Below are research documents focussing on the black experience and from which a fuller picture can be developed over time of how government policy is impacting on the British African-Caribbean educational experience.  The page will be regularly updated.  If you are aware of important research based documents that can be added please send them in by contacting us.

Tackling low educational achievement -The study uses the National Pupil Database and related data to examine four different measures of low achievement, and a profile of low achievement is offered. The report will be of interest to all those concerned with educational outcomes, including policymakers, education professionals, unions and the media.

Aiming High: Raising the achievement of ethnic minority pupils

Young black people and the criminal justice system

Breaking the circles of fear

Community development workers for black and ethnic minority communities

Black teachers in London

The educational experience and achievements of black boys in London schools 2000-2003

London schools and the black child

Special educational needs and ethnicity: issues of over- and under-representation

School choice and ethnic segregation: educational decision-making among black and minority ethnic parents

The experiences of black school governors in London

Improving opportunity, strengthening society: the government's strategy to improve race equality and community cohesion

Strength in diversity, towards a community cohesion and race equality strategy

REACH An independent report to government on raising the aspiration and attainment levels of black boys and young black men

Every child matters

Why I wrote the 'ESN Book' by Bernard Coard

Minority ethnic exclusions and the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000

Pupils of African heritage, mathematics education and social justice

Social Division and Difference: Black and Ethnic Minorities (Expert Paper)

From social engineering to social aspiration

Inspiration and aspiration

Gordon Brown's Vision for a 'world class education'

An analysis of High Attaining Black Students: Factors and Conditions that Affect Their Attainment Levels

The more things change the more they stay the same

Fairness and Freedom: The Final Report of the Equalities Review (2007)

Walking in my Shoes: Personal Experiences of Inequality in Britain

Prosperity for all in the global economy (Leitch Report, 2006)

Black Caribbean children held back by institutional racism in schools

The Macpherson Report

Active Citizens, Strong Communities, Progressing Civil Renewal

Civil Renewal - A New Agenda

Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper (Vol 1)

Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper (Vol 2)

Dying to Belong: An in-depth review of street gangs in Britain

Young people and mental health

Ethnicity and drug use

Challenging Racism: Further Education Leading the Way

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