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Like asylum-seekers and migrants, gypsy and traveller children present special challenges for schools. But a recent study in Scotland and earlier research for the Department for Education and Skills both conclude that good work can be done with travelling pupils. Successful schools often have a senior advocate for gypsy children to monitor policies, establish good relations with families, and bring staff and governors in on the act.
The Scottish Traveller Education Programme has its beautifully illustrated national guidelines, “Inclusive educational approaches for Gypsies and Travellers”, at: www.education.ed.ac.ukstep
The DfES research (from 2000) by Kalwant Bhopal can be downloaded from: www.dfes.gov.ukresearchdatauploadfilesRR238.doc
Readers can email suggestions on future Internet Insights to Sam Saunders at J.P.Saunders@leeds.ac.uk
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