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CERES led Projects
Staff Development Resource on Equality, Inclusion and Anti-discrimination Project
This is a staff development resource funded by the Scottish Government is aimed primarily for teachers. However, some of the material, useful for probationer teachers joining an authority or school, new staff, parent/carer members on Parent Councils, or volunteers working within a school.
The pack contains several sections:
• a DVD, “What’s equality to do with us?”;
• Framework for Mainstreaming Equality into A Curriculum for Excellence
• Diversity quiz;
• Case studies; (sample case study)
• Frequently Heard Comments and worksheets;
• Guidance for Equality Assurance in Education within Local Authorities’;
• Planning for Excellence in Equality, Inclusion and Anti-discrimination in Schools;
• Guidance for Selecting Equality and Anti-Discrimination Trainers
Please note that the above items provided as samples are in DRAFT. This resource will be available in Summer 2008.
Mainstreaming Equality, Diversity and Anti-discrimination into the Curriculum Project
This project(formerly known as Project 4) is developed in partnership with City of Glasgow Council Education Department. This project has produced a Framework for Mainstreaming Equality into the Curriculum for Excellence. It has also produced materials for Primary English** and Environmental Studies.**
For secondary, there are Maths materials for S1 and S2 and English Standard Grade in Prose and Poetry.
There are also 8 lesson ideas** suitable for primary and adapting for secondary to raise discussion with pupils about prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.
** Please note, that these are DRAFT documents. Only the Prose material in secondary is provided. All materials will eventually be uploaded onto the Learning and Teaching Scotland Inclusive Education site for the start of the 2008/9 school session.
Race Equality and Education Project
This project had three aspects:
- to explore how quality improvement frameworks for education services within local authorities took account of race equality in schools. A summary and full report was produced in 2006.
- how was ‘ promoting good race relations’ being taken forward in schools. A summary report was produced in March 2007.
- to explore how the 32 education services in local authorities in Scotland were managing provision to meet the needs of pupils from different faiths within schools in their authorities. Fifteen responses were received. A summary report will be placed on the CERES site in the future.
Progress of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 in Scottish Education (local authorities) Project 2007/8
In November 2007, CERES began a piece of work to:
- consider the extent to which, and by what means, Education Services within Scottish local authorities have addressed the objectives of the General Duty (GD) of the RR(A)A 2000 and its associated Scottish Order
- capture the (potential) benefits of the RR(A)A to date in terms of progress made by Education Services, difficulties encountered and the identification of good practice
The data collection and analysis elements were undertaken in the period November 2007–January 2008. To avoid making unnecessary demands on council staff it was decided that the work be desk-based and concentrate on the RR(A)A implementation data for Scottish authorities, the responsible public bodies, which were available online. Such information was supplemented by accessing HMIE INEA inspection reports for the period November 2002–December 2007 (the 5-year period since the Act became operational in Scotland) as a means of including further available material relevant to the evaluation of RR(A)A implementation.
A summary report will be available in April 2008.
CERES and Persona Dolls Project
In 2003-4, CERES organised a series of seminars in Scotland for early years educators and workers to develop techniques of working with very young children on equalities issues. The outcomes of this work is documented.
Anti-racist drama lesson plans Project
In 2003- 4, CERES associate Zee Sulleyman developed 10 lesson ideas for teachers in upper primary and lower secondary using drama as a medium for introducing anti-racist work with pupils. These lessons are designed for teachers who are not drama experts. These lessons have proven so popular that CERES has had requests from schools in New York(USA), Ontario, Canada and Germany to use the materials. The format has also been used by Zee Sulleyman to develop drama lesson ideas to address the topic of Islamophobia.
Bilingualism post Devolution Project (1999)
CERES worked with members of the Scottish English as an Additional Language Co-ordinating Group (SEALCC) to produce ‘Bilingualism, Community Languages and Scottish Education:a challenge for policy makers and practitioners in devolved Scotloand’. The issues and action points identified in this brief report is as relevant in 2008. This report is not available online and due to popular demand, we have only office inspection copies. However, a photocopy can be sent to you on request. Please contact CERES administrator Edna Sommerville on 0131 651 6371 or edna.sommerville@ed.ac.uk