Race on the Agenda (ROTA) surveyed students at all London Higher Education institutions and interviewed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Leads from ten London Universities to explore why a disproportionate number of UK-domiciled students from Global Majority (GM) and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities choose to withdraw from university. Detailed findings will be published in…
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…
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…
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.
ROTA Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan talking to BBC Look North on 29th June 2020, discussing tackling racism in education.
Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan discusses her concerns about predicted GCSE and A-Level grades on BBC World News, on 22nd June 2020.
ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday 1 June 2020 Race Equality organisations write to Education Secretary demanding that the Dfe step in to ensure objectivity in grading, after exam cancellations For the last month a number of race equality organisations and academic experts have been in contact with the Education Secretary expressing concerns about grading…
The Government is consulting on the 'Exceptional arrangements for exam grading and assessment in 2020. ROTA is very concerned that the guidance does not adequately address the disproportionate impact the new arrangements may have on certain groups of BAME pupils, those who are socio-economically disadvantaged, and those who share other protected characteristics. The Coalition…
Since 2018, ROTA has been researching student choice and disadvantage in Higher Education with reference to UK domiciled BAME students. In May 2019, the Augar Review of Higher Education was published. ROTA’s full report, containing a Commentary on the Augar Review. In response to the Augar Review, ROTA is concerned that: Reducing the fee level…
ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday 24 September 2014 Free Schools failing black and Asian children, new research shows Free Schools were supposed to put power into the hands of local communities but they are failing children from Black, Asian and minority Ethnic communities (BAME) and increasing inequality, according to a new report. Building…
