Racism Complaints recorded by local schools - Find a freedom of information request

1. Does the council compile the number of racism complaints recorded by local schools?

a. If not, when did the council stop compiling figures of racism complaints recorded by local schools?

b. Does the council now record data on racist incidents in local schools by other means? If so, please specify how they are collated.

c. Does the council now only record data on racist incidents in some local schools, e.g. only primary or only secondary schools?

2. How many complaints of racism did local schools report to the council in each of the last five school years? (Please provide the total number of complaints recorded by all schools, i.e the aggregate per year, not the figures for each school.) 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 (to date)

a. How many local schools reported racism complaints to the council in each of the past five years? 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021 (to date)

b. If a council document, e.g. a spreadsheet or a report, already exists that lists the racism complaints recorded by named local schools for some or all of the above years please provide a copy of it.

3. If the council no longer records data on the number of racist incidents in local schools, what measures does it take to ensure that schools are robustly addressing racism?

a. What does the most recent guidance that the council has issued to local schools about how they should record racist incidents say?

4. Has the council conducted or commissioned any research into the prevalence of racism in local schools in the past five years?

a. If so, please provide a copy of the research, including its findings, or the report it is contained in.

5. Does the council have a current action plan/strategic plan to address race equality and racism in schools?

a. If so, please provide a copy of this plan.

1. A record of racist complaints is kept if a school notifies the council. In general schools record the racist incidents within their setting.

a. N/A. 2016.

b. Not collated, only if the school informs the council.

c. All schools if notified.

2. 2016 – 2017: No data available. 2017 – 2018: 11. 2018 – 2019: Eight. 2019 – 2020: 17. 2020 - 2021 (to date): Eight.

a. 2016 – 2017: No data available. 2017 – 2018: 10. 2018 - 2019: Five. 2019 - 2020: Seven. 2020 – 2021: (to date): Six.

b. Not available.

3. Guidance available which is reviewed and updated. Updates provided at Safeguarding briefings. Specific team to support schools address racism in the schools through referral system.

a. See guidance attached.

4. Not in the last 5 years.

5. No. 

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