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Teachers for the 21st Century
Teachers
Teachers for the 21st Century Train to teach in Yorkshire and the Humber
Teachers
Intro
The TC21 Project is run by the consortium of Yorkshire and Humberside universities and funded by the Training and Develpment Agency for Schools (TDA) to promote the recruitment of students from Black and Minority Ethinc (BME) groups into Initial Teacher Training.
statistics
  • In England, 12.9% of pupils are from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
  • The percentage of teachers from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds is 2.4%.

    (Source: GTC Publications 2003)
why?
  • To provide aspirational role models
  • To represent the pupils' population
  • To provide insight, support and counselling
  • To facilitate social inclusion
  • To promote cultural diversity
  • To help combat racism
how?
  • By identifying student teachers from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
  • By providing help and support to improve recruitment and retention
  • By developing greater links with the community
  • By recruiting Black and Minority Ethnic teachers as mentors