02 April 2025/ Rauf

Understanding the School Readiness in Children from South Asian, Middle Eastern and Somali backgrounds at Heald Place Primary School, Rusholme, Manchester.

Listening to Community Voices - Commissioned by Making Manchester Fairer

The Ethnic Health Forum is commissioned to engage and explore why children from South Asian, Middle Eastern and Somali backgrounds face challenges in school readiness compared to other ethnic groups. This project aims to identify key factors such as access to early childhood education, parental involvement, cultural and language barriers, health, and social-emotional development. To achieve this, the Ethnic Health Forum will conduct a survey and parents discussions with parents of Heald Place primary school, gathering valuable insights directly from the community. The findings will help shape recommendations for better support systems, educational resources, and policy interventions to improve early learning outcomes for minority ethnic children. Through this initiative, the Ethnic Health Forum strives to empower families and bridge the gap in school readiness, ensuring all children has the best start in their educational journey.

To participate in the survey, Click here.

Schedule of parents discussion meetings (Focus Group Discussions):

South Asian parents = 24th April 2025 at Trinity Centre, Rusholme at 11.00 am

Middle Eastern parents = 1st May 2025 at Trinity Centre, Rusholme at 11.00 am

Somali parents = 8th May 2025 at Trinity centre, Rusholme at 11.00 am

For more details Call or WhatsApp @ 078599 37652.

22 June 2020 / Rauf

Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG):

A research partnership with the University of Manchester

The lived experiences of older people during COVID-19: examining inequalities in Greater Manchester'.

The project takes a longitudinal approach to assess the impact of the pandemic on older people over time and involves telephone interviews with people aged 50 and over, drawn from a range of marginalised groups. More specifically, it includes older people who are at risk of social exclusion: either because of their individual characteristics and/or because of the neighbourhoods in which they live. The group views this work as particularly pressing given the context in which COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on low income and BAME communities. Which has already been affected by cuts to public services, the loss of social infrastructure, and pressures on the voluntary sector.

For more details about this project, Click here.

Social and Cultural Barriers to Accessing Services Within Bedoun (Stateless) Arabic Speaking Communities: A research project approved by Ambition for Ageing

The research project set out to explore social and cultural issues affecting members of the Bedoun community of Central Manchester aged over 50. EHF also wanted to find out what barriers they experience when trying to access services. To view the report, you can visit external website of Ambition for Ageing, click here.