Equality News Update: The Herald: Racist behaviour by teachers in schools ‘not being reported’

Racist behaviour by staff in Scottish schools is going unreported, according to the country’s national teaching watchdog. New figures from the General Teaching Council for Scotland show it only received one report of racist behaviour by a teacher in the past five years, despite growing concern over the issue.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Herald: Racist behaviour by teachers in schools ‘not being reported’

Equality News Update: Third Force News: Young disabled people voice their vision for an inclusive Scotland

2018 is the Year of Young People in Scotland – but is life for young disabled people getting better?

Ahead of an event for young disabled people on 7 December in Glasgow, Inclusion Scotland is launching the #OurInclusiveScotland campaign to document the reality of being a young disabled person.Continue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Young disabled people voice their vision for an inclusive Scotland

Equality News Update: Daily Record: Scotland’s inequality against women, ethnic minorities and the disabled ‘is not improving’

A state of the nation report shows women, ethnic minorities and the disabled are still getting a raw deal in Scotland.

The authors of Is Scotland Fairer? – the country’s biggest study yet into equality and human rights – warn our nation’s inequalities aren’t going away.Continue reading Equality News Update: Daily Record: Scotland’s inequality against women, ethnic minorities and the disabled ‘is not improving’