ABSTRACT

The argument here places the personal reflections of BAME students and educators at the forefront in this discussion of racial inequity in the British educational system. The contributors are stakeholders who have an investment in schooling, either as student or educator, that cannot be reduced to the four walls of the classroom. It features interviews and personal communications that shed light on what needs to be done to correct disparities in educational outcomes for BAME students. Emphasis is placed on the quality of their contributions and the importance of having a positive black presence in their teaching and learning environments. It features candid reflections on the rights or wrongs of having a Black History Month (BHM) celebration, especially in the wake of the introduction in 2008 of Black History as the ‘Slave Trade’ in the National Curriculum, which many considered, and still believe was ill thought through at the time.

摘要

这里的论点将 BAME 学生和教育工作者的个人反思置于讨论英国教育系统中种族不平等的最前沿。贡献者是对学校教育进行投资的利益相关者，无论是作为学生还是教育者，都不能简化为教室的四堵墙。它以访谈和个人交流为特色，阐明了需要采取哪些措施来纠正 BAME 学生在教育成果方面的差异。重点放在他们贡献的质量以及在他们的教学和学习环境中拥有积极的黑人存在的重要性。它坦率地反思了黑人历史月 (BHM) 庆祝活动的对错，