Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers in the Scottish teacher workforce are severely under-represented (Scottish Government, 2018). At the same time, the few BME teachers who are working in educational institutions face challenges as they navigate their workplace and integrate with the majority White teaching population.
The recent Black Lives Matters (BLM) protests offer a juncture for Britain to have a broad and sensible conversation on race and racism, similar to that headed by the Clinton administration in America 20 years ago. The recent re-appearance of the debate on terminology – the question of how to refer to racialised groups in Britain – may be the beginning of this.
Boxing fans and pundits might be familiar with the term ‘undisputed’ champion. Reserved mainly for boxers, the ‘undisputed’ champion is seen as the unquestioned champion of (mainly his) weight division. To achieve this status, he must become champion of the various worldwide boxing organisations.
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