Racial inequalities most definitely exist in our FE colleges. If you disagree, just ask your students. YMCA’s Young and Black report found that 95 per cent of young black people in the UK have heard or witnessed racist language at school. To address the root causes of racial inequality in our colleges, we must develop a zero-tolerance approach to racism, which leads to staff actively protecting students from discrimination, as required by the Equality Act 2010. To root out racism, and understand the actions required, I believe we need to understand racism, from the students’ perspective.
