Tools for Schools
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month
- GRT History Month has been celebrated every June since 2001.
- An opportunity to raise awareness, explore the history, culture and language of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Showman & Boater communities.
- Help to challenge myths, tackle prejudice and offer balanced debate.
Ensure that Traveller cultures and histories are celebrated and reflected throughout the curriculum and the school calendar of celebrations. Celebrate GRT History Month every year, whether the school has Travelling families attending or not.
EMTAS have created a number of specific newsletters to promote schools’ engagement with Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month. All EMTAS newsletters can be found here and a number of resources are collated in our GRT History Month resources page
Further resources and links
Good Practice Guide for Improving Outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Children in Education, short version or full version – The Traveller Movement, April 2019
Traveller Times – Traveller Times is the national magazine devoted to helping Travellers and people and organisations who work with Gypsies and Travellers to share information, news and views.
Friends and Families of Travellers – FFT is a national charity that works on behalf of all Travellers regardless of ethnicity, culture or background. They provide advice and consultancy, promote health and wellbeing, contribute to research and policy making, deliver training and much more.
Barriers in education – young Travellers in London A peer led research project documenting the educational experiences of young Travellers in London – The Traveller Movement, 2020.
Supporting Roma Voices – A research study looking at the inclusion of migrant Roma in the UK – University of Salford, 2016.
Improving Outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils – A literature review – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009.
Improving Educational Outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils – What Works? – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2009.
Improving Outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Pupils – Final Report National Foundation for Educational Research, 2010
Last updated 26 June 2023