What are universities and schools doing to tackle ‘microaggressions’?

Analysis: As teachers report more covert racism, Eleanor Busby assesses what can be done

BME teachers raising the issue say they have been described as ‘oversensitive’ (Getty)

Schools and universities are often viewed as safe spaces that are more liberal and progressive, but even students and teachers have felt unfairly targeted because of their race in recent years.

Most black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers say they have experienced racism in schools in the last year – and more than a third say the problem has got worse over the past 12 months.

Schools are not immune to growing societal issues such as racism. Recent research from Opinium found that ethnic minorities in Britain have faced increasingly overt racism since the Brexit referendum.