Multiculturalism in Practice: Irish, Jewish, Italian and Pakistani Migration to Scotland by Suzanne Audrey

Author:Suzanne Audrey [Audrey, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Policy, Public Policy, Political Science
ISBN: 9781351733342
Google: -FI8DwAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 36811931
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Also under the Race Relations Act 1976, no application for a minority faith school should be given less favourable treatment than any other application [CRE 1990: 22]. In Scotland, where publicly funded denominational schools form part of the education system, it would be difficult to reject a viable application for a separate Muslim school that could offer 'efficient education'.

Within this framework the Scottish Office has issued instructions for the collection of 'ethnically-based statistics' on school pupils as a means of 'identifying need and thus helping ensure fair and equal treatment for all' [SED 1989: 1]. The specified minimum requirement is the annual collection of information on all first year entrants to primary schools, and all pupils in secondary schools, concerning ethnic background, religion, and languages used at home, in order to:

... respond to the pupil's educational and pastoral needs ... be aware of their religious beliefs and the implications these may have for the curriculum, for the provision of school meals, and for the observance of religious festivals ... calculate what provision is needed for those for whom English is not their main language; what the likely demand for community language teaching might be; and how best to deploy available staff and materials [Ibid: 3]

Thus, a policy framework exists within which some specific religious and cultural requirements are acknowledged; where parents can exercise a degree of choice; and where some parental involvement in the day-to-day management of schools is permitted, even encouraged. The way in which this operates in practice, however, requires consideration of specific education authorities and, more importantly, the opinions and actions of service providers and their clients.

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