🌆Case Study - Birmingham

Question 1

Poverty

Answer 1

An absolute term referring to a poor standard of living which doesn’t change over time

Question 2

Inequality

Answer 2

Economic differences between people at a variety of scales. This is all relative and not absolute like poverty

Question 3

7 dimensions of deprivation

Answer 3

1) Income
2) Employment
3) Health and disability
4) Education, skills and training
5) Crime
6) Housing and services
7) Living environment

Question 4

What do the NEF aim to do in Birmingham?

Answer 4

. Want to raise the minimum wage
. Requiring companies to publish the difference between the highest and lowest salaries they pay out a - bargaining power of workers

Question 5

The Birmingham Living Wage Partnership want to become a ______

Answer 5

Living Wage City

Question 6

Where is the quality of education poor?

Answer 6

In inner city areas such as Aston

Question 7

What law does Birmingham want to include in schools?

Answer 7

Equality Act 2010

Question 8

What sessions will be explored through the Equality Act 2010?

Answer 8

Anti-racist sessions with schools to explore what it means to be anti-racist in Britain today

Question 9

Who was partnered with to deliver the Anti-Racism in Education programme?

Answer 9

The University of Birmingham’s School of Education

Question 10

When did the University of Birmingham school open?

Answer 10

In 2015 with the belief: “Together, we’ll flourish.”

Question 11

How is the University of Birmingham school tackling segregation?

Answer 11

By having multiple catchment areas

Question 12

What else does the University of Birmingham school focus on?

Answer 12

Character education and encourage them to show courage, compassion, empathy, justice, honesty, on a day to day basis

Question 13

What lead to high unemployment?

Answer 13

The closure of factories in the manufacturing industry

Question 14

What does Birmingham have the highest share of?

Answer 14

People with no qualifications of any UK city

Question 15

Who is Birmingham focussing on improving the life chances of?

Answer 15

Young people by focusing on early years education uptake

Question 16

What has Birmingham set up to improve employment?

Answer 16

The West Midlands Skills Fund

Question 17

What does the West Midlands Skills Fund aim to provide?

Answer 17

. To provide more tailored and targeted employment and training programmes
. Providing better career guidance to young people
. Making the city more attractive to high-knowledge businesses

Question 18

What has Birmingham’s high population resulted in?

Answer 18

Pressures on housing

Question 19

What is there not enough of in Birmingham?

Answer 19

Good quality and affordable housing for people in the city

Question 20

Social housing

Answer 20

. Can be rented from housing associations or councils at reduced rents
. Can be part-sold, part-rented as shared ownership

Question 21

How long are Birmingham council house applicants spending on the waiting list before getting a home?

Answer 21

1 year and 3 months

Question 22

How many properties does the city council have?

Answer 22

61,000 properties, and this is decreasing each year

Question 23

What do Birmingham want to ensure all residents have equal access to?

Answer 23

Training and jobs

Question 24

In regards to public transport what do they want to create?

Answer 24

Safe routes to education and leisure opportunities

Question 25

How does Birmingham want to design their streets??

Answer 25

Design streets which connect communities and create a happy atmosphere

Question 26

What are the four principles for Birmingham improving public transport?

Answer 26

1. Reallocating road space 2. Transforming the city centre 3. Prioritising active travel in local neighbourhoods 4. Managing demand through parking measures

Question 27

What construction is underway regarding transport?

Answer 27

A34 and A45 Sprint routes

Question 28

What is being introduced regarding transport?

Answer 28

Cross city buses

Question 29

Active Travel Fund schemes

Answer 29

Delivering extensive reallocation of road space for cycling and walking schemes

Question 30

When was Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone launched and what does it cover?

Answer 30

June 2021, covering all roads within the A4540 Ring Road

Question 31

What does a fairness commission do?

Answer 31

Advise local councils on how to make decisions and spend money in as fair a way possible

Question 32

Fairness Commission policies

Answer 32

. Incentivising Living Wage employers . Requiring companies to publish their pay ratio of highest to lowest earner . Offering free school meals . Investing in enterprise to create good jobs

Question 33

What did Birmingham set up instead of a Fairness Commission?

Answer 33

A social inclusion consultation process

Question 34

What did the Giving Hope Changing Lives consultation examine?

Answer 34

. Diversity of place . Well being . Young people

Question 35

What was developed in key areas of the city?

Answer 35

Seven social inclusion commitments

Question 36

What is the most multicultural city in the world?

Answer 36

. Toronto . Half of its population is born outside os Canada and are from 200 ethnic groups

Question 37

How many languages are spoken in London

Answer 37

300

Question 38

What % of Parisians were born outside of France?

Answer 38

20%

Question 39

How many major languages are spoken in Mumbai?

Answer 39

16

Question 40

What percentage of New Yorkers Speak a language other than English at home?

Answer 40

45%

Question 41

Ethnic diversity in Birmingham

Answer 41

. White British - 53% . Indian - 6% . Pakistani - 13% . Black - 9% White British reduced from 66% to 53% which is considerably lower than the British average of 80%

Question 42

Self segregation

Answer 42

Where the individuals take themselves away to a certain area

Question 43

Forced segregation

Answer 43

Where housing, services or other external factors create a segregated urban area

Question 44

Birmingham is the ____ most deprived city in the UK after _____

Answer 44

. 3rd . Liverpool and Manchester

Question 45

What % of Birmingham’s wards are in the 10% most deprived ward in the UK?

Answer 45

Over 50%

Question 46

In Sparkbrook what % of the population are 65+ compared to what % in SFO?

Answer 46

. SFO - 22% . Sparkbrook - 8%

Question 47

In SFO what % of the working population are white and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 47

. SFO - 88% . Sparkbrook - 15%

Question 48

In SFO what % of the population are Asian and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 48

. Sparkbrook - 62% . SFO - 8%

Question 49

In SFO what % of the population have bad health and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 49

. Sparkbrook - 9% . SFO - 3%

Question 50

In SFO what % of the population are in the top 5% most deprived and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 50

. Sparkbrook - 74% . SFO - 0%

Question 51

In SFO what % of the residents are economically active and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 51

. SFO - 80% . Sparkbrook - 54%

Question 52

In SFO what % of the residents are employed and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 52

. SFO - 74% . Sparkbrook - 19%

Question 53

In SFO what % have no qualifications and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 53

. Sparkbrook - 31% . SFO - 9%

Question 54

In SFO what % have English as their main language and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 54

. SFO - 97% . Sparkbrook - 58%

Question 55

In SFO what % are machine operators and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 55

. Sparkbrook - 12% . SFO - 4%

Question 56

In SFO what % are managers and how does this compare to Sparkbrook?

Answer 56

. SFO - 17% . Sparkbrook - 12%

Question 57

How can they solve cultural diversity through the children?

Answer 57

. Improving educational provision and opportunities in deprived areas . Improve literacy in areas where English can be a second language

Question 58

How can they solve cultural diversity through employment?

Answer 58

Improve basic skills and access to information and training

Question 59

What is the issue with ‘jobs for migrants’

Answer 59

May cause resentment and racial intolerance

Question 60

Issues associated with cultural diversity (housing)

Answer 60

. New migrants generally are poor upon arrival in a country. . Multiple occupancy in rented accommodation is widespread. . Ethnic minorities have traditionally been less successful in securing mortgage loans

Question 61

Issues associated with cultural diversity (education)

Answer 61

. Concentration of ethnic groups has led to schools becoming dominated by one ethnic group . Additional English lessons may be necessary and . Specialist schools may open, such as faith schools . Variation in educational attainment of different ethnic groups.

Question 62

What are all ethnic minority groups were more likely to do?

Answer 62

Go to university than their White British peers

Question 63

Issues associated with cultural diversity (health)

Answer 63

. Many ethnic minority groups to live in inner-city areas with poorer levels of health. . Poorer quality of the built environment

Question 64

Issues associated with cultural diversity (religion)

Answer 64

. Migrants may wish to follow their own religious calendars. . This could lead to friction with employers and local communities. . Misunderstanding of religious practices