... it means, overall it is considered to be a positive term, which recognises that minorities are part of British society, which should be reflected in the National Curriculum. Rex, (1989) however, negates this theory, arguing that the term 'multi-culturalism' possesses discreet, negative connotations which is in danger of dividing society and furthermore, penalising the ethnic minorities from as early as childhood. Rex goes on to say that LEA's1 use the term loosely in order to address social control, by means of tokenistic views and ideas without addressing the real issue of community racism. (ibid). Phillips as cited in Jasper, (2005) supports the claim that the term multiculturalism should be annihilated as it suggested separateness. Conservative critics however believe that multi-culturalism panders towards the minority demands in an attempt to politicise the education system. Alibhai-Brown, (1999) The 1973 Bullock Report proved to be a landmark document recognising for the first time, Britain ...

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