Researchers from UCL also found that even in diverse schools, leadership teams are almost always white
Almost half of all schools in England have no black or minority ethnic teachers, and even where there is diversity among staff, senior leadership teams are invariably white, research has found.
As a result, minority ethnic pupils can go through school without seeing their background represented in their teachers. Minority ethnic teachers, meanwhile, face a “hidden workload” of tackling racial inequalities in schools, which can lead to burnout and high turnover, researchers said.
