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Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration

Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration. Briefing for FES/ippr seminar by Jodie Reed, ippr. Contents:. Facts about background & identity Educational attainment Policy & practice: positive Policy & practice: negative Policy & practice: disputed

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Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration

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  1. Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration Briefing for FES/ippr seminar by Jodie Reed, ippr

  2. Contents: • Facts about background & identity • Educational attainment • Policy & practice: positive • Policy & practice: negative • Policy & practice: disputed • Summary, what next and lessons learnt

  3. British Muslims by numbers… • 1.6 million Muslims in the UK • 3% population and 2nd largest faith group • 73% Muslims in the UK identify as Asian/Asian British • 46% were born in the UK • 1/3 of Muslims are under 16 • 1/2 million young Muslims within education system • 15% is the unemployment rate – 3x higher than Christians

  4. Young British Muslim identity • Complex • Religion important & increasingly influential • Young - strong “British” element

  5. Identity tensions… • Concern about protection to religious rights • Feel they are assumed “guilty by association” • Small minority feels values are incompatible

  6. Education Attainment at foundation stage:

  7. Educational outcomes

  8. Policy and Practice  • Ethnic Minority Focus • Voluntary Sector/State Sector Collaborations • Citizenship and RE

  9. Policy and Practice − • Childcare outreach • Muslim specific teacher training/support • Curriculum recognition

  10. Policy and Practice ? • Faith Schools??? • Supplementary Schools??? • Standards in citizenship education • Standards in religious education • Patchy facilities & procedures in FE/HE • Effectiveness of EMAG

  11. In Summary Ethnically adjusted policy across the board, interspersed with pockets of Muslim-specific good practice. Almost always spearheaded by the voluntary sector.

  12. A faith-blind approach • Does it matter? • What if equality is the key to integration? • What if identity is the key to integration?

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