1. Young Muslims in the UK: Education and Integration Briefing for FES/ippr seminar by Jodie Reed, ippr

2. Contents: Facts about background & identity Educational attainment Policy & practice: positive Policy & practice: negative Policy & practice: disputed Summary, what next and lessons learnt

3. British Muslims by numbers… 1.6 million Muslims in the UK 3% population and 2nd largest faith group 73% Muslims in the UK identify as Asian/Asian British 46% were born in the UK 1/3 of Muslims are under 16 1/2 million young Muslims within education system 15% is the unemployment rate – 3x higher than Christians

4. Young British Muslim identity Complex Religion important & increasingly influential Young - strong British element

5. Identity tensions… Concern about protection to religious rights Feel they are assumed guilty by association Small minority feels values are incompatible

6. Education Attainment at foundation stage:

7. Educational outcomes

8. Policy and Practice Ethnic Minority Focus Voluntary Sector/State Sector Collaborations Citizenship and RE

9. Policy and Practice Childcare outreach Muslim specific teacher training/support Curriculum recognition

10. Policy and Practice ? Faith Schools??? Supplementary Schools??? Standards in citizenship education Standards in religious education Patchy facilities & procedures in FE/HE Effectiveness of EMAG

11. In Summary Ethnically adjusted policy across the board, interspersed with pockets of Muslim- specific good practice. Almost always spearheaded by the voluntary sector.

12. A faith-blind approach Does it matter? What if equality is the key to integration? What if identity is the key to integration?