Welsh Government publishes education guidance for Gypsy and Traveller children

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The Welsh Government has published a statement by Welsh Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles MS, on publication of the new guidance for schools and other education settings titled ‘Celebrate and Participate: education guidance to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people’. The guidance aims to help schools improve the education experiences of children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Miles has noted that the guidance sets out barriers that the children may face and how schools can address them and that the new guidance follows the Welsh Government’s aim to combat racism and discrimination in the Welsh education system.