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Minorities Disadvantaged At School London / UK (RNN Correspondent) March the 29th, 1999 Britain's schools standards watchdog, Ofsted, has published a report which claims that some children of non-English ethnic origins consistently ...
Minorities Disadvantaged At School London / UK (RNN Correspondent) March the 29th, 1999 Britain's schools standards watchdog, Ofsted, has published a report which claims that some children of non-English ethnic origins consistently underachieve at school, highlighting a racist bias in the curriculum and in the education system's structure as a whole. This verdict mirrors recent charges of "institutional racism" in other areas of public life in Britain, such as the police force. Few local education authorities have coherent equal opportunities and profile-raising schemes to aid children from Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Afro-Carribean and Roma homes for example. As well as imparting basic numeric and literacy skills, schools must also combat racial stereotyping and harrassment, according to the report. Responses to such claims and to figures which show the relative achievements of these children at GCSE (mid-level) exams have been mixed. It was warned that such reports must be carefully worded so as not to alienate teachers who feel themselves accused of racist prejudices instead of understanding that the report was emphasizing an institutional feature. Some observers have claimed that poor teaching standards alone are to blame.
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