Ethnic minority attainment gap conference to be held

Strategies to raise educational attainment in the black and minority ethnic community will be looked at in a national policy conference, which may interest head teachers.

Held on May 14th, the conference will call on the government to invest in partnerships between maintained schools and supplementary schools and reward schools that offer good levels of support.

The conference will be hosted by the Centre for Educational Success (CES), which was established by the Black Training and Enterprise Group.

According to the organisation, more can be done to encourage GCSE attainment levels in the minority ethnic community, which achieves lower rates of GCSE passes than the national average.

Jeremy Crook OBE, director of BTEG, says: "We want to see stronger action taken to push attainment levels up for BME pupils, and parents playing a far greater role in the schools effort to improve performance and behaviour."

The conference will involve a series of presentations and workshops and with head teachers, representatives of the government, Ofsted and the voluntary sector attending.

BTEG represents black and minority ethnic service providers to the government and provides network opportunities for organisations in the third sector.