Equinet Policy Paper Equality Bodies’ Interventions for Equality in the Field of Education compiles and categorises the discrimination issues in the field of education policy and provision that Equality Bodies come across in their work, and the responses to these issues that Equality Bodies have found to be effective.
This Equinet Paper serves to share information between Equality Bodies on the issues arising and the practice developed, and to inform any future focus on this field of work by Equinet and its members.
The preparation of this Equinet Paper involved discussion at a Policy Formation Working Group meeting convened for this purpose. A survey questionnaire, based on these discussions, was then completed by twenty-six Equality Bodies in twenty-three jurisdictions.
In the preparation of this Equinet Paper, most Equality Bodies indicated that the field of education policy and provision is a high-priority area and an important focus in their work.