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BTEG is committed to helping the public sector close race equality performance gaps in education and employment. The employment gap between BME people and the rest of the population is 13.7% and the unemployment rate is 6.2%. The table below shows educational attainment for pupils in England.

Achievement at GCSE: % achieving 5 A* - C [DfES]

Ethnic Group	% achieving 2003	% achieving 2004	% achieving 2005	% achieving 2006
White	51	52	55	58
Indian	65	67	70	72
Pakistani	42	45	48	51
Bangladeshi	46	48	53	57
Chinese	75	74	81	80
Black Caribbean	33	36	42	45
Black African	41	43	48	51
Mixed white/black Caribbean	49	50	44	47

BTEG advises government through the following channels:

Policy Area: Skills
Public Bodies: National Learning and Skills Council’s Equality and Diversity Committee

Policy Area: Employment
Public Bodies: Department for Work and Pensions’ Ethnic Minority Advisory Group

Policy Area: The Third Sector
Public Bodies: Office for the Third Sector Voluntary and Community Sector Advisory Group

Policy Area: Education
Public Bodies: Department for Education and Skills Third Sector Forum for Children and Young People

Policy Area: Economic regeneration
Public Bodies: Department for Communities and Local Government’s Places and Communities Race Equality Advisory Group

Policy Area: London region
Public Bodies: Government Office for London’s Black Minority Ethnic Refugee and Faith Advisory Group