Two children, black and white laughing and playing together.

 

Schools

Students from St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, visited Auschwitz, Poland, Easter 2003 arranged by the history department.

Schools Race Equality Charter

All the Lancashire County Council schools in Clitheroe and District, primary and secondary have adopted the Charter below.

All the undersigned schools:

  • Recognise their responsibilities under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000;
  • Have a written Race Equality Policy, endorsed by the governing body, senior management and staff;
  • Have a curriculum and resources which aim to promote race equality and develop knowledge, understanding and an appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity;
  • Believe that children and adults of all ethnic, cultural, racial and religious backgrounds should be treated with dignity and respect;
  • Have clear procedures for dealing with racist incidents.
 
We believe that racial discrimination should be challenged in all aspects of school life.

Complementing Teachers: A practical guide to promoting race equality in schools 2003 Runnymede Trust

Offers guidance on promoting race equality in schools. Complete with a free CD-Rom with downloadable lesson plans and activities from across the curriculum.

Tool-Kit for Tackling Racism in Schools 2000 Stella Dadzie Trentham Books

A resource pack on racism and diversity in schools for staff development, curriculum planning and planning individual lessons.

Lessons of the Holocaust

A resource pack, for schools available from  The Holocaust and Anti Racism Centre. The Centre works with Holocaust survivors who tell their stories to students.

BBC-children

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Show Racism the Red Card
specialises in producing educational resources, including videos, a CD-Rom, magazines, posters and an education pack. The aim is to combat racism through using footballers as anti-racist role models. The annual anti-racist competition for schools is an extremely useful way of engaging young people in the campaign. The winning school receives a cheque for £1,000. 20 winning pupils receive autographed football shirts and book tokens.

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