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Tackling racial inequity in schools

Professor Paul Miller, founder of Education Equity Services, speaks about how boards can begin to tackle racial inequity in schools

Guidance
04/09/2020

The numbers speak for themselves: these figures spell institutional racism, says Professor Paul Miller.

He is referring to the fact that a third of pupils are from an ethnic minority but, of 24,360 schools in England, there are just 330 headteachers from black, Asian or other minority ethnicities (BAME) – representing a proportion of less than 1.5%.

In this article, first featured in NGA’s Governing Matters membership magazine, Professor Paul Miller, founder of Education Equity Services, speaks to Kirstie Ebbs about how boards can begin to tackle racial inequity in schools.

The article covers the following themes:

  • individual reflection
  • asking difficult questions
  • taking action
  • going beyond minimum requirements

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