Welcome to Diane Abbott MP's "London Schools and the Black Child" website

This is the official website for London Schools and the Black Child (LSBC), an intiative run by Diane Abbott MP. Each year Diane holds a conference to discuss the education of black children, and an awards ceremony to celebrate high achievement.

Press
Speeches
Articles

15.04.2013 AMBITIONS: The Amos Bursary's New Newsletter
26.03.2013 Report finds black Caribbean boys are still three times more likely to be excluded
19.10.2012 Ilford Student awarded for achievement at gala
19.10.2012 GCSE student from Kenton nominated for a Black Child Academic Achievement Award

26.10.2012 Black History Month 2013: Universities in Britain & their relationship with BME students
20.05.2009 Parliamentary Debate on London Met University
24.06.2008 Parliamentary Debate on the Teaching Workforce in London
01.04.2007 Parliamentary Debate on Black and Ethnic Minority Pupils and School Exclusions

03.08.2012 Diane Abbott welcomes colour blind testing
25.06.2012 Our black youngsters: how often do you hear the good news?
09.11.2009 Call for Action on Black Exclusions
20.02.2009 Exclusion is no laughing matter

A Decade of Campaigning

10 Years of London Schools and the Black Child

Back by popular demand...

10th London Schools and the Black Child Conference

“Black Children and Education: After Gove, where next?”

Saturday 1 June 2013

Since we began the work of challenging the education systems failing of African and Afro-Caribbean children, we have seen real improvements in their educational outcomes. But there is a lot more to do. The education system is undergoing some fundamental changes and we need to ensure that Black children are not left behind.

Click here to register and for more information.

London Schools and the Black Child Academic Achievement Awards

Please click on one of the links below

Our Prizewinners

In Celebration

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners from the 2012 London Schools and the Black Child Awards which took place on 10th October in the House of Commons, hosted by Diane Abbott MP.

Below is the list of nominees and winners on the night. Names of winners are in bold.

GCSE Male:
Adedapo Adelekan
Nathan Nwachukwu
Joel Oyelese
Ekow Plange

GCSE Female:
Tosin Akingbolasan
Tobi Apampa
Chloe Ollis-Smith
Lauren Wright

A-Level Female:
Yewande Adesida
Konyin Aromolaran
Samara Linton
Sonia Mason

A-Level Male:
Haydn Kankam
Adio Kokayi
Mohammed Mohammed
Osama Salih

Higher Education Male:
Charles Ekub-Obasi Oben
Adam Elliott-Cooper
Damini Onifade
Qalid Mohamed

Higher Education Female:
Chanele Blackwood
Zaneta Forson
Elizanne Mends
Chinazam Nwonkonkor

Other Educational Events

Here are other events that I have organised as part of the London Schools and the Black Child initiative. For further information please click on the links below.

Educational Publications

Here are some educational publications which relate to issues around education and ethnicity. For the full list of publications please click on the publications tab at the top of the page.

A Young Hackney Poet

Stephanie Thomas 24 reads her brilliant poem about Hackney. It was written as part of a project at the Fairbridge centre. www.fairbridge.org.uk.

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London Schools and the Black Child (LSBC) is a campaign to raise the educational achievement levels of black children in London

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