ABSTRACT
Race Relations (Amendment) Act (2000) This Act was not primarily concerned with education but with Home Office Regulations for racial equality. Nevertheless, the Act has several implications for schools and other educational institutions. The Act places a positive duty on public authorities actively to promote equality and to take steps to avoid race discrimination before it occurs. Public bodies are required by the Act to set out their arrangements for avoiding discrimination, for monitoring their effectiveness and publishing the results. Education bodies will be required to have a written policy on race equality and to assess the impact of the policy on ethnic minority pupils, staff and parents. There is a particular emphasis on the attainment of ethnic minority pupils. Local education authorities, Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) all have responsibilities under the Act.
