 27, 7pm. 42 artists have joined seven charities to fight the seen and unseen effects of the coronavirus: domestic…
CORE writes to Health Secretary to address the recent review into the racial disproportionality of COVID-19 deaths
CORE have written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock to address the recent review by Public Health England into the racial disproportionality of COVID-19 deaths. They argue that the government-commissioned report tells us what we already know – that BAME individuals and their communities are more likely to die from COVID-19. However, what CORE finds disappointing, is that the report contains no…
