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Race Equality and Schools: A Guide for Parents and Carers

The Black Training & Enterprise Group (BTEG) on behalf of the Centre for Educational Success (CES) has produced a guide to help parents and carers understand the responsibility that schools have to address race equality and suggest what parents can do to support schools to raise educational attainment.

Strengthening the voice of the BME Third Sector

With successfully secured funding from the BIG Lottery Fund and additional support from the Commission for the Compact, BTEG embarked upon a new 3 years project on 31 July 2009. In partnership with V4CE and MENTER, BTEG is leading on the policy aspects of the project ‘Strengthening the Voice of the Black and Minority Ethnic Third Sector', which aims to assist organizations working in the third sector including charities and social enterprises, whose work is largely focused on meeting the needs of BME communities.

Increasing black and minority ethnic and women’s representation on Local Strategic Partnerships

This report summarises the lessons learned from a programme of events developed and delivered by the Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) which aimed to increase black and minority ethnic (BME) and women’s representation on Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs).

Survey : Help us strengthen the Voice of the BME Third Sector

Research into understanding the support needs of vulnerable BAME families

Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

The Met and Institutional Racism

If the Met has managed to shake off its institutionally racist label then the dismissal of one senior officer should not affect the organisation's ability to deal with genuine racial discrimination.

Do young black people need more role models or good schools?

Developing a young person's academic success and beyond, is a process shaped by both their upbringing and the types of influences that the person is subjected to.

The Importance of Local BME Forums

BME forums are an opportunity to strengthen the voice of BME voluntary organisations and the communities they serve but if properly engaged and supported, they can also help public bodies go beyond the tick box approach to consultation.