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More than half of British primary schools (55 per cent) have no ethnic minority teaching staff and 30 per cent do not have male teachers in the classroom, according to research published today.
The study from the University of Warwick found that a quarter of British schools only had white female teachers to act as role models for pupils.
Joshua Fullard, an assistant professor at Warwick Business School, said: 'Diversity in the classroom matters. We know ethnic minority students and young boys are missing out by not having teachers that represent them.'
While the new research suggested that the proportion of schools with no diversity among staff has fallen since 2010, it also warned that the rate of change has slowed in recent years.
The professor, whose research focuses on teacher labour markets, said: 'This data shows the highly limited progress being made on diversity in the classroom, with slow progress in achieving a representative pool of teachers.'
More than half of British primary schools (55 per cent) have no ethnic minority teachers and 30 per cent had no male teachers last year
Following the study from the University of Warwick, Joshua Fullard, an assistant professor at Warwick Business School, said: 'Diversity in the classroom matters (Stock Image)
Professor Fullard added that the lack of diversity among teaching staff 'will worsen existing gaps in attainment and inequality in adulthood'.
The new report was based on school workforce data obtained through a series of freedom of information requests.
It suggested that ethnic and gender diversity is even lower among leadership roles in schools.
