Multiple Heritage: Addressing Social Exclusion through Primary Prevention

Author: Phillips, David;  Hagan, Teresa
Publisher: The University of Sheffield

Summary:  An evaluation report funded by the Sheffield Health and Social Research Consortium. There is a lack of research on multiple heritage or mixed race in the UK. This research project aimed to find out more about the life-world of multiple heritage young people and their families and to provide insight into what policies might make their lives better.

In this the research team has been fortunate because Sheffield’s local government children’s directorate is unique in having a Multiple Heritage Service which has aims including: increasing children’s sense of positive identity; raising self-esteem and subjective well-being; improvement in educational attainment; reduction in rates of school exclusions and problem behaviours; and increasing knowledge and understanding of teachers and policy makers about the needs of this group. The service has two main provisions, both of which were evaluated by the project team: groupwork for children aimed at improving their understanding of their cultural heritage and their self-esteem; and one-to-one mentoring for children at risk of school exclusion and/or serious problems with identity or self-confidence).

Download: Multiple Heritage report (PDF)

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