Race, Class and Equity: where now?

21 September 2010
10:30 to 16:00 , Logan Hall

Because of unforeseen circumstances it is necessary to postpone the planned event for the time being. We very much hope to re-arrange for a date later in the academic year.

Conference fee: £125 (£100 concessions)

This one-day conference brings together key organizations working for greater equity and social justice in education with leading researchers on race and class in education.

The conference will provide a unique forum for examining the state of education today and the likely impact of policy reform. The government has begun an ambitious programme of policy reform with a central commitment being to empower parents and close existing inequalities of achievement. This conference provides a critical perspective on the prospects for success based on the latest educational research that cuts through the current rhetoric.

Key questions to be addressed at the conference:


•         What does the evidence suggest will be the impact of greater private sector involvement in public schooling?

•         What hidden barriers operate to limit 'choice' for disadvantaged communities?

•         Will the idea of the 'Big Society' generate new opportunities or merely shift blame onto already disadvantaged groups?

•         What can we learn from some of the most influential third sector agencies about how best to involve and empower excluded groups?

•         Despite high aspirations and parental support, Black students are three times more likely to be excluded than their White counterparts – so how is it that race equality has disappeared from the policy agenda?
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Confirmed speakers and panels:

Opening Address by John Bangs, former Head of Education at the NUT and Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, London.

Policy and Equity

Professor Deborah Youdell on Hidden Privatization

Professor David Gillborn on the Myth of Colour-Blind Policy

NGO Panel 'Big Society; Big Issues'

Bevan Powell, Black Police Association

Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Runnymede Trust

Simon Hepburn, Advisory Centre for Education

Parental Participation

Dr Nicola Rollock on the Black Middle Class and Education

Professor Carol Vincent on Parents and Education

Chair
Chris Vieler-Porter

For further information please contact Nick Field : n.field@ioe.ac.uk


 

For further information please contact Nick Field : n.field@ioe.ac.uk