There are an estimated 275,000 black and minority ethnic(BME) SMEs in the UK, contributing an estimated £20 billion to the UK economy per year- five per cent of total SME GVA (£369bn). They make up six per cent of all SMEs in the UK, across a diverse range of industries.
78% of 11 – 16 year old think it is important that schools help them to understand what people can do to make the world a better place (DEA,2008), Department of Education Authority
Most 11 -14 year old (63%), think that not enough time is spent learning about the wider world in school (GA, 2009), Geographical Association
94% of teachers feel that schools should prepare pupils to deal with a fast-changing & globalised world (DEA, 2009)