Whitey Ford
04-04-2021, 05:23 PM
Nursery teachers should give lessons on white privilege, says guidance
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Playgroup teachers need an "understanding about white privilege" so toddlers can learn to "recognise racist behaviours and develop anti-racist views", according to new guidance.
The new advice, drawn up as an alternative to the Government's statutory guidance by representatives from unions and charities, said it was “time to challenge the widespread notion that ‘children do not see race’ and are colour blind to difference”.
It states that "children's racial prejudice" is at risk of being "maintained or reinforced" unless teachers had specialist training to develop an "understanding about white privilege, systemic racism and how racism affects children and families in early years settings”.
The new 128-page guidance – titled Birth to 5 Matters from the Early Years Coalition – was developed over the past six months by a 18-strong steering group including representatives from the National Education Union, the National Day Nurseries Association and the Association for Professional Development in Early Years.
https://archive.is/9fi43#selection-2073.264-2073.319
https://i.imgur.com/BaKFGhH.jpg
Playgroup teachers need an "understanding about white privilege" so toddlers can learn to "recognise racist behaviours and develop anti-racist views", according to new guidance.
The new advice, drawn up as an alternative to the Government's statutory guidance by representatives from unions and charities, said it was “time to challenge the widespread notion that ‘children do not see race’ and are colour blind to difference”.
It states that "children's racial prejudice" is at risk of being "maintained or reinforced" unless teachers had specialist training to develop an "understanding about white privilege, systemic racism and how racism affects children and families in early years settings”.
The new 128-page guidance – titled Birth to 5 Matters from the Early Years Coalition – was developed over the past six months by a 18-strong steering group including representatives from the National Education Union, the National Day Nurseries Association and the Association for Professional Development in Early Years.
https://archive.is/9fi43#selection-2073.264-2073.319