EMA Suporte Online para Conquistas de Minorias Étnicas

The initiative emerged within British government policy addressing ethnic minority educational underachievement following the 1998 EMAG (Ethnic Minority Achievement Grant) funding introduction. It was framed under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, which places a positive duty on public bodies to promote race equality.

Resources aimed to increase educational achievement for children and young people with English as an additional language and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.

This online resource base for teachers was developed by Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester LEAs with funding from the former Department for Education and Skills (now the DCSF). It provided support for educators working with ethnic minority students, structured around two primary sections — professional development and EAL/bilingual resources — with thematic areas including EMA News, Media Library, Black Achievement, Professional Development, and EAL & Bilingual Resources.

Identified as a significant intervention for the social and educational integration of ethnic minority groups (organisational self-assessment; no independent evaluation identified).