Are they doing their duty?

A guide for BAME groups on how to use the Equality Act 2010 to hold public organisations to account in your local area.

Are they doing their duty?
This guide is for local Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) forums and groups. It is intended to help BAME groups to keep track of how the public authorities in their local area are eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equal opportunities - as they are legally obliged to do under the Equality Act 2010
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Employment, Education, Enterprise and Rehabilitation

Supporting BAME offenders to change their lives

A one-day conference

20th June 2012 9.30-4.10

How does education and enterprise fit into the Government’s strategy for reducing
reoffending?

Unemployment amongst black 16 to 24-year-olds has almost doubled in the last four years - from 28.8% in 2008 to 55.9% in the last three months of 2011 - according to the Office of National Statistics. Watch this report to find out more and to hear BTEG's Jeremy Crook's comments http://bit.ly/yUoTgm

High quality, affordable training from BTEG

BTEG is now offering a range of one and two days courses aimed at making your organisation more efficient and your staff more skilled.

Even in the current economic climate companies still need to "sharpen the saw", so we have made these course affordable even to smaller organisations. To see more go to http://bit.ly/z0Y9Zf

Leading Charity Urges Parents to Help Schools Tackle Race Inequalities

A new publication released today by the Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) reveals the extent to which parents can play a key role in helping schools tackle race inequalities.

The guide Race Equality and Schools: A guide for Parents and Carers has been produced to help parents and carers to understand the responsibility that schools have under the new Equality Act 2010 to address race equality and suggests what parents can do to support schools to raise educational attainment.