• Celebrate diverse cultures.
• Ensure schools showcase the rich ethnic and racial diversity.
• Educate communities about diverse cultures and practices.
• Celebrate the rich diversity of cultures in schools.

What we are doing

Our social media shares information about religious and cultural events throughout the year.

The Youth Council organised a Culture Fest event to bring together different cultures and share experiences.

Community Learning and Development worked with the Syrian community on a storybook to share their journey from Syria to Scotland.

2 Syrian young people received their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award.

Ukrainian community hosted a social event to welcome newly resettled Ukrainian families.

Schools monitor and track incidents of racial discrimination and appropriate action is taken.

A session was offered to school leaders called Anti-Racist Education: The School Leader’s Role.

We have advancing race equality in our schools action plan.

Motherwell Youth Voice group is conducting a survey about racism in schools as this has been raised as an issue by youth group members.

The Resettlement Team has begun a series of Resettlement Awareness sessions to schools.

Police Scotland use the You Judge! school resources for secondary school pupils. This resource has 5 individual lessons, covering all strands of hate crime legislation.

24 schools have completed the racial equality and inclusion audit or training.

What we plan to do

The voluntary sector will support celebration of cultural diversity in North Lanarkshire.

Museums and Libraries will engage with BAME groups to learn what activities they would like to see.

Continue to raise awareness through central communication of report recommendations and resources to support.

Heads of Establishment Session offered in each locality to raise awareness of report findings.

Equality awareness raising session for Parent Councils.

"The girls suffer more bullying because of the hijab.  Schools would benefit if they had an awareness of other cultures and showed the positive of each religion."

"Diverse cultures are not celebrated in Lanarkshire.  I think Glasgow is more welcoming that way."