Press Releases

Black People Urged to Join Their Local Strategic Partnership

Since 2001 Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) have enabled local communities to influence key public services such as education, health, and housing. According to the Black Training and Enterprise Group black and minority ethnic (BME) groups are being left out of this process.

Tough Stance on Race Relations in Schools

BTEG (the Black Training & Enterprise Group) welcomes the new tough stance by the Health minister on implementing the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 but wonders why it has taken so long to implement the Act, especially in schools, and whether implementation will go beyond mere words.

Every BME Child Matters

A new guide to help black and minority ethnic Community Education Projects influence how local services for BME (black and minority ethnic) children and young people are delivered is published today by the Black Training & Enterprise Group's Centre for Educational Success.

Government needs to Reach Further

The Black Training and Enterprise Group welcomes the REACH report launched today but believes the recommendations do not go far enough in dealing with the crisis in the black community.

Time for C4's Big Brother to end Celebrity 'RACISM'

As a charity that exists to extinguish racism from our workplaces, education system and streets we find it unacceptable that Channel 4's celebrity Big Brother CBB)is allowed to continue broadcasting racist bullying...

Schools failing to report to parents

Schools are failing to share evidence of their performance on attainment, exclusions and racist incidents with parents, according to a report published today by the Black Training and Enterprise Group.

New third sector initiative to help improve BME education attainment

The search for new solutions to the problem of education under-achievement amongst BME (black and minority ethnic) pupils has begun in earnest with the first meeting of the National Steering Group of the Centre of Educational Success (CES) held earlier this month, bringing together leaders and educationalists from the voluntary and community, public and private sectors.