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Positives in the current agenda
In terms of ‘soft’ indicators of integration (e.g. feelings of
belonging, attachment to British identity -albeit hybrid
British-Italian/British-Pakistani etc identities-, social mixing,
trust, volunteering, levels of prejudice, and adherence to
democratic values), the general trend under multicultural
policy in the UK is that the majority of the people seem to
perceive their communities as rather cohesive and there
appears little evidence of a growing ‘lack of cohesion’
or cultural integration in UK communities. In particular,
second generation migrants across minority groups show
expected trends of a lessening of differences and are
becoming more like their host counterparts in the country
they are born into, while still maintaining attachments to
their heritage. This general trend does not mean that there
are no problem areas in the UK, but means that overall,
these areas commonly documented - do not represent
the bigger picture across our country.
Suggested Improvements to the current agenda
Acceptance of greater host community responsibility
and actions required -- despite the idea that integration
is a two way process often being used to demonstrate
that immigrants are failing to make the effort to become
part of the host community’s that they join, the assembly
also considered how the majority host community in
the UK is in many ways failing to provide a receiving
environment conductive to integration, with particular
examples discussed being: The general segregation
of white British (and not minority) communities in
UK communities not allowing for meaningful social
contact between diverse communities (Alita) The
failure to address socio-economic disparities and allow
equal participation in British society - for example
in education or labour market opportunities (so
called hard measures of integration) between White
British and ethnic minority communities (Magda) The
continuation of discrimination institutionally (e.g.
the most recent example being the deportation of
Windrush generation citizens), as well as rising levels in
our societies (e.g. hate crime in our communities)
Finally, the public narrative/culture of threat in our
national media and political circles towards issues like
immigration and diversity in recent years which create
an “us” vs “them” mental state on lines of nationality,
race and language in UK society. The assembly
therefore suggested that some of these issues need to
be addressed before an environment conducive to a
genuinely integrated society can exist in the UK.
Multicultural Nationalism - In discussions, many
agreed multicultural policy - supporting the
accommodation rather than the erosion of difference
in our communities - was the way forward for the UK
given the successful contribution of diversity to our
culture and identity for hundreds of years. They also
agreed however, that multiculturalism should not be
mistaken for saying that there should not be a strong
integration policy in place to unite British citizens as
a people, but other than language proficiency which
was felt to be particularly important for new citizens
to grasp, “Britishness” was hard to pin down for the
assembly and was felt to be something which needed
to be narrowed down in the future.
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“ DEAR VANESSA Thank you for your application and interview preparation for one of the lead roles in the new Student
Ambassador Scheme. We were thoroughly impressed with both your letter and interview and are delighted to offer you
the position of Curriculum Lead. We are really excited about working with you and hearing more of your ideas. We were
impressed by your enthusiasm for developing skills and confidence within your peer group, which combined with your
excellent communication skills make you the ideal candidate for role... Kind regards Mr Barton and Miss Crawford“
MM: You are a member of the senior leadership team
in your school, tell us more about it, what is your role? different groups of young people in different sports
activities and events both in school and out of school
Vanessa: I am the Curriculum Lead Ambassador in my
school which is equivalent to Deputy Head Girl and
so my job is more towards what is taught in school, in
and out of lessons and equipping students with more
than just GCSEs at the end of their time at South Wolds
Academy and Sixth Form MM: Just a final couple of questions, otherwise we will
be here forever because you seem to be involved in a
lot of things and very good at them, so just give us a
summary of your other awards…
MM: You are also good at athletics, and that you a
Sports leader….?
Vanessa: I actually stopped pursuing a career in
athletics some time in year 8 but decided to become
a Sports Leader which is a qualification called the
Sports Leadership Award. This teaches us how to lead
Vanessa: My other awards include my Bronze DofE
and Arts Award which are both nationally recognized
qualifications. My school awards range from
Outstanding Student Awards and Gold Award which
recognise amazing school students for their work in
curricular and extra-curricular activities
MM: We understand that you are in your local Church
choir, praise team, attends the CoE young leadership