Sentence examples for traveller background from inspiring English sources

The traveller background gives you that ultimate fighting steel, the determination to win.

Tyler, from a Traveller background, was kicked out of school and has issues with reading and writing; with anger too.

Most of her neighbours and relatives think twice before revealing their Traveller background because experience has taught them the response is likely to be negative, even if politeness makes people attempt to conceal their suspicion.

Pupils of Asian and Chinese ethnic groups have the lowest rates of exclusion, whereas, the report states those students who come from a Gypsy-Roma or Irish Traveller background have the highest rates of exclusions – but warned that, as the population is relatively small, these figures should be "treated with some caution".

Born in Dagenham and from a Traveller background, he was not only the first of his family to go a grammar school but, as his friend, Steve Mason, told the packed congregation, the first to go to any school of any kind.

Fury also dismissed those who had abused him because of his Irish Traveller background.

Prisoners of Gypsy, Romany or Traveller backgrounds are significantly over-represented in jails in England and Wales, inspectors have found.

The report was the conclusion of a two-year inquiry, which heard that students from Gypsy, Roma or Traveller backgrounds had the lowest attainment of all ethnic groups throughout their school years.

In its paper, HMIP said: "Even on the lowest estimates … it is clear that prisoners of Gypsy, Romany and Traveller backgrounds are significantly over-represented in the prison population.

She added: "The fact that they are potentially made by serving and retired police officers gives us no confidence at all in the Metropolitan Police's ability to both police these communities and to attract and protect its own staff who are from Gypsy and Traveller backgrounds.

"Leaders do not know the extent of participation of many priority groups, such as those living in poverty, naval families or families from Gypsy or Traveller backgrounds".