Windrush Day 2021
22 June 2021 marks 73 years since the SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948.
Anti-racism in education
Working against racism in education
Anti-racism charter
The NEU's framework for developing an anti-racist approach
Black History Month
Black History Month (BHM) is held each year in October, to promote the history and contribution that Black communities have made to the UK helping to understand the present through our past.
Migrant educators
There are many reasons why people choose to work in education when in the UK. What will Brexit mean for EU nationals in the UK and UK nationals in the EU?
Barriers report: the impact of racism on Black teachers
Over 1000 Black teachers shared their stories of everyday school experiences in a survey and focus group research carried out by the Runnymede Trust, commissioned by the NEU.
Advice
Coronavirus : FAQs for Black educators
Frequently asked questions for Black educators during the coronavirus crisis.
Blog
The NEU rejects the findings of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
The Sewell report has little of value to say about education and has no recommendations on tackling racism in schools.
The Empire Windrush
22 June 1948 ‘Citizens of the British empire’. Britain’s schizophrenic approach to migrants continues to this day. Rodeane Henry-Grant on Windrush.
NEU LGBT+ Black educators stand in solidarity with Caster Semenya
Black women in the UK are less likely to take part in sport than their white counterparts. Camille Kumar, NEU LGBT+ and race equality policy specialist, looks into why Caster Semenya's case is so important.
Press release
Black Lives Matter
It is urgent that all Black students can access a positive, engaging and representative curriculum.
Protecting Black Lives in Education
Throughout 2020 and 2021, racism and the value of Black lives has been the subject of persistent and painful news stories, and the Covid pandemic has laid bare the extent of racial inequalities in all areas of social policy.
Petitions Committee: Black history
NEU to speak at Petitions Committee hearing on Black history and the curriculum