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  1. Presentation title goes here in up to 2 lines of text Subtitle goes here, plus date Travelling Ahead: supporting the rights and participation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people in Wales

  2. Travelling Ahead • Works across Wales • Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people • Regional Forums - ensuring young peoples voices are heard and can influence policy and practice • National Forum annually for young people • Education Good Practice Project • Tackling bulling and hate crime pilot project • Tackling negative media

  3. Experiences of bullying • Numerous research studies find that racist bullying and discrimination is commonplace for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in the UK • 2014 study found nine out of ten GRT children experience bullying at school • Big Fat Gypsy Wedding increases bullying and name calling in schools (Foster 2014)) • Key factor impacting on parents lack of trust in school and pupils experience of school • Attendance is the key factor in low attainment

  4. Peer Education Research Young people tell Travelling Ahead in their Good Practice project on education 2014-15 that: • Name calling and sometimes physical attacks are still experienced and remain everyday experiences • Schools do not confidently tackle racist bullying against them – some teachers perpetuate it • Teachers do not have enough knowledge / training about their history and culture • Trusted staff who build up relationships with their families and can support them at school are essential

  5. Resources Travelling Ahead tackling hate crime resources made by young people https://vimeo.com/97508610 and more coming soon Guide to reporting negative media for GRT young people https://www.childcomwales.org.uk/en/gypsy-and-traveller-media-guide/ Travelling Together – a curriculum resource http://learning.gov.wales/resources/browse-all/travelling- together/?lang=en ‘One Goal’ & a new toolkit for teachers to support Gypsy, Roma & Traveller children in schools www.srtrc.org

  6. Get in touch Trudy Aspinwall Rhiannon Jones Trav avel ellin ing g Ahead ad trav avel ellin ingahe gahead@sa ad@savethec vethechi hildren.org.uk dren.org.uk www.t w.travel ravellin ingahead.org gahead.org.uk .uk 02920 920 39683 838 8 0 77 88 88 412 760

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