ABSTRACT
The chapter provides a backdrop to the study on education of Pakistani boys, including the most recent controversy referred to as the Trojan Horse affair. As well as the primary research which was undertaken for this purpose, good use was made of the learning which resulted from personal and professional journeys. A picture is provided of one ethnic minority community, i.e. Pakistanis of Birmingham. There is a discussion of their general post-war development as a community, education needs of their young and policy responses including the neglect they were subjected to. Consequently, a significant percentage and large numbers of Pakistani children have been shown to leave school without the benchmark qualifications. There is an exploration of different types of multicultural education, including the earlier and the most recent examples of colour-blind approaches. Based on this area of policy development a number of possible examples of good practice are identified which could provide the way forward for education of Pakistani boys.
