5. Education and ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom. Education is one of the main tools a society has to improve the integration of the different ethnic groups that make up its population. Since the Victorian era, the approach to education as a leveler of social and ethnic differences has rapidly evolved. We will see the evolution of the implementation of different educational policies and the effect they could have in blurring the lines (or even erasing them) between races, genders and economic levels. The Current Situation We cannot address the current state of minority education in the UK without taking into consideration the effect of social class and ethnicity on academic achievement, particularly when There is significant evidence that the higher a student's social class and standard of living, the more likely they are to succeed at school. Poverty has a great influence on academic success. Students have less time to devote to schoolwork, limited resources and the ability to have their own space at home to focus on their schoolwork, and less support from family. They may not be able to obtain funds for school activities and access to libraries and school materials may be limited. In addition, health problems or even employment of young people can hinder their opportunities. Most ethnic students tend to be working class, so these situations are usually made worse in their case. It doesn't help that racism or discrimination at school creates a negative influence. There have been complaints about the school system not being inclusive of minorities, even though great efforts are being made to implement anti-racist education in schools. instead, he focused his attention on the structures that "produce, maintain a...... middle of paper ......ation of British Asian citizens in Kenya, who were forced to leave in the face of a crisis . new nationality legislation…” (McClelland 48) “…the Act introduced the concept of membership into British immigration law. Specifically, it racialized the boundaries of national belonging by restricting the entry of British citizens who were not linked to the nation by ties of blood or ancestry. The Act created first and second class citizens from among the citizens of the United Kingdom and the colonies. (McClelland 49) There is strong evidence that black people are overrepresented throughout the criminal justice process (Merrik) Carefully indent all first lines of the bibliography Merrik, Jane, Brian Brady, and Kate Youde. “Race Britain 2012: has life changed for ethnic minorities?” The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, nd Web. March 2. 2014.