BNP Teachers

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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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Dear Mr Walker

Please find attached our acknowledgement in respect of the above request.

Yours sincerely
Mrs Gabay
Information and Data Compliance Officer

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Dear Mr Walker,

I write further to your Freedom of Information request dated 3rd December
2009.

Please find attached our response.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Ashani

Information & Data Compliance
Business Services Group
Ealing Council
3rd Floor SE Perceval House
14-16 Uxbridge Road
London
W5 2HL

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