Aims
and Objectives of the Consortium
1. To develop
effective networking of Turkish educational associations in
order to coordinate a collective response to the educational
issues of concern for these communities.
2. To promote a positive image of the Turkish communities in
conjunction with schools, other minority ethnic communities
and the host community.
3. To strengthen the partnership in the Education provision
in the respective Boroughs by building strong links with mainstream
schools and the LEA and Education promoting associations.
4. To obtain Borough wide representations on working groups
involved in developing policies and support for out of hours
schools provision.
5. To represent the educational interest of the Turkish Community
in the diverse ethnic minority boards in Local Governments.
6. To provide support for the work of the Turkish Language/
and culture schools projects
7.
To ensure that in all its activities, the Consortium upholds
and promotes Equality of Opportunity for everyone, by ensuring
that equal access to all services are provided, in a manner
that is sensitive to the individuals whatever their background.
To ensure that no Consortium Member, employee or participant
experiences discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic or
national origin, gender, sexuality, disability, health status,
economic background, class or religious or other beliefs.
8.
It is the responsibility of every member to uphold and implement
equal opportunity.
9. To establish a forum of networking information exchange for
developing partnership with relevant agencies such as LEA, and
other relevant local authority agencies ALG, GLA, etc.
10. To promote an on going development of a common curriculum
suitable for the children living in the U.K. (working along
with LEA, TRNC and Turkey’s Education Ministries).
11. To promote research into the specific educational needs
of Turkish speaking children, in particular into the under achievement
of these children in the British Education system.
12. To encourage the development of common standards between
the Turkish Language and culture schools.
