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Schools should be a place where diversity does not mean discrimination and where the dignity of all individuals is respected.

This website is based on a two-year investigation into school activities that seek to combat discrimination and promote equal opportunities in schools. The issue of discrimination and equal opportunities in education is increasingly becoming a topic of discussion amongst the public, educators, politicians, policy makers and academics. The project did not aim to examine the level of discrimination in schools but rather sought to investigate and find good practice in responding to discrimination and promoting equal opportunities in schools. The website will explain the work undertaken in schools and provide teachers and policy makers with ideas, suggestions and strategies on how to combat discrimination and promote equal opportunities. Hopefully it will also inspire further work in this important field.

This website presents the findings of a project called "CREE - Create Equality in Education" which was funded by the European Commission's Action Programme to combat discrimination. From 2002 to 2004 partners in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain undertook investigations: into equal opportunities projects in schools.

The first part of the project consisted of the partners in each of the countries disseminating a questionnaire to the schools in the four participating countries. The aim of the survey was to get an overview of the equal opportunities policies, plans, activities and action that different schools were implementing and putting into practice.

The second and central part of the project focused on the selection of four schools in each country with the aim of establishing a more in depth investigation and description of activities targeted at tackling discrimination and promoting equal opportunities. A range of research methods were used in schools including semi-structured individual interviews, discussion groups, observation and questionnaires. The project involved headteachers, teachers, support staff, pupils, parents and external actors.