Policy & Publications
This section will help you to search for policy, publications and information on issues affecting Gypsies and Travellers. Use the filter on the left hand side to refine your search.
What does the 2011 Census tell us about the characteristics of Gypsy or Irish travellers in England and Wales?
For the first time the 2011 Census included a tick box for Gypsy or Irish Travellers (not Roma). Read the analysis of the results produced by the Office for National Statistics
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Pavee Lackeen
Perry Ogden documented the experience of the young poor in Dublin with his photo book Pony Kids. His first feature moves on from those representations, offering an intimate portrait of the Traveller community.
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Preventing and tackling bullying: Advice for headteachers, staff and governing bodies
This document was produced by the Department for Education to help schools prevent and respond to bullying as part of their overall behaviour policy.
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Gypsy and Traveller Picture Library
An essential pack of photographs on 4 themed CDs – Vardos, Carts, Horses and Pets.
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Romany Roots
The historical section of the BBC website has sections on Horse Drawn Day, Hop-Picking, Settling Down and more. The Gallery has amazing old photos of Gypsy and Traveller families and sites.
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National Fairground Archive
The National Fairground archive is located at Sheffield University and provides a primary resource for research and an exciting source of teaching materials.
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An article on the Gypsy Holocaust in the Observer
An article from the Observer which details the effect of the Holocaust on Roma Gypsy communities.
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New Traveller History: Battle of the Beanfield
A Flickr page with images from the ‘Battle of the Beanfield’ at Stonehenge
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New Traveller History: Stonehenge
A Flickr page with images of the Stonehenge gathering in the circle between 1980-1984.
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New Traveller History: George Dice’s Blog
A blog by George Dice containing information on the Stonehenge campaign, Tribal voices, links and more.
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A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
A teachers guide to the Holocaust containing resources for teaching about the Gypsy Holocaust.
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Famous Gypsies
A website with information on famous Gypsies from all over the world.
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Our Sites Exhibition
OUR SITES was an outdoor exhibition of photographs, originally shown in 2005 at the V&As Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, East London.
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Historical Gypsy Photographical Collection
The Gypsy Collections include several thousand photographs prints in their original albums, glass negatives and lantern slides of Gypsies in various countries, with an emphasis on Britain and Ireland. Most of the photographs were taken by Gypsy Lore Society members Fred Shaw (d. 1940) and Ivor Evans (1886-1957) between 1900 and 1940.
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