The future of education support for London’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

29 Feb 2012

Last year an investigation by Traveller’s Times revealed that 12 out of the 32 Traveller Education Services (TES) in the London Boroughs had been abolished since 2007. The investigation also revealed that TES front-line staff had been halved from 60 to 30, making London the worst affected region in England.  Considering Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils experience the lowest educational attainment and highest rate of school exclusions of any group in England, the dramatic cuts to TES in London are of serious concern to community members and those working with these communities