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Supporting Gypsy Travellers in Education

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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CfE lesson plan on Gypsy/Traveller culture - Education Scotland

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CfE lesson plan on Gypsy/Traveller culture - Education Scotland

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Learning journey: A celebration of gypsy/traveller communities in Scotland

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Stanley Robertson teaching resources: education from the heart of Traveller culture

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Stanley Robertson teaching resources: education from the heart of Traveller culture

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Stanley Robertson Teaching Resources | Elphinstone Institute | The University of Aberdeen

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Early years - culturally relevant small worlds and role play ideas and activities

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Early years - culturally relevant small worlds and role play ideas and activities

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ROMLIT - Early years good practice guide

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ROMLIT - Early years good practice guide

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STEP resource: Co-designing the RSHP curriculum with Gypsy/Traveller families

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STEP resource: Co-designing the RSHP curriculum with Gypsy/Traveller families

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Education and change for mobile cultures

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Books and authors from travelling communities

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Books and authors from travelling communities

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Supporting young women from minority backgrounds in secondary school

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Supporting young women from minority backgrounds in secondary school

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The Action for Children Heritage and Inclusion Project is helping to reduce levels of isolation felt by young ethnic women in Edinburgh. The project supports young women from Black, Minority, Ethnicity (BME) backgrounds to spend time researching and developing heritage learning using oral histories, archives and art collections, allowing them to become more aware of their own heritage and increase their participation within their own communities.

Explore this resource

Over 50 BME young people in Edinburgh have been supported by the Heritage and Inclusion project to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh award and they have produced two videos which highlight issues related to equality and inclusion.

'My Heritage' is a six minute video featuring young women from different cultural backgrounds and focusses on equality issues relating to gender, race, culture and religion. The young women explore the importance of their culture and heritage and of challenging the assumptions and misconceptions of others. 'Everyone has a choice' is a central message of the video.

'Cultural Inclusion' is a three minute video where members of the project highlight the importance of understanding other people's culture and religion. The young women focus on the need to challenge preconceptions and show that understanding different cultures is the first step to inclusion.

How to use this resource

The videos can be used to support open, honest conversations about gender, race, culture and religion and to counter some of the misinformation that has spread in recent years, particularly in some sections of the media. They should be used in the context of a broader anti-racist education programme, and may assist establishments to meet their legal obligations to promote equality and tackle discrimination based on gender, race and religion.

The resource also focuses on participation and empowering young to people to have their voices heard.

Improvement questions

To what extent do we celebrate diversity of race, religion and cultures?

How do we, as an establishment, support all of our young people to feel listened to, valued and included?

As practitioners, do we support young people to question media content and potential bias?

To what extent do we use whole setting approaches or class settings to explore issues related to racial equality?

Further information

The Heritage and Inclusion Project provides an example of good practice in widening participation. Research conducted by Action for Children found that many young women from Sikh and Muslim families have limited opportunities to take part in extra curriculum activities and further education due to cultural barriers.

In the past, the Duke of Edinburgh award has not been accessible to all groups due to cultural restrictions. Levels of participation in this award programme were negotiated and adapted to be inclusive for all young people, raising the statistics in Scotland considerably for participation by diverse groups. Due to the innovation and dedication of the project leader there are now more ethnically and culturally diverse girls participating in the award in Edinburgh than in the rest of Scotland.

The inclusive activities increase self-esteem, confidence, and cultural awareness. The project:

Delivers cultural awareness through art and film;

Supports positive destinations;

Delivers awareness of services available to young women focusing on young women's rights;

Supports refugee and asylum seekers.

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Heritage and Inclusion Project - Supporting young women from Black, Minority, Ethnicity (BME) backgrounds in secondary school

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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Education Scotland CfE Second Level lesson plan on Gypsy/Traveller culture (pdf)

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Education Scotland CfE Second Level lesson plan on Gypsy/Traveller culture (pdf)

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Traveller Times education resources about history & traditions

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Traveller Times education resources about history & traditions

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Supporting Gypsy travellers: Oban High School

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Education Scotland is a Scottish Government executive agency responsible for supporting quality and improvement in Scottish education.

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UNCRC Incorporation in Scotland: Implications for GRT Learners

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UNCRC Incorporation in Scotland: Implications for GRT Learners

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How the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), now incorporated into Scots law, strengthens rights and protections for Gypsy/Traveller and Roma pupils.

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Heritage - Friends, Families and Travellers

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Gypsies and Travellers from Sussex share their stories past and present. See our pictures and listen to our voices.

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Norfolk GRT service -collated cultural resources 

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Norfolk GRT service -collated cultural resources 

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Equity, Diversity and InclusionBooks can be a useful tool for addressing issues around Equity, Diversity… Read more → Equity, Diversity and InclusionBooks can be a useful tool for addressing issues around Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Browse this bookshelf for some suggested books to use in the classroom Handout: “Critical Questions for Use with Picture Books or Other Texts” Continue Reading →

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UNESCO: Growing up in a connected world, a family guide for the digital age: practical guide

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UNESCO: Growing up in a connected world, a family guide for the digital age: practical guide

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UNESCO launches a new family guide for the digital age

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For most of today’s children and young people, life unfolds seamlessly across online and offline spaces. Their learning, friendships, and access to information are increasingly shaped by digital

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Heritage - Friends, Families and Travellers

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Gypsies and Travellers from Sussex share their stories past and present. See our pictures and listen to our voices.

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Archaeological Discoveries Made by Gypsy/Travellers in Scotland - Dig It!

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The links between archaeology and one of Scotland’s most marginalised communities – Gypsy/Travellers – might not be immediately obvious. The material traces of these communities in the landscape are under-researched and as of 2026, no excavations have been carried out in Scotland with the aim of discovering how Gypsy/Travellers lived and worked in the past.…

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Early years literacies through Gypsy Roma and Traveller heritage

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Early years literacies through Gypsy Roma and Traveller heritage

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Find accessible versions of your favourite books 

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Find accessible versions of your favourite books 

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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336, VAT Registration Number GB 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the UK authorities as a "Recognised body" which has been granted degree awarding powers.

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Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson's Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children

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Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson's Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children

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Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children by Duncan Williamson, Linda Williamson | Waterstones

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Buy Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children by Duncan Williamson, Linda Williamson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

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Best Start in Life: Traveller parents seeing the benefits of early years education for their kids

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Best Start in Life: Traveller parents seeing the benefits of early years education for their kids

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Best Start in Life: Traveller parents seeing the benefits of early years education for their kids