few are willing to find the genius within

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We need to look at the brighter and more settled students and begin to raise their profile and achievements.

Why are we always in the failure end of the spectrum with children who have profound social problems, which many schools realise are beyond their capacity to resolve? School for these children will only be a containment area. In other words, many of the initiatives are simply about crime prevention. Osler’s work is a contribution to a report called Excluded From School: A Gendered Story of Behaviour.

What about those high flyers and conformists students who are not in this category. We need to challenge black students to greater heights – stretching their enormous potential, not trying to give voice to those on the criminal edge – this is the domain of social workers and psychologists.

This isn't just a case for children from minority groups, all must have the opportunity to learn as much as they are able.

The untold story about black children in our schools is that the real neglect is of those children who seem to be doing well but few are willing to find the genius within.