Equality Law Briefings 2013-14
February 2014
ROTA (September 2014) Inclusive Schools: The 2nd Report of the Free Schools Monitoring Project
Inclusive Schools: The 2nd Report of the Free Schools Monitoring Project (2014) builds upon previous research carried out by ROTA (2012, 2013) which assessed the risks of emerging inequalities within the free schools programme and explored potential ways of addressing these. We are required by our funders to monitor how members use our events/training/research reports. Please…
NASUWT and ROTA (September 2014) Free Schools, Equality and Inclusion
The Coalition Government’s free schools programme, contrary to its stated aims to address educational disadvantage and attainment gaps, is failing to do so, concludes a report commissioned by the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK. The report, Free Schools, Equality and Inclusion, researched and written by Race On The Agenda (ROTA) found that…
ROTA (December 2013) Shaping the future: Getting the best for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Children and Young People – Seminar series report
Between November 2011 and October 2013 ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered some of the main challenges facing London’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) children and young people, following a difficult economic period and wide-spread policy reforms and public spending cuts. The 500 participants agreed some progress had been made…
ROTA (November 2013) Do free schools help to build an equal society?
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…
ROTA (October 2013) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and London’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities – a discussion paper
Between November 2011 and February 2013, ROTA delivered the Shaping the Future seminar series, which considered educational reforms and the current state of play in terms of educational inequality. A concerning discussion point that came up at many of the seminars was that growing numbers of BAME children and young people are being diagnosed with…
ROTA Policy Briefings 2013 – 2014
ROTA Policy Briefing (July 2013) – The Interface between Mental Health and Criminal Justice: An Application of Phillips’ Multi-Level Framework. Read the full briefing here.
ROTA (January 2013) Placing the Past in the Present: Tamil Oral History in London
Placing the Past in the Present: Tamil Oral History in London chronicles the stories, memories and experiences of Sri Lankan Tamils in London. It is one piece of the larger, one-year Through the generations: Tamil oral history project conducted in 2012. Click HERE to download the report.
ROTA (October 2012) Inclusive Schools: The Free Schools Monitoring Project
Inclusive Schools examines race equality and the Coalition Government’s free schools programme. Click HERE to download the report.
Race on the Agenda (Autumn 2012) Agenda 36
Contents:- Welcome: An alternative inquiry into education in London should open the books on racism, Dr Elizabeth Henry, Chief Executive, ROTA
- Parents: Education and Black middle class parents: racism exists regardless of class, Dr Nicola Rollock, Lecturer, University of Birmingham
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