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.
Having Our Say
A peer research project with young Gypsies and Travellers in Scotland on the topics of accommodation, health, learning and discrimination.
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Moving Voices: Young Travellers Speak Out
This is the transcript of a group of young Travellers speaking about their lives.
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Travelling Ahead Toolkit Pack
This toolkit is designed to help you to educate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people on their rights are. It is based on the Welsh policy context.
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Child Poverty Relating to Gypsy and Traveller Children and Young People in Sussex
A report written by FFT looking at child poverty relating to Gypsy and Traveller children and young people in Sussex.
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Improving education outcomes for pupils from the new Roma communities
A report by the British Council on Improving education outcomes for pupils from the new Roma communities.
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Anti-Bullying Network
Check out the Anti-Bullying Network in Scotland, which features the story of a Fairground Girl called Amy.
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Bullying Case Study
Hear the account of a child from the Irish Traveller community who has experienced racist abuse at school.
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Sticks and Stones Film
How do young Gypsy and Irish Traveller Children deal with racial abuse they encounter? From name calling, to physical abuse through to violent and fatal attacks. This video documents the experiences of young Gypsy and Irish Traveller children.
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Atch Poggering Mande – Stop Bullying Me!
The Speak Out project explores the issue of Racist Bullying of Travellers in school and gives advice on combatting it.
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This is Who We Are
A study of the experiences of Rroma, Gypsy and Traveller children throughout England.
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Travelling Ahead: Your Rights
The booklet is designed to help young Gypsies and Travellers to overcome many of the problems that they face on a daily basis.
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Traveller children witnessing domestic violence – Multi agency challenges to providing support
A conference report following the 2009 event which aimed to explore and identify the issues facing both agencies and the Traveller communities when concerns of the impact of witnessing domestic violence by Traveller children arise.
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Overview: Solace Women’s Aids – Irish Traveller Women and Domestic Violence Conference, October 2009
In October 2009, an audience of 100 practitioners and members of the Gypsy and Traveller communities came together to discuss the importance of work with Irish Traveller Families affected by domestic violence.
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