All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education

We are the secretariat of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Race Equality in Education at the Houses of Parliament. 

The Group's aim is to support children and students from ethnic minority backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in teaching across the UK. 

The Group is chaired by the following MPs and Peers:

1. Diane Abbott MP (Chair of the APPG): Labour MP, former Shadow Home Secretary, the first Black woman elected to Parliament, and also the longest-serving Black MP 
2. Lord Woolley (Vice-Chair of the APPG): Crossbench Member of the UK House of Lords, Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote, previously the Advisory Chair of the UK Government’s Race Disparity Unit 
3. Adam Afriyie MP (Vice-Chair of the APPG): Conservative MP, formerly sat on the Child, Schools and Families Committee
4. Afzal Khan MP (Vice-Chair of the APPG): Labour MP, currently the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
5. Kim Johnson MP (Vice-Chair of the APPG): Labour MP, currently sits on both the Education Committee and the Women and Equalities Committee 

A full list of the officers can be found on the APPG website.

You can find out more about the APPG by clicking on the below links.

Website: raceequalityineducationappg.org

Twitter: @appg_reie 

Instagram: @appg_reie