ABSTRACT
Britain is a multicultural, multiracial and multi-faith society, and always has been. Like many countries in Europe its population comprises centuries of migrants: Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings, Normans and Jews, as well as people from the former colonies in the Caribbean, India, Africa and Hong Kong. This chapter examines the ways in which the education system has responded to the combined effects of a diverse population and inherent racism in British society.
