Racism in Society
Together with a range of partners, we have gathered a set of resources to support schools to address racism in the classroom and begin their anti-racist journeys.
Colleagues at the BAMEed Network worked in partnership with Zahara Chowdhury of School Should Be, Educate against Islamophobia, Islamophobia Awareness Month, Black Educators: Truth to Power, and Ruth Sinhal of Project FREE- Connecting Communities C.I.C to produce a template statement on racist violence for schools to edit and share with pupils, families, staff, and other stakeholders. The letter contains content related to safeguarding duties, reporting racist incidents, detailing anti-racist actions being taken by the setting, and an invitation for community collaboration. Whilst the letter was drafted in 2024, its contents could be adapted for the current context.
This is an open letter addressed to the Labour government with over 1500 signatures from educators and other concerned parties working across social care (and related agencies). The letter calls for urgent action on safeguarding and child protection, in light of the recent riots in the UK.
In response to the far-right, extremist, Islamophobic/Muslim hate riots in the UK in Summer 2024, the BAMEed Network facilitated a co-created collection of useful events and resources to support those in education settings to address Muslim hate crimes and racism, and begin their anti-racist journey.
Please note: This is an unvetted, public access document where individuals and organisations have signposted what they believe to be useful resources.
