News in 2006

02nd April 2006

New resources tackle racist bullying in schools

A partnership of anti-racist organisations, schools, local authorities, professional associations, community and voluntary sector groups and young people themselves, developed the material. The guidelines offer suggestions for lessons, staff training and anti-bullying strategies to help schools identify and prevent racist bullying and deal with it robustly.

Young people could, for example, study the life story of American anti-segregation campaigner Rosa Parks on the theme of moral courage. They discuss the concept of moral courage, using online materials developed by the Anne Frank Trust UK.

'Football Unites, Racism Divides' invites learners to visit the anti-racism website of Sheffield United and make a list of issues relating to the eradication of racism on football terraces, drawing up a code of conduct for themselves to tackle racist bullying.

The new guidelines, 'Bullying around racism, religion and culture', are the result of a commitment made in the White Paper 'Higher standards, better schools for all' and are the latest addition to a range of measures available to tackle bullying in schools.

A nationwide series of workshops for schools start this month promoting effective practice in tackling bullying and promoting race equality, writes the DfES.

Source: The National Grid For Learning