Supply teachers face racism. By: Soon Qi Wei

The London Teaching Pool is complaining about inquiries from schools appearing not to want non-white teachers. Managing director Darryl Mydat says such requests are received by his firm several times each term. Head teachers' leader Brian Lightman said such discrimination by schools was "inconceivable".
The owner of another supply teachers' agency said schools might have legitimate concerns about English language skills - and that this might be misinterpreted as racism. But the managing director of another teacher recruitment agency operating in several different parts of England, who did not want to be identified, said that the issues of race and ethnicity could be confused with English language skills. "Language is the issue, not race," he said. I believe that is is a very serious issue as racism is a very bad influence, not only for the other teachers but the children as well. If this continues, the students might grow up with the mentality that racism is correct and discriminations should be held against other races

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