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Poor white pupils put off school by multicultural timetable

Graeme Paton (http://"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/graeme-paton/") (Education Editor) | The Telegraph (http://"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/") (UK) | 27 June, 2014

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A study finds that working-class white children are being turned off school because lessons are too focused on celebrating other cultures while shunning British traditions.

White working class children are being "marginalised" at school after being forced to follow a multicultural timetable that shuns British traditions, according to research.

Large numbers of schools follow a curriculum that celebrates a "diverse range of pupils" while sidelining those from poor British families, it was claimed.

Head teachers told how they ran numerous projects such as Black History Month and "cultural days" to raise awareness of countries such as Portugal, Poland and Jamaica.

But it was claimed that white British pupils from deprived homes often "cannot see themselves or their lives reflected in the curriculum", turning them off school altogether.

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Researchers called on the Department for Education to develop a "curriculum that treats white British identity in the same way as ethnic minorities".

It comes just weeks after Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, pledged to require all schools to actively promote British values in the classroom to combat extremism.

The conclusions come amid growing concerns that working-class white British children are lagging dramatically behind at school and now perform worse than any other group.

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One head teacher told researchers: "The curriculum that has been on offer has not been meeting the needs of white British pupils. There has been much emphasis in recent years on elements of black history and a celebration of cultural days such as 'Portuguese day'. There has been nothing for the British culture.

"This might have led to a sense of them losing their identity."

Another head said: "It seems to be easier to celebrate the good things about other cultures – the dance, the food, the stories and to ask parents to come in and share their food, their traditions with us. We've worked through the cultures and have left this one to last."

One primary school teacher told how the school was "very explicit in celebrating other cultures", but added: "There is always that difficulty in identifying what is British culture. How many of our pupils would understand what maypole dancing is about?...

"We celebrate Christmas and Easter but even that is done in a diverse way. I think white families are expected to just fit into the curriculum, it is seen as the norm for them and we focus on the children new to the country."

Another head teacher told how Caribbean, Polish and Portuguese families had a greater sense of cultural identity but "nothing binds" white British children together.
It was claimed that many poor white British children in the area have black cultural role models and "speak with a South London patois". [more ... (http://"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10930854/Poor-white-pupils-put-off-school-by-multicultural-timetable.html")]

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