Disproportionality & Anti Racism
London children’s services are determined to tackle the racial disparities which impact upon the children and families we serve, our staff in their workplace and our communities.
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ALDCS has initiated a five-year leadership development programme for black, Asian and minority ethnic staff to ensure individuals are supported to fulfil their potential and our organisations are places of genuine equal opportunity; free from racism or discrimination.
In this section we share the work which is being undertaken to address racial disparities and promote anti-racist practice.
We are collecting examples of current practice undertaken by colleagues and partners across London. You can view a listing of our developing library below, with useful descriptionS of each document in the sub-regional and pan-London pages. We are keen to expand this developing resource so please contribute using our Sharing Practice template, or contact our LIIA Programme Lead, Matt Raleigh.
Priority areas for collaboration have been agreed by colleagues in North Central London and East London, with Terms of Reference in place for North Central London's Youth Justice Disproportionality Working Group.
"We recognise that the Black Lives Matter Movement presents a challenge to do better which applies to all of us." Extract from the Statement from the Association of London Directors of Children's Services which can be read in full here.
Sharing Practice
LIIA are committed to sharing and collaborating across London, and we are keen to capture examples of current practice by our London partners. Please download our Sharing Pracitce template and return it to Matthew Raleigh on the below contact details.
To learn more about Leadership In Colour and the leadership development programme delivered in partnership with The Staffing College and the Black and Asian Leadership Initiative (BALI), please click on the below leaflets.
A useful summary of LIIA's current disproportionality and anti-racist 2021-2022 work can be found here.
To discuss this programme or disproportionaility and anti-racism work more broadly please contact Matt Raleigh, LIIA Programme Lead at matthew.raleigh@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Contact Details
ben.byrne@londoncouncils.gov.uk
matthew.raleigh@londoncouncils.gov.uk
Library of practice arranged by sub-regional and pan-London contributions
We are grateful to colleagues who have agreed to share their practice on these pages. You may use the Search Box below to look for specific areas of interest.
Examples of work from the North-Central sub-region |
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Camden
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Snapshot of Camden’s work, including staff support, social work and early help practice, corporate parenting, youth justice and corporate. |
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Camden |
Tackling the disproportionate impact of Covid 19 on Black, Asian and Ethnic Communities in Camden |
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Camden |
Camden BLM Supporting People action plan 14 Dec 2020 .
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Co-produced plan covering the following areas:
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Camden |
Camden Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report |
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Enfield
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Unconscious Bias & Anti-Racism Programme – a programme of interactive workshops delivered to school leadership. |
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Enfield
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Widening participation in HE – building apprenticeship and other HE opportunities, including transition from school to colleges. |
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Enfield
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Quality first education for all – promoting diversity awareness within early years and school settings. |
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Enfield
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Recruitment and Retention of Black School Governors - The founder of the National Black Governors’ Network, Sharon Warmington, is working with Enfield Council in collaboration with Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster to increase diversity on governing boards. |
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Enfield |
Disproportionality Awareness Project - Tracking disproportionality analysis throughout the journey of the child from birth to 18 through services. Reviewing workforce demographic and training in equality and diversity across the partnership. Analysis with be shared with partners and will inform an action plan to tackle BAME disproportionality within Enfield. |
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Hackney
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Hackney Anti-racist work and tackling disproportionality
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Snapshot of Hackney’s work, including development of Black Leadership Group, Recruitment, Social Work and Youth Justice practice. Details of programme to improve long term outcomes for young black men. Details of Educational Equalities Plan, including links to Hackney Diverse Curriculum and Listening to Parents talking about Race. |
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Hackney |
Hackney - Embedding an Anti-Racist culture and mindset in an organisation |
Hackney’s corporate strategy covering workforce and community anti-racist approaches. For more information, please contact Sonia Khan -sonia.khan@hackney.gov.uk |
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Haringey |
Please contact Matt Raleigh for further details. |
Snapshot of Haringey’s work, including the serious violence and disproportionality pathfinder, the learning from which has cascaded into wider early help and targeted system. Embedding anti-racism in pastoral approaches in 7 Haringey secondary schools. Running race and identity programmes and a podcast for young people. |
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Barnet |
Please contact Matt Raleigh for further details. |
Snapshot of Barnet’s work, including educational psychology and wider education strategy, demographics, including a high Orthodox Jewish population, workforce listening and support, and the challenge of addressing longstanding disproportionality in senior management and political leadership. |
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Examples of work from the East sub-region |
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Redbridge |
Redbridge Anti-racist work and tackling disproportionality
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Snapshot of Redbridge’s work, including a focus on operational practice and making tangible differences to outcomes. Decision to lead with a youth justice lens and use learning/progress to develop change in rest of system. Wider education, youth council and Black History/Curriculum initiatives. |
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Tower Hamlets |
Tower Hamlets Anti-racism work and tackling disproportionality
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Snapshot of Tower Hamlet’s work, including the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Commission, thematic areas of leadership, education and health. Change in use of language to describe problem areas more directly. Training and listening initiatives with staff, alongside recruitment/progression policy. Identified need for better data – where it exists, the solutions are superior. Work with schools. Undertaking learning alongside adult services. |
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Waltham Forest |
Waltham Forest Anti-racist work and tackling disproportionality |
Snapshot of Waltham Forest’s strategy as an employer, a deliverer of services, and a catalyst for change within the community. Includes detail of workforce engagement and listening, reverse mentoring and staff training. Links are embedded to three key community facing strategies in Families at the Heart of our Place, Enabling Yong People to Thrive, and Connecting Communities. |
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Examples of work from the South sub-region |
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Lewisham |
Embedding Race Equality in Lewisham Schools London Borough of Lewisham
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A range of initiatives within Lewisham's education sector including a leadership programme to develop aspiring BAME leaders, the development of a decolonised and inclusive curriculum, and the establishment of a Race Equality Steering Group bringing together head teachers, teaching schools alliances, governors and the council to embed race equality and raise the attainment of Black Caribbean pupils across Lewisham. |
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Examples of work developed by LIIA and our partners |
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ALDCS/LIIA |
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Summary of Anti-Racist and Disproportionality work under the LIIA work programme |
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Chief Executive Leadership Committee |
Pan London strategic programme with three strands in Demonstrating Leadership, Our Role as Large Employers, and Challenging and Improving Practice across Services. Immediate and longer-term objectives and RAG rating of current situation. For more information contact Tom Pickup at London Councils. |
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MOPAC / London CRB |
Please contact Matt Raleigh |
Bringing together existing work and developing an umbrella strategy to disproportionality in youth justice. Three key strategic goals:
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London Councils |
Tackling Disproportionality: Good Practice Case Studies in Schools. |
Case studies of efforts to address disproportionality in exclusion, attainment, curriculum, and governance/leadership. Includes the following examples:
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ALDCS / LIIA |
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Leadership Programme |
Pilot programme to address under-representation in Children's Services leadership. Co-designed by a Pan London Reference Group of staff and Staff College. Three elements:
For more information contact Matthew Raleigh at London Councils. |
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