Advice
- Communities Empowerment Network – exclusions advice CEN provides free advice, support, representation, advocacy, mediation and restorative approaches, we help to restore relationships between the home and school and assist to successfully reintegrate children back into mainstream education.
- Community Law Partnership -legal advice to Gypsies and Travellers The Travellers Advice Team (TAT) at CLP provides advice, assistance and representation to Gypsies and Travellers throughout England and Wales in the following areas: Evictions Planning Matters Matters involving rented sites Homelessness Other related mat
- Get the jump Careers service website to help young people aged 14 to 19 to understand their education and training choices
- Global Romani Coalition
- Moving for change We exist to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK.
- Ok Rehab
- Webinar on Roma history
Campaigns
- History on the edge – The Tinker Experiment Radio podcast with interviews with Scottish Travellers families who have suffered forced settlement in substandard and unhealthy accommodation
- Moving for change We exist to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK.
- The Tinker experiment A shameful period in recent Scottish history that still reverberates in our Traveller communities today.
Communities
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities – further information This document provides schools with a brief background to the history and culture of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities.
- Leeds Beckett reading list University Library reading list
- Moving for change We exist to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK.
- Romani Community Archaeology Romani Community Archaeology is a non-profit, established in 2022, formed to engage with the complex history and deep culture of Romani in Britain by undertaking a series of archaeological projects, each one in close collaboration with modern Romani people.
Role models
- Interview with Denisa Gannon, Roma solicitor and activist Guardian Society Interview addressing issues faced by Roma in UK and Denisa in getting her qualification
Community and culture
- Appleby fair This is the official site for the Appleby Horse Fair. The Fair is an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby in Cumbria’s Eden Valley.
- Challenging the stereotype This teaching resource uses a selection of images to provide an opportunity for discussion around the stereotypical perception of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, which is often very negative
- Ensuring Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children do not feel unseen in the history classroom Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- Romani Community Archaeology Romani Community Archaeology is a non-profit, established in 2022, formed to engage with the complex history and deep culture of Romani in Britain by undertaking a series of archaeological projects, each one in close collaboration with modern Romani people.
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history Resources to support history teaching from the History Association
- Webinar on Roma history
Discrimination
- History on the edge – The Tinker Experiment Radio podcast with interviews with Scottish Travellers families who have suffered forced settlement in substandard and unhealthy accommodation
- Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis Findings from the Evidence for Equality National Survey
- Romani Community Archaeology Romani Community Archaeology is a non-profit, established in 2022, formed to engage with the complex history and deep culture of Romani in Britain by undertaking a series of archaeological projects, each one in close collaboration with modern Romani people.
- Social barriers faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers Guardian article
- The Tinker experiment A shameful period in recent Scottish history that still reverberates in our Traveller communities today.
Ethnicity
- Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller ethnicity summary This is a summary of statistics about people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnic groups living in England and Wales.
- Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis Findings from the Evidence for Equality National Survey
- Scottish Traveller Education Programme Scottish Traveller Education Programme
- Social barriers faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers Guardian article
- Webinar on Roma history
- What we learnt from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children who responded to The Big Ask The Children's Commissioner's summary of the responses to survey
European
- Council of Europe report on Roma and Travellers ACERT made a submission to Commissioner Hammarberg about the education of Gypsy, Roma and Travellers and in the UK.
Fundraising
- Fundraising 101 webinar 1 Lucy Stone introduces the topic
- Fundraising 101 webinar 2 Measuring your impact
- Fundraising 101 webinar 3 Prospecting and research
- Fundraising 101 webinar 4
Government publications
- Archived materials from the Gypsy Roma Traveller National Strategies programme Guidance and Materials for Schools from the 1995 -2011 National Strategies programme
- Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller ethnicity summary This is a summary of statistics about people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnic groups living in England and Wales.
- What we learnt from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children who responded to The Big Ask The Children's Commissioner's summary of the responses to survey
GRT Education
- Early Years Outreach Practice | Save the Children UK Supporting early years practitioners working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families; with transferable ideas for other outreach early years workers.
- Educational Equality for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children and Young People in the UK Published in 2012 this article reviews issues of educational equality For Gypsy Roma and Traveller Pupils. Published in the Equal Rights review.
- Get the jump Careers service website to help young people aged 14 to 19 to understand their education and training choices
- Resources for teachers Resources for teachers, children's books and media
- What we learnt from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children who responded to The Big Ask The Children's Commissioner's summary of the responses to survey
14-19
- Get the jump Careers service website to help young people aged 14 to 19 to understand their education and training choices
Early Years
- Early Years Outreach Practice | Save the Children UK Supporting early years practitioners working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families; with transferable ideas for other outreach early years workers.
Guidance
- Aiming high: Partnerships between schools and TESS in raising the achievement of Gypsy Traveller pupils This leaflet summarises key aspects of effective partnerships between schools and advisory or support teachers who work for local Traveller Education Support Services (TESS). It looks at ways to promote achievement and how curriculum relevance and diversi
- Attendance Guidance 2022 Guidance for maintained schools, academies, independent schools, and local authorities Published: May 2022 Applies from: September 2022
- Provisions to support gender-questioning children in schools Provisions to support gender- questioning children in schools
History
- Ensuring Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children do not feel unseen in the history classroom Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- History on the edge – The Tinker Experiment Radio podcast with interviews with Scottish Travellers families who have suffered forced settlement in substandard and unhealthy accommodation
- Norfolk Education Service resources
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history Resources to support history teaching from the History Association
- The Tinker experiment A shameful period in recent Scottish history that still reverberates in our Traveller communities today.
- Webinar on Roma history
Miscellaneous
- Leeds Beckett reading list University Library reading list
Research
- Census 2021 data and analysis Gypsies’ and Travellers’ lived experiences, culture and identities, England and Wales: 2022
- Improving the outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils: final report : The Department for Education The overall aim of the study was to explore the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils and to offer parents, schools and local authorities a range of possible methods for improving the outcomes for this group.
- Leeds Beckett reading list University Library reading list
- Provisions to support gender-questioning children in schools Provisions to support gender- questioning children in schools
- Racism and Ethnic Inequality in a Time of Crisis Findings from the Evidence for Equality National Survey
- Social barriers faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers Guardian article
- What we learnt from Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children who responded to The Big Ask The Children's Commissioner's summary of the responses to survey
Staff training
- Resources for teachers Resources for teachers, children's books and media
Statistics
- Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller ethnicity summary This is a summary of statistics about people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnic groups living in England and Wales.
Teaching
- Early Years Foundation Stage Profile 2012 The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the statutory framework that sets the standards that all Early Years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. A new framework was introduced in September 2
- Ensuring Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children do not feel unseen in the history classroom Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- Resources for teachers Resources for teachers, children's books and media
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Richard Kerridge and Helen Snelson have worked with the historian Professor Becky Taylor to produce a range of teaching resources for teaching the history of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. There are made freely available here and they are adaptable.
- Teaching Gypsy, Roma and Traveller history Resources to support history teaching from the History Association
Voluntary Organisation
- Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group provides valuable assistance and information to the Gypsy community in and around Derbyshire. DGLG also has close relationships with local authorities and services to aid managing Gypsy culture with knowledge and respect. DG
- Friends Families and Travellers This nationally recognised organisation serves the whole spectrum of Gypsy and Traveller communities whether traditional or new, settled or on the road.
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Chaplaincy. The Chaplaincy provides pastoral care and Sacramental programmes to the Gypsy Roma and Traveller Communities. It also aims to educate others in the diocese, both clergy and laity, about Travellers and their culture. Deaneries, Parish groups, schools an
- Moving for change We exist to improve the quality of life for nomadic Gypsies and Travellers and the communities in which they live across the UK.
