An interim report has been published today from the working
group set up to strengthen education resources relating to
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.
The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities,
Contributions and Cynefin in the New Curriculum Working Group
was announced in July to oversee the development of learning
resources and identify gaps in current resources or training
related to BAME communities, their contributions and
experiences.
Prof Charlotte Williams OBE, Honorary Professor in the School
of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences at Bangor
University, chairs the group.
The group has been asked to provide advice on the teaching of
themes related to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities
and experiences within the school curriculum.
The interim report from the working group identifies
recommendations from the first three months of the group’s
meetings.
The group’s final report, due to be published in the spring,
will address wider issues including additional learning for
trainee teachers studying Initial Teacher Education courses.
, the Education Minister, said:
“I would like to thank Professor Williams and the other members
of the working group for their important work in researching
and producing this excellent report.
“Over the coming weeks I will be considering these
recommendations in detail and I will announce my response later
this year. I warmly welcome the challenges identified and
potential solutions that the report offers, and it provides a
context for the whole curriculum.
“In October, I announced the establishment of a national
network of practitioners and stakeholders, to share
understanding across the teaching profession, gather
intelligence and co-construct support and solutions to
problems.
“Part of the new national network’s remit will be to identify
gaps in resources related to BAME experiences and the histories
of Wales. This will better inform how we move forward with new
resources and supporting schools in delivering across the new
curriculum.
“I am very much look forward to receiving Professor Williams’s
final report in early spring.”
