Since the MacPherson report on the Stephen Lawrence inquiry was published in 1999 it has been the responsibility of all local education authorities and Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships to promote and maintain equality pertaining to race.
The MacPherson report stresses that education has a fundamental role to play in eradicating racism and valuing racial diversity.The Learning for All document published last year by the Commission for Racial Equality provides guidance in addressing issues of equality and diversity. The national curriculum for schools, the national standards for under-eights daycare in England and the early learning goals all attempt to take into account the issues relating to race equality.
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