Coaching with a conscience
The 'Coaching with a conscience' campaign was instigated by Roddy Mc Nulty, Scottish co-ordinator of Show Racism the Red Card in association with the Scottish Refugee Council and the Scottish Professional Footballers Association.
The idea behind the project was to run a scheme in schools in the Glasgow area whereby school students would take part in a workshop with Show Racism the Red Card and be coached by former Old firm footballers for a session.
Racist incidences were from 386 racially aggravated offences in Scotland in 1999 to 2,965 incidences in 2003. Unreported incidences would swell these figures even further. Research studies highlighted that for children of black or minority ethnic background 'racism is a daily feature of life'.
Show Racism the Red Card aims to raise awareness about the dangers of and issues surrounding racism and using the profile of football it communicates its message through the medium of sport making use of the powerful role of footballers as role models.
The project 'Coaching with a conscience' involved a visit to 17 schools in Glasgow where the students would take part in a workshop with Show Racism the Red Card involving a showing of the video followed by discussion. This would be complemented by a coaching session given by ex Old firm players Gerry Britton and Derek Ferguson who would also spread the message in a more informal way.
Before taking part in the workshop every student was asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing the preconceptions surrounding refugees and asylum seekers. A very similar questionnaire was completed after the workershop. Teachers were also asked to fill out questionnaires detailing their opinions on the effectiveness of the processs.
Some schools had nearly 10% asylum seeking composition while others had none. In one school 46% of those surveyed believed that asylum seekers should not be allowed to live in Scotland. Another school with 5 asylum seekers but with a 30% ethnic minority composition revealed that 76% did not believe asylum seekers should be allowed live in Scotland.
Of pupils who responded negatively before the workshop as to why asylum seekers come to Scotland, 78% responded positively after the workshop while 71% of those who said they should not live in Scotland before the workshop said they should be allowed after the workshop. 92% felt their awareness had increased in relation to the issues of racism and asylum seekers through their involvement in the workshop.
The evaluation showed the unrivalled success fo the workshop in altering racist attitudes and raising awareness and the method provides a template of work to begin in this new exciting and changing Ireland.
More information on this project is available at www.theredcardscotland.org
The evaluation is available from info@theredcard.ie
The idea behind the project was to run a scheme in schools in the Glasgow area whereby school students would take part in a workshop with Show Racism the Red Card and be coached by former Old firm footballers for a session.
Racist incidences were from 386 racially aggravated offences in Scotland in 1999 to 2,965 incidences in 2003. Unreported incidences would swell these figures even further. Research studies highlighted that for children of black or minority ethnic background 'racism is a daily feature of life'.
Show Racism the Red Card aims to raise awareness about the dangers of and issues surrounding racism and using the profile of football it communicates its message through the medium of sport making use of the powerful role of footballers as role models.
The project 'Coaching with a conscience' involved a visit to 17 schools in Glasgow where the students would take part in a workshop with Show Racism the Red Card involving a showing of the video followed by discussion. This would be complemented by a coaching session given by ex Old firm players Gerry Britton and Derek Ferguson who would also spread the message in a more informal way.
Before taking part in the workshop every student was asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing the preconceptions surrounding refugees and asylum seekers. A very similar questionnaire was completed after the workershop. Teachers were also asked to fill out questionnaires detailing their opinions on the effectiveness of the processs.
Some schools had nearly 10% asylum seeking composition while others had none. In one school 46% of those surveyed believed that asylum seekers should not be allowed to live in Scotland. Another school with 5 asylum seekers but with a 30% ethnic minority composition revealed that 76% did not believe asylum seekers should be allowed live in Scotland.
Of pupils who responded negatively before the workshop as to why asylum seekers come to Scotland, 78% responded positively after the workshop while 71% of those who said they should not live in Scotland before the workshop said they should be allowed after the workshop. 92% felt their awareness had increased in relation to the issues of racism and asylum seekers through their involvement in the workshop.
The evaluation showed the unrivalled success fo the workshop in altering racist attitudes and raising awareness and the method provides a template of work to begin in this new exciting and changing Ireland.
More information on this project is available at www.theredcardscotland.org
The evaluation is available from info@theredcard.ie
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