Page 9 - Race Equality in Education Pocket Book

What is Racial Equality?

Racial equality occurs when institutions give equal opportunity to

people of all races. In other words, institutions ignore persons'
racial physical traits or skin colour, and give everyone legally,

morally, and politically equal opportunity.

In Western society today, there is more diversity and more

integration among races.

Promoting race equality, diversity and inclusion in education/work is

essential for both employers and learners. The aim is to create a

learning/working environment where all can thrive together and
understand that individual characteristics make people unique and

not ‘different’ in a negative way.

Organisational Practice

A number of areas that Education Providers ought to address in
order to make a step change in their performance in race equality,

diversity and inclusion:

1. Embed respect and ensure good management practice across
the sector.

2. Clearer messages that encourage good race equality practice

throughout the sector
3. Join up initiatives to maximise impact and avoid duplication.

4. Track the benefits of race equality, diversity and inclusion

through effective monitoring and costing of actions and results.
5. Ensure information and knowledge about the benefits of race

equality, diversity and inclusion is available and easy to embed.

6. Celebrate the success stories to encourage everyone to adopt
good practice.

7. Communicate and promote good practice across the sector.
8. Create a sector-wide dialogue and action on what is good race

equality, diversity and inclusion practice

9. Identify areas for improvement
10. Focus effort on activities that will promote change

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