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WE MUST SAFEGUARD
OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN FROM
SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS,
PUPIL REFERRAL UNITS, GANGS, AND IT STARTS
WITH A COMMUNITY
IN EDUCATION!
In Haringey
Youth Violence
The largest proportion of victims of Serous Youth Violence in Haringey are Black African or Black Caribbean.
Victims
They make up 25% of Haringey’s 10-19 population but 36% of victims.- Young Black men are significantly overrepresented in the youth justice cohort.
Tottenham &
Wood Green
Black men living in North Tottenham and Wood Green are most likely to be involved in the drug trade and arrested for
drug-related offences.
Qualifications
Young Black men are disproportionately less likely to achieve formal qualifications compared to their peers.
Exclusion
Young Black boys face disproportionately high rates of school exclusion, both permanent and fixed-term.
Unconscious Bias
The 2016 / 17 rate of fixed period exclusions in Haringey secondary schools was 19% among Black Caribbean pupils and 8% among Black African pupils, compared to 5% for White British pupils.
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