Sentences with phrase «recognised as disadvantaged»
This results in too many or too few pupils being recognised as disadvantaged, which has a direct impact on funding.
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Dr Jeremy Kendall of the University of Kent points out that the value of volunteering now enjoys great recognition in both the UK and Europe - including the European Union (EU), the European Social Fund for example has long recognised voluntary activity as a positive outcome especially for disadvantaged groups.
«As the government reviews the funding system, including the historic extra resources in such areas, it will be important to recognise the impact of «double disadvantage» - the way living in a poor neighbourhood can compound the effects of family disadvantage.»
In my view General Recommendation XIV makes it clear that where differential treatment on the basis of race addresses the disadvantage suffered by a particular racial group as a result of discriminatory practices or where the cultural identity of a particular racial group is recognised and protected by differential treatment, such beneficial measures will not constitute discrimination within the Convention.
There is an important distinction between characterising native title as «redress [ing] the severe disadvantage of Aboriginal people» or as an inherent right arising out of the Indigenous legal system but recognised and protected by the non-Indigenous legal system.
Such a partnership at the national level is critical because there is currently no overarching dedicated strategic response to closing the mental health gap that both pulls together all the causal threads and recognises mental health as a potential «circuit breaker» in so many areas of disadvantage.
The CERD Committee recognises that as a result of both the unique nature of Indigenous property rights, linked as they are to cultural and spiritual practices, and the historical disadvantage and dispossession experienced by Indigenous people native title must be recognised and protected as part of Australia's commitment to equality.
In providing these services, we recognise the gendered - nature of violence in relationships, but also the impact of other experiences including stress, mental ill health, emotional and psychological distress and social disadvantage such as income and housing circumstances.
The Harvard Project on American Indian Development in North America [116] is recognised as providing an important analysis of strategies to overcome Indigenous disadvantage.
After years of neglect and a notable absence in last week's Closing the Gap report, nutrition is finally being recognised as integral to closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage.
The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage Framework recognises that changes in indicators such as life expectancy can not be expected within short timeframes or as a consequence of a single policy intervention.
Comparable broadly based strategies aimed at dealing with indigenous disadvantage in Canada, administered through the Aboriginal Horizontal Framework in 2005,19 suggest that the need for partnership is being increasingly recognised as a means of ensuring continuity in any indigenous health program.
It acknowledges that racially specific aspects of discrimination such as socio - economic disadvantage, historical subordination and the failure to recognise cultural distinctiveness must be taken into account in order to redress inequality in fact.
The Australian Government has identified reforms to the native title system as a strategic priority [10] and has recognised the potential for the native title system to contribute to closing the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.