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From: Mark Walker
11 January 2010
Dear Sir or Madam,
By letter of 30 September 2009, The Secretary of State Ed Balls
appointed Maurice Smith to enquire into the "promotion of racism in
schools". Part of the review is aimed at determining whether
members of the British National Party (BNP) should be allowed to
work as teachers or in the wider school workforce.
At present there are a number of measures and safeguards in place
in place to protect children and young people in schools from
racially motivated discrimination and the promotion of political
doctrines that advocate discrimination and promote racist views.
These are:
• The requirement on schools to have equal opportunity policies
• The duty upon schools to promote racial equality
• Their duty to promote community cohesion
• The duty on governing bodies, headteachers and local authorities
to forbid the teaching of partisan political activities in schools
• The powers of the GTC (England) regarding suitability of
registration and where teacher conduct could bring the profession
into disrepute
I would like you to provide me with evidence of how effective these
measures are including whether they are sufficient to maintain
trust in the profession and protect children and young people.
Please provide the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
1) What evidence is there that schools’ equal opportunity policies
are effective in combating racism?
2) What are schools in your area doing to promote racial equality
and promote community cohesion? Examples of measures deemed to be
good practice and recognised as being successful would be useful.
3) Can you provide me with any evidence that the measures listed
above have been effective (if this has not already been done)?
4) Are further measures required to either maintain trust in the
teaching profession or protect children and young people?
Yours sincerely
Mark Walker
Solidarity Trade Union
www.solidaritytradeunion.org
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Cumbria County Council
12 January 2010
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schools, which was received 11 January 2010.
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Cumbria County Council
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From: Mark Walker
9 February 2010
Dear Freedom Of Information,
Your response is overdue.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Walker
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25 February 2010
Dear Mr Walker
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - DISCLOSURE
REFERENCE: FOI 2010-013
Please find attached a response to your request for information.
Yours sincerely,
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Cumbria County Council
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ivanataylor left an annotation (28 February 2010)
There is a list of BNP membership leaked, if I can get my hands on it I will re publicise it, as I believe many in high positions in Cumbria are on it.
Mark Walker left an annotation ( 3 March 2010)
Dear ivanataylor,
As a union representative I am horrified to hear what you have to say. I would suggest that you write to the General Teaching Council (GTC) who have a statutory obligation to investigate the incidents and those involved. Here is their address;
GTC
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
info@gtce.org.uk
Tel 0870 0010308
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ivanataylor left an annotation (28 February 2010)
She is a cherry picked, useless waste of tax payers money. Cumbrian Authorities are not compliant with the Amended race relations act, even to date. In that they have inadequate policies and procedures. I have an apology for racist remarks and discrimination from Children s Services whom admitted in writing that they had discriminated against our family in 2003. Cumbria is institutionally racist across its departments and the police treatment of our family is frankly appalling to date. Patricia Bell is well paid for doing nothing. I wonder if Common Purpose has anything to do with this??
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