BBC Wales provides a detailed examination of how racism pervades Welsh education. An extract:
Race Equality First said reported cases of racist bullying in schools, colleges, and universities, were on the increase, from 13 cases in 2019 to 17 in 2020, then up to 19 in 2021, and reaching 21 last year.
The charity's chief executive, Aliya Mohammed said the incidents ranged from physical violence to name-calling and subtle prejudice from teachers.
"Often we see institutional racism embedded in a school's culture and we see ignorance and we see complete denial that racism has taken place" she added.
She said official figures may not show the whole story if some incidents were not recorded by schools worried about their rankings.
"Tackling racism in schools is no longer just about providing anti-racism training for teachers... school teachers and heads need to ensure students are held accountable," she said.
It seems to me that if teachers are turning a blind eye to racist bullying, then the anti-racism training is not working. Holding students accountable is not enough.
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