All Change conference

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Information on ACERTs All Change Conference in November. Details can be found on this pdf document. Please forward it to others who you think would be interested in attending the conference.

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AGM 2009

Revisit this year's AGM or catch up if you weren't able to attend.

Lord Avebury's keynote speech is now online, and you can also watch the "Appleby on the Hoof" film, made by Simon Evans that was shown.

AGM 2009

Home Access

The Governments Home Access programme will involve Local Authorities and schools in supporting families who are eligible for free ICT equipment and internet access from December 2009.

A briefing note to keep TES's informed so that they are aware and are able to engage in the process can be read or downloaded from the NATT+ website

ACERT Works for:

  • Equal access to education for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT)
  • Safe and secure accommodation for GRT families
  • Equal access to health and other community services for GRT families
  • Good community relations and so endeavours to end discrimination against Gypsies, Roma and Travellers on racial and other grounds

All Change Conference

The Future of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller inclusion in the new coalition era

Nov

5

An ACERT organised one-day inter-agency conference chaired by Richard O'Neill will be held at:

Friends House, on Euston Road in London.

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AGM 2010

Sept

25

This year's AGM is taking place on Saturday 25th September and will be held once again in The Community Rooms, Millman Street in London. For more details, including the agenda, please see our Annual General Meeting 2010 page.

AGM 2010

Education for Travellers

ACERT is a lobbying organisation on Education issues. ACERT works to enhance educational opportunity by promoting greater understanding generally of the problems faced by Gypsies and Travellers.

Vardos

ACERT is a key partner in running very successful event “Education on the Hoof” at Appleby Horse Fair each June in Cumbria. It maintains close links and many common aims with the National Association of Teachers of Travellers and Other Professionals.

Read more about "Education on the Hoof" and the plans for Appleby Fair 2010

Letter to Sarah Teather MP

Lord Avebury has written to the new Minister of State for Children and Families at the Department of Education passing on his congratulations on her appointment in the new coalition government. He goes on to outline the purposeful relationship between ACERT and the department and the need for an urgent meeting.

Download and read the letter

aCERT Annual report

This year has been a productive one in many ways.  There have been regular meetings with the DCSF where Gypsy, Roma and Traveller issues are discussed and we are beginning to see ways forward to building on the area of community involvement. The Appleby Fair On the Hoof project was very successful and this was aided by Cumbria’s Community Service involvement that supported the event.

Download and read the full Annual Report [Word Doc 7mb]

Response to Conservative green paper

Lord Avebury has written a letter to Caroline Spelman MP, in response to the Conservative Green Paper on Gypsies and Travellers. Along with Chris Johnson (Community Law Partnership), Marc Willers, barrister, David Joyce BL and Andrew Ryder, Lord Avebury has commented on extracts from the paper.

Response to Conservative Green Paper

The educational attainment of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children is the lowest of any of the Black and Minority Ethnic communities and the gap is widening (December 2007 DCSF national figures). ACERT is one part of the effort to close this gap.

Read more on the history of ACERT here

Apply to Join ACERT here

Annual AGM 2009

This year's AGM took place in late September, again in The Community Rooms in Millman Street, London. A well attended meeting heard Lord Avebury give the keynote speech. David Sheard of Cumbria County Council speaking about this year's Appleby on the Hoof and a viewing of the DVD "Road to Success" were other highlights.

The Annual Report is free to members.

The 2007 - 2008 Annual Report is here [pdf 553kb]