Needs Analysis 2022 FLIP - Manual / Resource - Page 19
A rank of 1 on the table below, is the most deprived. There
are 333 local authorities in England.
The number of primary
pupils identified as ‘nonwhite British’ - the highest
figure in Kent86
42.4%
At secondary school level,
21.9% of pupils did not
have English as their first
language - the highest
figure in Kent and well
ahead of the county average
of 10.2%87
21.9%
The number of secondary
pupils identified as ‘nonwhite British’, the second
highest figure in Kent behind
Dartford (42.9%)88
39.2%
ighest rate of hate crimes in Kent y motivated at 74.6%89
185
188
Canterbury
Maidstone
50
98
84
69
100
107
119
145
152
150
Tunbridge Wells
Sevenoaks
Tonbridge & Malling
Ashford
Dartford
Gravesham
Dover
Medway
Kent Equality Cohesion Council is based
in Gravesham but work across Kent with
both voluntary and statutory sector partners
to promote community cohesion and to
eliminate discrimination. They provide free,
confidential advice and support to victims of
hate crime and those who suffer discrimination
in the workplace, place of study or in their
local neighbourhood. They organise regular
community events working with diverse communities
and faith organisations which at their core celebrate
the values that bind us together regardless of
ethnicity and background. Since the start of the
pandemic they adapted their delivery to include
the establishment of a “Phone a Community Friend”
scheme supporting those who were lonely or
isolated. They have also delivered regular community
events online and supported organisations with
training and policy development around diversity and
inclusion as a result of the impact of the death of
George Floyd and published reports on the impact of
Covid-19 on BAME communities in Kent.
CASE STUDY
Children
236
200
Folkestone & Hythe
4,481
253
250
0
At 24.1% Gravesham has
the most primary school
pupils for whom english is
not their first language. The
county average is 12.7%85
273
300
Swale
Rough sleeping, though low numbers is the highest in
Kent for Non-UK individuals.84
17
Gravesham is identified as the 6th most deprived local
authority in Kent.
34
Gravesham has the second highest percentage
of overcrowding in households in Kent which may
have cultural significance.82 As of 2020, there were
1,906 applicants on the council housing waiting
list.83 Gravesham’s is the largest waiting list in
Kent proportionate to the number of local resident
households.
DEPRIVATION
Thanet
2. Reducing inequalities for the BAME community
and celebrating diversity
Gravesham has the highest number (17,494) and
proportion (17.2%) of residents from a Black Asian and
Minority Ethnic (BAME) group in Kent.80 When adding
residents identified in the Census as ‘other white’
(primarily EU immigrants), this figure grows to 22,187
(21.8%) of the population.81
“I was grateful for the support provided by Gurvinder
and Sonia during the pandemic. I am a widow who
lives alone with Punjabi as my first language. Over
the past year I have required help and support
around issues relating to my council property and
they were able to support me. They were always on
the other end of the phone to listen and provide
reassurance when I needed it.” Mrs Kaur - Gravesham
NEEDS ANALYSIS
