Policy & Publications
This section will help you to search for policy, publications and information on issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers. Use the filter on the left hand side to refine your search.
Friends, Families and Travellers submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights – The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications
This submission highlights how the Government response to Covid-19 has failed to ensure the protection of the rights of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers under Article 2 Right to education, Article 8 Respect for private and family life in conjunction with Article 14 Protection from discrimination of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998.
View the reportCrystal’s Vardo: Teaching materials and information
Teaching materials and information drawn from Crystal’s Vardo about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Includes discussion topics, historical timeline and children’s activities.
View the reportGypsy Traveller history in Scotland
A detailed and illustrated timeline of Scottish Gypsy Travellers’ history from 998AD to the present day made by artist and activist, Shamus McPhee, from the Scottish Nacken (Gypsy Traveller) community.
Access the resourceIt’s Kushti to Rokker – For Travellers by Travellers
A series of films made by Youth Travellers Times and young Gypsies and Travellers on reaching out when facing bad nerves or poor mental health, with resources for young people and a toolkit for practicitioners.
Access the resourceForgotten Victims: 55% of British people surveyed unaware that over 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were killed in the Holocaust
To assess whether Holocaust education in Britain has been successful teaching about Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust, FFT commissioned YouGov with questions that would reveal the understanding of British public.
View the reportSupporting Roma Voices
Through the Supporting Roma Voice project this report addresses knowledge gaps regarding the way in which the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK is being addressed.
Access the resourceSubmission to the Committee for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
This is a joint report from 5 organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to the Committee for the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to help inform the list of issues the Committee requests the UK Government addresses.
View the reportNon-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and murder – using national research to inform your classroom practice
UCL Centre for Holocaust Education research identified that students had a a significant gap in knowledge regarding non-Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. This research explores the gaps and provides materials for teaching.
Access the resourceWebinar: Laura Henry in Conversation with Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith, vice-chair of ACERT and a professional in Traveller Education Services contributes to this webinar giving an insight into the experience of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students in education.
Access the resourceFriends Families and Travellers: Vision for Change 2019-22
Our Vision for Change sets out how we aim to achieve our goal of ending racism, discrimination and the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
View the reportFriends, Families and Travellers Annual Report 2018-2019
Read this report for an overview of FFT’s achievements between 2018-19 providing advice and legal support to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers and developing evidence-based research to build campaigns raising the public awareness of the inequalities faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
View the reportWhy are so many Roma young people excluded from school?
Following the Timpson review, Roma Support Group write for coram-i to explore the high rates of exclusion among Roma pupils in English school and recommend good practice.
Access the resourceFulfilling their potential? Exclusion of Roma pupils in the English educational system: A briefing paper
Using local and national data and experience from providing advocacy support, Roma Support Group explore the high exclusion rates and of Roma pupils from schools in England.
Access the resourceMigrant Roma in the United Kingdom: Populations size and experiences of local authorities and partners
University of Salford researchers produced this report to build a greater awareness about Roma communities in the UK and to identify the areas where local authorities and Roma communities may need support building positive outcomes.
Access the resourceThe underrepresentation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils in higher education A report on barriers from early years to secondary and beyond
LKMco & King’s College London explore why Gypsies, Roma and Travellers are underrepresented in higher education, noting barriers to success in compulsory education and factors which can reduce participation in HE.
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