Page 24 - Anti-Racism Pocketbook for Schools and Academies

It is important to understand that if a student reports that
they feel as though they are being treated unfairly or a victim

of racial bullying, staff have an obligation to ensure that they

have protection against victimisation as well.

According to the Equality Act of 2010, victimisation is defined

as: treating someone badly because they have made a

claim/allegation of discrimination or are helping someone
else to make a claim by giving evidence or information.

Recording and monitoring racist behaviour

When dealing with racist behaviour, it is important to self-
evaluation framework to make improvements. This self-

evaluation framework can include:

• Implementing an ongoing cycle of monitoring by
analysing reports and data from this. Data should be

accurately collected on forms.

• Using this data to decide what the main priorities are for

the school to improve. If incidents are not accurately
collected then it is difficult for schools to see the trends

occurring.

• When you can visibly see what your main priorities

should be, it is time to take action to ensure that this
cycle of improvement continues.

Employees and pupils within the educational system should
be aware of the policies and procedures in place on how to

report discrimination taking place.

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