YoungMuslimsintheUKEducationandIntegration.pptVIP

Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration Briefing for FES/ippr seminar by Jodie Reed, ippr Contents: Facts about background identity Educational attainment Policy practice: positive Policy practice: negative Policy practice: disputed Summary, what next and lessons learnt British Muslims by numbers… Young British Muslim identity Complex Religion important increasingly influential Young - strong “British” element Identity tensions… Concern about protection to religious rights Feel they are assumed “guilty by association” Small minority feels values are incompatible Education Educational outcomes Policy and Practice ? Ethnic Minority Focus Voluntary Sector/State Sector Collaborations Citizenship and RE Policy and Practice ? Childcare outreach Muslim specific teacher training/support Curriculum recognition Policy and Practice ? Faith Schools??? Supplementary Schools??? Standards in citizenship education Standards in religious education Patchy facilities procedures in FE/HE Effectiveness of EMAG In Summary Ethnically adjusted policy across the board, interspersed with pockets of Muslim-specific good practice. Almost always spearheaded by the voluntary sector. A faith-blind approach Does it matter? What if equality is the key to integration? What if identity is the key to integration? * 1.6 million Muslims in the UK 3% population and 2nd largest faith group 73% Muslims in the UK identify as Asian/Asian British 46% were born in the UK 1/3 of Muslims are under 16 1/2 million young Muslims within education system 15% is the unemployment rate – 3x higher than Christians Attainment at foundation stage: A few key facts, mainly from our 2001 census… 1.6 million Muslims in the UK – almost 3% population and 2nd largest faith group When asked about their race ethnicity, 73% of Muslims in the UK identified themselves as of Asian or Asian British identity in the 2001 census. Most of those Bangladeshi or Pakistani b