Scotland’s Anti-Racism in Education Commitment is a short statement supported by guidance for implementation.\u00a0This is the commitment’s statement:<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>This anti-racism commitment and the supporting guidance herein which will help support its achievement, have been created as part of the work being taken forward by the Scottish Government\u2019s Anti-Racism in Education Programme <\/a>\u00a0(AREP).<\/p>\n The AREP was developed by stakeholders, including children and young people, with lived experience of racism.\u00a0 This included engagement with Ministers and Scottish Government policy officials to develop a better understanding of the strategic approach required to embed anti-racism in schools and early years settings.\u00a0 Young people have also been represented on the AREP Board and working groups.<\/u><\/p>\n The commitment is for everyone employed in the education sector in Scotland to participate in. It will contribute to the development of a proactively anti-racist education system, as well as creating the conditions to achieve the Scottish Government\u2019s aim that by 2030, at least 4% of teachers identify as coming from a minority ethnic background.\u00a0 The commitment should be considered in conjunction with the Programme\u2019s Breaking the Mould: Principles for an Anti-Racist Curriculum<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/u><\/p>\n The commitment is not predicated on a new ambition, nor has it been developed in isolation.\u00a0 It should be viewed in the wider context of:<\/p>\n More information on these strategic ambitions can be found in the footnote at the end of this guidance document.<\/p>\n Historically, racism has caused great harm to Black People and People of Colour and racialised minority groups, both in Scotland and across the wider world.\u00a0 During the last 20 years, there have been a range of initiatives, including those which are part of wider Scottish Government policy on race equality, to correct this damage across different sectors, including in education.\u00a0 We know that these initiatives have fallen short of achieving their aspirations. We need to do more if we are going to achieve our ambition for systemic change.\u00a0 This means we all need to implement systemic, sustainable anti-racist actions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In order to help facilitate the implementation of the commitment principles, you may wish to consider existing emerging practice, set out in the right hand column below, to help inform your approaches:<\/p>\nContext<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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