Race Equality Policy
Race equality is an important priority for education and all Children and Families services.
Race, diversity, racism, xenophobia and international relations are never far from the centre of public life. From the MacPherson report into the death of Stephen Lawrence and the resulting Race Relations Amendment Act, 2000, through to the emergence of Islamophobia and a sharp rise in the ethnic minority population of Edinburgh, issues of racism and cultural diversity are as alive and demanding as ever.
These web pages aim to help you implement your duties under the legislation and the authority's Race Equality Policy. As the section develops, further pages will aim to help staff understand why race equality is important for children and young people in Edinburgh, and how a good knowledge of diverse cultures can help develop good global citizens.
For any further information contact Diana Dodd, Principal Officer Equalities on 0131 469 3370 or e-mail Diana.Dodd@edinburgh.gov.uk
Resources
Asking about Ethnicity and Disability guidance
How to ask about Ethnicity and Disability (PDF, 65kB) - Guidance for staff when enrolling children and young people on how to ask questions about ethnicity and diversity.
Copies of this leaflet are also being sent to all establishments during the week beginning 7th January. We hope you will find it useful.
Promoting Cultural Understandings
The CEC EAL Service BSA Team has prepared information on cultural issues which can cause misunderstanding between schools and parents and can erect barriers to effective learning and progress.
Download the Promoting Cultural Understandings presentation (PDF, 191kB)
Children and Young Groups guide
Now available to download - Children and Youth Groups for BME Young People in Edinburgh - A Brief Guide (PDF, 387kB)
This information was updated in August 2007 and is aimed at schools and social work staff.
Communities That Care - ethnic analysis
The Communities That Care Survey is an extensive 'risk and protection' audit report about young people. This is informing the development of services for all young people in Edinburgh. The full report is available on EGfL.
An ethnic analysis of the report (PDF) is now available.
Think SM:ART activities pack
This pack of school activities is designed around what young people in Edinburgh thought they could be doing to combat racism. It is produced by Edinburgh and Lothians Racial Equality Council.
Download the Think SM:ART activities pack (PDF)
Report from ELREC's Edinburgh Schools' Conference on Racism
The report from the ELREC's Edinburgh Schools' Conference on Racism is now available to download. The event took place on Monday 23rd April 2007 at The Hub in Edinburgh. One hundred young people from 13 different schools took part.
Download the Think SM:ART report (Word) or (PDF version)
Other useful resources
- Race Equality Education Policy (Word, 287kB) | (PDF, 196kB)
- Race Equality Leaflet for Parents (PDF, 247kB)
- Race Equality Template for a Nursery (Powerpoint, 578kB)
- Calendar of Festivals and Events 2008 (PDF)
- Guidance to Schools on Preparing a Race Equality Policy (Word, 218kB) | (PDF, 148kB)
- Audit on Race Equality for Schools (Word, 931kB) | (PDF, 342kB)
- Audit on race Equality for Pre-Five Centres and Nurseries (Word, 34kB) | (PDF, 105kB)
- Resources to promote race Equality in the Curriculum (Word, 266kB) | (PDF, 164kB)
- School Race Equality Policy Template (Word, 48kB) | (PDF, 146kB)
- Nursery Race Equality Policy Template (Word, 1.1MB) | (PDF, 189kB)
- Parents' leaflet - Arabic (PDF, 320kB)
- Parents' leaflet - Bengali (PDF, 375kB)
- Parents' leaflet - Chinese (PDF, 330kB)
- Parents' leaflet - Turkish (PDF, 149kB)
- Parents' leaflet - Urdu (PDF, 318kB)