Updated 16th February 2026

Research Articles

Leon Andrews (2026) Embedding Anti‑Racism in Welsh Education: Lessons from Swansea’s Learners and Families. Available at: https://darpl.org/embedding-anti-racism-in-welsh-education-lessons-from-swanseas-learners-and-families/ (Accessed: 18 May 2026)
 
Martin, L (2026) Racial Literacy: Sustained Practice for Educators. BERA https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/racial-literacy-sustained-practice-for-educators
 
Olusola, J., Khan, S., Haughton, C., & Davis, S. (2026). Investigating the implementation of a community of practice (CoP) in the advancement of antiracist education in contemporary Wales. Educational Review, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2026.2627242
 
Olusola, J., Haughton, C., Davis, S. (2026) Roots, Routes and Shoots – the early phases of DARPL. Exploring how a pioneering anti-racist movement is contributing within the educational landscape in Wales, UK. Cardiff: DARPL https://darpl.org/an-essay-roots-routes-and-shoots-the-early-phases-of-darpl-exploring-how-a-pioneering-anti-racist-movement-is-contributing-within-the-educational-landscape-in-wales-uk
 
Clarke, R and Haughton, C (2025) Anti-Racist Leadership in Schools: From Theory to Practice https://doi.org/10.1177/27526461251335030
 
Smith, S (2025) Can te reo Mãori ‘speak’ to Cymraeg? An exploration of individual Welsh leaders’ reflections around translanguaging following a Pathway 2 Taith outward mobility to Aotearoa (New Zealand)
https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/curj.347
 
Haughton, C., Ogbonna, E. and Williams, C (2025) Walking the Walk Towards 2030 – Opportunities and Challenges Hand-In-Hand: Implementing the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan and Curriculum for Wales. BERA online: https://online.flippingbook.com/link/799873
 
Davis, S., Haughton, C., Olusola, J., Andrews, L., Akmal, B., Maiorano, G., & Fernandes, J. F. (2025). Investigating why pupils in a range of primary and secondary schools in Southeast Wales, UK, do not report racist incidents / racist bullying. Implications and recommendations for practice. Equity in Education & Society, 0(0) https://doi.org/10.1177/27526461241312235 
 
Eradicate Racism in Learning Organisations Guidance – DARPL, DARPL Case Study 2024 – DARPL
  
Davis, S., & Olusola, J. A. (2024). Decolonial praxis in Wales: Reflections on Research, Policy, and Anti-Racist Action. In M. L. Moncrieffe, O.  Fakunle, M. Kustatscher, & A. Olsson Rost (Eds.), BERA Guide to Decolonising the Curriculum: Equity and Inclusion in Educational Research and Practice (pp. 169–176). Emerald Publishing Limited.
 
Woodward, S., Kyffin, F., Okeke,R., Haughton, C., Yafele, A., and Davis, S. (2024). Responding to the needs of refugee learners in schools in Wales during the pandemic. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 1-14  https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2024.2432081
Responding to the needs of refugee learners in schools in Wales during the pandemic
 
Haughton, C, Palmer, K (2024) Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL): Establishing anti-racist education, through the lens of cynefin  https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/diversity-and-anti-racist-professional-learning-darpl-establishing-anti-racist-education-through-the-lens-of-cynefin
 
Haughton, C and Davis, S (2023) Gwent Safeguarding Board Report on the under-reporting of racism / racist bullying in schools. A commissioned research piece to inform regional policy. https://www.gwentsafeguarding.org.uk/assets/en-documents/Gwent-research-into-racism-and-racist-bullying.-Final-copy.pdf
 
A statement about DARPL from Ministers Jeremy Miles, Julie Morgan and I (May 2023): Anti-racist training launched for childcare and playwork professionals | GOV.WALES
 
A statement about DARPL from Minister Jeremy Miles and I (Oct 2022): https://gov.wales/anti-racist-training-launched-support-new-curriculum-wales?fbclid=IwAR1dg9drFaHhqEbyWH8sHOgXELwQLAJ-rqTqOuHRngx3JTHLPCwkGc_lTRE
 
Davis, S, Haughton, C et al (2021) The Recruitment and Retention of teachers from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds in Wales. The recruitment and retention of black, asian and minority ethnic teachers in wales – a qualitative research study. (gov.wales) 
 
Our research findings from this work were used to  co-construct this national policy reform and mandatory action-planning and the student teacher bursary: https://gov.wales/initial-teacher-education-black-asian-and-minority-ethnic-recruitment-plan-html  and https://www.gov.wales/ethnic-minority-initial-teacher-education-ite-incentive-2025-2026-guidance-students