1. Does the council compile the number of racism complaints recorded by local schools?
Yes, through EMTAS (Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service) Babcock, commissioned by the council.
1.1 If not, when did the council stop compiling figures of racism complaints recorded by local schools?
1.2 Does the council now record data on racist incidents in local schools by other means? If so, please specify how they are collated.
Following our response to question 1, we do not hold the information for these questions.
1.3 Does the council now only record data on racist incidents in some local schools, e.g. only primary or only secondary schools?
Data is recorded for both primary & secondary schools.
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2. How many complaints of racism did local schools report to the council in each of the last five school years? (Please provide the total number of complaints recorded by all schools, i.e the aggregate per year, not the figures for each school.)
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2.1 How many local schools reported racism complaints to the council in each of the past five years? | |
| 2016-17 | 79 | 25 |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | 134 | 32 |
| 2019-20 | 150 ( one term in lockdown) | 29 |
| Sept 2020-to date) | 74 ( just one term) | 26 |
2.2 If a council document, e.g. a spreadsheet or a report, already exists that lists the racism complaints recorded by named local schools for some or all of the above years please provide a copy of it.
The information held on this spreadsheet would potentially identify the individuals concerned and would therefore disclose their personal data. This would be a breach of the first data protection principle and this information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
3.1 What does the most recent guidance that the council has issued to local schools about how they should record racist incidents say?
This can be seen online at:
4. Has the council conducted or commissioned any research into the prevalence of racism in local schools in the past five years?
No
5. Does the council have a current action plan/strategic plan to address race equality and racism in schools?
The EMTAS race equality coordinator (x2 hours a week) delivers a termly/annual action plan- see term plan via the link below for Autumn 2020: