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This normative standard surrounding whiteness translates
               outside of clothing stores or pharmaceutical items.


               The dominance that surrounds the ideology of whiteness

               means that ethnic individuals are usually compared, judged,

               and made to feel inferior to the white population. This has

               subsequently caused white people to build a system that

               supports, promotes, and benefits them disproportionately to
               ethnic individuals. This is why we often see conversations

               surrounding the topics of white supremacy, white silence,

               and white privilege. These interlocking discussions motive
               racism due to the fact that white people are able to

               continuously oppress and subject ethnic people to harm

               without severe repercussions.


               Unfortunately, the impact of racism translates directly into

               the educational system within the UK. According to statistics

               provided by the UK Department for Education:


                   •  White British people made up 92.7% of headteachers,

                       89.7% of deputy or assistant headteachers and 84.9% of

                       classroom teachers.

                   •  0.1% of classroom teachers were Mixed White and Black

                       African – the lowest percentage out of all ethnic groups

                       in this role.
               This demonstrates that the UK has a real issue with hiring

               and retaining ethnically diverse teacher and staff within the

               education system. Having a general lack of diversity in ethnic

               minority teachers within the educational sector stems from a
               multitude of issues linking to racism and present a wide

               range of issues for staff and engaging students.





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