Responding to racism and violence in current events: Sustainable anti-racist environments

These events are not isolated, they are part of broader social patterns that need sustained, systemic, and courageous responses. To cultivate a sustainable anti-racist environment, education settings should:

• engage in ongoing anti-racist professional learning
• support staff wellbeing when navigating difficult conversations
• ensure consistent, transparent processes for addressing racism using the whole school approach to racism and racist incidents guidance
• work to embed anti-racism across the curriculum, drawing on the principles for an anti-racist curriculum to ensure learning is inclusive, critical, and reflective of diverse perspectives

Staff may be interested in the work of the anti-racist online professional learning programme and community Building Racial Literacy.

Education has a vital role in shaping a more just and inclusive Scotland. There are no neat solutions, but we remain committed to working alongside educators to build racial literacy, challenge racism, and support all learners to thrive.