Holocaust Memorial Day
27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day. These resources are to support teachers and learners in finding out more about why this day is so important.
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.
Racism and exclusions
Racism needs explicit discussion rather than ignoring it as a factor
Windrush Day
Windrush Day marks the day SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex in 1948.
Tackling antisemitism
Tackling antisemitism through education and resources for members.
Anti-racism in education
Working against racism in education
Welcoming refugee children to your school
Here you will find resources which have been developed and shared by teachers to help schools support refugees.
Advice
Decolonising education
Rebuilding a school system that supports all students, staff and teachers and is responsive to the particular needs of each and every child.
Racial Harassment
The legal definition of racial harassment, who is protected and the first steps you should take if you think you are being subjected to racial harassment.
Race discrimination
The legal definitions of race discrimination, who is protected, and the first steps you should take if you think you have been discriminated against at work.
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.
Refugee week
The theme of Refugee week 2022 is ‘Healing’. The theme is so pertinent this year when so many children and families have fled crises in Afghanistan, Ukraine and Palestine.
Press release
NFER on Ethnic Disparities in the Teaching Workforce
At a time when Black teachers especially in senior positions are so under-represented, it is unacceptable that the pipeline to teaching careers is blighted with racial disparities.
Launch of NEU Anti-Racist Charter
Comment on the launch of the National Education Union’s Anti-Racist Charter framework at Annual Conference in Bournemouth
Windrush - the forgotten workers
Comment on the passing of Motion 17 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union
Anti-Racism
Comment on the passing of Motion 15 at the Annual Conference of the National Education Union
CST Report on Antisemitism
Disturbing report showing anti-Jewish hate incidents involving schools, school students and teachers in 2021.
Report by Education Select Committe: White working-class pupils
The government response to sidesteps the questions of both racism and poverty.
UCL on Tackling Extremism
This is an important report. It reminds us about the power of education to build societies.
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.
Urgent action to tackle racism
NEU has today written to the Prime Minister with 5 recommendations for urgent action to tackle racism.