From the Perspective of a Claimant who ‘lived to tell the tale’.
Though racism against ‘othered’ teachers (Black, Asian, white with a foreign accent) is rarely covered by the media, this ‘disease’ has, for years, been a pandemic in the Education sector. This is a very ironic situation since educational establishments should be places where ignorance is tackled and not fed!
A report of the Commission for Black Staff in Further Education published in 2002, highlights the typical anxieties experienced by black FE teachers:
- Subtle stereotyping of black teachers, which traps them in jobs with little hope of progression, and sometimes leading to overt bullying and harassment.
- Negative views about the competence of black staff, sometimes leading to an over-critical or over-controlling management style.
- Student complaints instigated by managers or colleagues.
- Complaints of racism leading to victimisation, marginalisation, and recommendations for unjustified performance reviews.
In this post, I have decided to let you READ all about my case so you can see for yourselves what racism really looks like. Follow the URL link provided below to both ET Judgements, My Reconsideration of ET’s first Judgement Application, main witness statements, and where you can also view my qualifications and the 2017 Job Advert that was at the heart of my claim of Direct Race Discrimination.
The Respondent’s witness statements, when read without the contextualising evidence I was able to produce in order to shift the burden of proof, are very convincing – very believable. My advice therefore to anyone thinking of taking their employer to the ET is, make sure you have evidence for every single allegation you make against your employer.
Here are individual URLs for ET Judgements and WS if you are unable to open Zip folder
2017 Teacher of English Advert
Iam! 
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