Teachers also have a key responsibility to help Black boys set and meethigh aspirations.
These are the findings outlined in the National Union of Teachers'charter Born To Be Great on promoting the achievement of Black Caribbeanboys, who are three times more likely to be excluded than their Whitepeers.
The charter, launched at the union's annual conference in Harrogate,aims to reduce the disproportionately high exclusion rates of BlackCaribbean boys and tackle racism in schools.
Professor Gus John, visiting faculty professor of education at theUniversity of Strathclyde who contributed to the charter, said there wasa "culture of low expectations" among the students, those who taughtthem, and their parents.
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