- Funding for key education project.
The Scottish Government has committed £214,000 to fund
anti-racism education in schools for 2026/27.
The investment will allow Education Scotland to continue both the
Building Racial Literacy Programme (BRL) and Anti-Racist Mentors
Project. These initiatives teach educators how to address
everyday racism.
The Building Racial Literacy Programme (BRL) promotes anti-racism
as a professional skill and teaches how to identify and implement
anti-racist behaviours in everyday work. It is available for
education workers at all levels of work.
The Anti-Racist Mentors Project supports up to 30 BRL graduates
to act as local and regional mentors to conduct anti-racist
professional learning. Project participants will also contribute
to developing anti-racist training within local authorities.
Education Secretary Màiri McAllan said:
I am delighted to announce continued funding for these two
projects which provide essential perspectives to help directly
address race inequalities in a professional setting. Alongside
this, feedback on the courses delivered through these initiatives
has been overwhelmingly positive, highlighting their real impact
in supporting educators and fostering inclusive learning
environments.
The work these projects do is more important than ever following
recent high-profile examples of racist behaviour in society. This
investment in both the BRL programme and anti-racist mentors
addresses this and will help deliver systemic, sustainable change
improving community cohesion as a result.
The Scottish Government is consistently clear in our message that
there is no place for racism in society. By supporting
initiatives such as this in Scotland's schools we can help ensure
teachers are properly equipped to deliver vital anti-racist
messaging to our children and young people.
This latest tranche of funding is a continuation of the
Anti-Racism in Education Programme. The programme identifies
measures to address race inequality and suggests changes that
promote racial literacy among pupils and staff. To date more than
900 educators have completed the BRL programme.
Background
Building Racial Literacy |
Professional learning programmes | Professional learning
programmes, webinars and events | Professional Learning |
Education Scotland
The recent publication of the Young Anti-Racist Voices of
Scotland Anthology highlights the effect of the Building Racial
Literacy programme - Young anti-racist voices of
Scotland | Anti-racist education | Resources | Education
Scotland
Anti-Racism in Education
Programme - gov.scot
