| We live in an increasingly diverse society. In British schools, for example, one in eight pupils comes from a minority ethnic background. As their school achievement will determine their success in later life, it is very worrying that many minority ethnic young people underachieve.
The seminar focuses on the issue of how schools can be encouraged to educate for the acceptance of cultural diversity and on the impact of policies, practice and procedures within schools and the wider education system. The seminar brings together 12 policy-makers, head teachers and school administrators each from both the UK and Germany.
The format of the seminar is based on open discussion sessions with initial statements and a closing session which draws together the findings of the discussions. The programme is designed to reflect those aspects of the theme which are of importance to participants as leaders in the field in their respective countries.
There are four areas of discussions, i.e. sessions:
- Citizenship and School Education
- Intercultural Training
- Language and Diversity
- Best Practice Schools – Presentation of exceptional examples, schools or models
Speakers, participants and material from the conference:
- Lina Akbar, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, London
- Kathryn Board, British Council
- Christiane Bainski, Regionale Arbeitsstellen zur Förderung der Kinder und Jugendlichen aus Zuwandererfamilien Nordrhein-Westfalen, Essen
- Dr. Dagmar Beer-Kern, Büro der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration, Berlin
- Jürgen Bosenius, Kinderhilfswerk, Berlin
- Baljinder Cheema, Moseley School, Birmingham
- Kate Daly, Department for Education and Skills, London
- Professor Dr. Wolfgang Edelstein, Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung, Berlin
- Shola Emmanuel, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- Stephan Ertner, Bildungskommission der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
- Jane Evans, Kitchener Primary School, Cardiff
- Susanne Frank, Freie Autorin
- Dr Herbert Grieshop, British Council Berlin
- Professor Jagdish Gundara, Centre for Intercultural Studies, University of London
- Christoph Hoeft, Ernst-Abbe-Oberschule, Berlin
- Paula Jackson, Kindermuseum Berlin
- Elizabeth Kidd, Estyn Institution, Cardiff
- Vini Lander, School of Teacher Education, University College Chichester
- Jean Lebrecht, British Council, London
- Dympna McGahern, Haringey Local Education Authority, London
- Johannes Melters, Gesamtschule Holsterhausen, Essen
- Mekonnen Mesghena, Interkulturelles Management Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
- Laura Mitchell, City of Edinburgh Council, Education Department
- Özcan Mutlu, Fraktion Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen im Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin
- Michael Nové, Lehr- und Lernwerkstatt Deutsch als Zweitsprache, Berlin
- Dr. Andreas Poltermann, Bildungskommission der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
- Robin Richardson, Insted Consultancy, London
- Michael Seberich, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh
- Janet Turner, Mapledene Early Years Centre, London
- Mike Vance, The Learning Trust, London
- Sybille Volkholz, Bildungskommission der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
- Dr. Gerhard Weil, Landesinstitut für Schule und Medien, Berlin
Reports from the youth seminar
Sarah Hinderer
The seminar is the third in a series of UK-German education policy seminars and is accompanied by a mirror event for the same number of students from the two countries to discuss related themes. The participants of the youth seminar will share their experiences and findings with the experts at the end of the conference.
The seminar is organised by the British Council in co-operation with the German “Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung” and is by invitation only.
For more information please contact
Dr Herbert Grieshop
Head Education & Science
herbert.grieshop@britishcouncil.de
If you would like to order a copy of the conference report, please get in touch with Dorothea Seide, Communications Co-ordinator.
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