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Building Futures: Developing Trust

Building Futures: Developing Trust. A focus on provision for children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds in the Early Years Foundation Stage - The Popcorn Effect. This guidance invites practitioners across the whole range of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) settings to

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Building Futures: Developing Trust

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  1. Building Futures: Developing Trust A focus on provision for children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds in the Early Years Foundation Stage - The Popcorn Effect

  2. This guidance invites practitioners across the whole range of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) settings to reflect on the quality of their provision for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) children and their families in order to meet the requirements of the currently under review Early Years Foundation Stage statutory guidance which states: “All children, irrespective of ethnicity, culture or religion, home language, family background, learning difficulties or disabilities, gender or ability should have the opportunity to experience a challenging and enjoyable programme of learning and development”

  3. Why has this guidance been written? • The Building Futures: Developing Trust Booklet and the supportive mentoring provided by the soon to be dismantled Primary National Strategies Early Years Team and most notably Lynne Harvey the Lead on the project provides guidance for all practitioners so that : • This entitlement is met for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. • The materials support and challenge practitioners in their understanding of how, by working in partnership with families and with a range of services, they can begin to address some of the barriers to achievement that currently exist for some of these children. • It will require practitioners to examine their attitudes, preconceptions, stereotypical assumptions and prejudices in order to ensure that every child matters, in their setting, • It will ensure that practitioners give due regard to the particular circumstances of diverse groups and their rights to attainment and to have each child’s multiple equalities characteristics and requirements met.

  4. Extended equalities support to the sector is provided through a range of Early Years Equality produced publications, training and consultancy delivery which combines with additional guidance materials produced by the Primary National Strategies-

  5. The wider context in which Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and their families livehere in the UK • The Whims of the Power Holders • The Power Holders renaging upon agreements which then go unchallenged publicly by agencies tasked and paid for from the coffers of the Tax Payers to protect and advocate for the most vulnerable and marginalised in our Society • Racist and Discriminatory myths and stereotypes • Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are excluded from being part of each and every localised community • The revisionism of realities and avoidance of complying with the Public Sector Duties and the requirements of promoting Community Cohesion

  6. Example • Expressed Intent to abolish Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Month In Doncaster • “This is, after all, a man who proudly proclaims his contempt for 'diversity… • 'Going on about diversity causes racial tension, it doesn't improve it,' he says. 'The Government has just admitted that gipsies should be given special treatment and that only makes people angry. I want every citizen of Doncaster to be equal…. • 'But we can, at least, try to help the police with new bylaws,' he says. 'Everyone tells me I can't do this or that, but why can't I try?' According to Mr Davies, Doncaster is home to 80 per cent of the travellers in South Yorkshire and so the town is obliged to build 51 sites for them.There's nothing we can do about that because it's a government decree, but that shouldn't stop us from seeing whether there are people on those gipsy sites who aren't paying council tax or are working while on benefit” • (Source: Robert Hardman: Daily Mail: 31st August 2009)

  7. Eric Pickles MP : Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government • Revoked the 'planning circulars' issued by the former Labour government • Is driving forward ‘increases in local authority powers to tackle unauthorised encampments, which are a source of major community tensions in some areas.’ • Offering councils financial incentives for developing authorised sites where possible. • Has proposed to’ include sites for Travellers in a new homes bonus scheme under which councils will be paid for properties they allow to be built in their area.’ • Has said that Travellers on official sites are also to be given the same rights and responsibilities as residents of other mobile home sites so that they have greater protection against eviction

  8. Woldgate Traveller Site - Bridlington • Some residents, including town mayor Councillor Cyril Marburg, are fiercely opposed to the camp being sited in Bessingby Road. He said: “The site will be an eyesore on one of the main routes into Bridlington and will be clearly seen by everyone. My fear is that putting a gypsy site at the top of a hill by a main entrance to the resort will put blight on the regeneration of Bridlington. (Sourced : October 29, 2010 by J Dobson-Bridlington) Cyril Marburg on the Proposed Site

  9. “Gypsy Site Race FearFearing for the future: Residents and Councillors in Pitsmoor campaign against plans for a gypsy camp” (Source Sheffield Star Newspaper: 28th May 2010 by Richard Marsden News Editor)

  10. Sample Verbatim Commentary Thread from the above Article “Roma people are the true Gypsies, 'Travellers' are usually just a bunch of Irish travellers who call themselves Gypsies, just like the ones that constantly kept trashing the sites on Tinsley Park Road and Hessle Street (just behind Woodbourn Rd athletics track). The same ones who stole from this locality, abused the locals in this area and also conned old folk out of loads of money whilst operating as "UPVC Soffitt & Facia" fitters. FACT !!!!Why should the travellers, who dont pay Tax and NI like most of us, have their backsides wiped by the taxpayer. IT STINKS !!!!” • (28/05/2010 12:20:46 ADE THE BLADE)

  11. “If the lawless, violent anti social caravan dwellers must by law have somewhere to pitch their caravans while the pillage the local area, why not the South West of the city or is that too close to home for the decision makers? The North East has enough problems already that the council and police cannot cope with. “ (28/05/2010 12:40:28 Darnall Resident)

  12. “Where ever they finish up it will be a nightmare for the residents absolutely guaranteed Anyone who has ever had anything to do with these so called "travellers " will tell you they are a blot on society I once worked as a contractor on one of the designated sites All pipe work was stripped from washrooms and toilets, toilet pans and sinks were smashed ,which was no great loss because mostly they took a dump on the floor. I turned up one morning to find two of the transits that belonged to them absolutely trashed and a caravan smouldering when i asked the warden what the f happened, was told it was a father and son who'd fallen out in the pub ,the lad had gone home and trashed his dads vans ,when the dad got home he set fire to the caravan with his lad and his family inside it .” Nice people I wouldn’t wish on anyone (28/05/2010 14:49:33 CHAP LAD )

  13. “just what we need - more gypo's in Sheffield bringing more crime and littering” (28/05/2010 15:48:16Lifelong Owl)

  14. “Gypsy's = Idle, thieving, scum who pay no taxes, won't work, apart from stealing scrap and are into every scam known to manWhy is it always the East of the city that has to bear the brunt of this.” (28/05/2010 16:40:34 Uncle potter)

  15. “Gypos eh..Ha Ha what about the dole scroungers.Think the bubble is about to burst” (28/05/2010 18:47:41 HARD WORKING CITIZEN OF SHEFFIELD)

  16. “I just hope they put them next to some bnp supporters...hahaha what a laugh that would be!! “ (In Blade land 28/05/2010 20:28:40 Hellrazr)

  17. “i don’t agree with post 34 or post 38 i live at shire green and i didn’t vote labour. BNP all the way. and i don't want gypsy's living near me i work for my stuff and i don’t want it robbed thanks.” (Sheffield 28/05/2010 20:52:02 )

  18. “Immigrants don't want people moving into 'their' multicultural area and they have only been here 1-2 generations (moving over the family doesn't really count).Funny, a lot of people didn't want them, but we let them in!Now we can't house our own or the immigrants.If the weather gets much better we might be seeing race riots!” (Freedom 28/05/2010 23:59:00)

  19. “nobody wants gypos because they cause trouble wherever they go, plain and simple. the term "thieving gypsy b@stards" wasn't coined out of nothing.im sure individually they're not all like that, but as a collective they're renown for it. certainly wouldn't want them on my doorstep, id have to upgrade the lock on the shed.” (The Wednesday International Jetset 29/05/2010 13:11:26)

  20. “Gypos have brought the reputation they have on themselves. They are the scum of the earth. Dirty, theiving thugs. The world would be a better place without them!” (1graybags 30/05/2010 08:55:02)

  21. Thank you for Including Me in Today’s Conference Chrissy Meleady MBE CEO Early Years Equality ACERT Conference 5th November 2010 cm.eyequality@btinternet.com Tel: 0114 2700214

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