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Teacher Retention meeting with the DfE
At the start of April, Domini Choudhury met with the Department for Education in her role as a trustee of The BAMEed Network to contribute to their proposed strategic response
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What Are You? Mixed Heritage Identity and the Paradox of Race (5 May)
The number of people in England and Wales identifying as “mixed” tripled between 2001 and 2021. That’s 1.8 million people or 2.7% of the total population However, in 2021, 25% of households
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BAMEed Wales Youth Congress (18 April)
Join us at the BAMEed Youth Congress – a live event bringing young people from diverse backgrounds together to connect, share ideas, and inspire change. Take part in exciting workshops,
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BAMEed Wales Wellbeing Day (18 April)
Dear BAMEed Wales Educators, We are delighted to invite you to a special Educators’ Wellbeing Day, with a strong focus on supporting your health and resilience as you continue to
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Call for Research Participants and Teacher Educators: Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools in England and Scotland
The project “Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators’ agency and curriculum-making across England and Scotland” began in December 2025, funded by the UK Economic and Social
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‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research: Call for Papers
Call for Papers Fourth and Final ‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research Conference Our Call for Papers is open for the fourth and final annual ‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research Conference. This interdisciplinary
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Anti-Racist Cumbria: Do you want to write for us and get paid for it?
Anti-Racist Cumbria is looking for writers. Here’s the information: We are looking for article and social media content writers to create anti-racist written content on our social media and website.
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Anti Racist Education Festival 2026 / Gŵyl Addysg Gwrth-hiliaeth 2026 (19 June)
Where? University of South Wales, Newport Campus, Newport, Wales When? Friday, Jun 19, 2026, 10:00 to 17:00 Cost: £17 Join us at the Anti Racist Education Festival / Gŵyl Addysg
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BAMEed Wales at the Senedd: 2026 Election Commitments on Anti-Racist Education
BAMEed Wales at the Senedd: 2026 Election Commitments on Anti-Racist Education BAMEed Network Wales met with members, partners and policymakers at the Senedd to discuss the future of anti-racist education
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Concerns over make-up of curriculum drafters group
The BAMEed Network contributed to a Schools Week article published on 27 January 2026 about the lack of diveristy in the curriculum drafters group ‘Allana Gay, a co-founder of BAMEed,
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Amplifying Voices: Cultural Arts as Tools for Educational Justice (26 Feb 2026)
Join Project Free on Thursday, 26 February 2026 at 16:00 (4:00 pm) for a conversation exploring how arts and culture can enhance children’s and young people’s engagement and achievement in
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Changing the Narrative: Beyond The Welcome Posters – Challenging Hate and Building Belonging for Children Seeking Asylum (28 Jan 2026)
Join us for a free 90-minute online event on January 28th 2026 at 4 pm UK time. Free online event This title is intended to be strong, clear, and unapologetic.
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Gypsy and Traveller Awareness (20 Jan 26)
This is part of our professional learning lineup aimed at raising awareness of Gypsy and Traveller people. Online Event January 20, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm GMT Get
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Welcome to BAMEed London – Let’s Get Started!
Dear BAMEed London Delegate, We’re thrilled to welcome you to BAMEed London – formerly known as BAMEed South London and North London. Whether you’re returning or joining us for the
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Educate Against Islamaphobia for Islamophobia Awareness Month
A free event in association with BAMEed Wales and Educate Against Islamophobia for Islamophobia Awareness Month. Online, Tuesday 11 November 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT Click here to book
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Hidden Histories of Muslims Across the UK
This is a FREE online event for educators interested in transforming the way we teach the history of Muslims in the UK. It is a great way to support work you may
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Standing up to Antisemitism Event – 8 October
A BAMEed Wales Event Wednesday 8 October, 4 – 5:30pm GMT+1 FREE Online This session explores the context, history and plural intersectional identities of Jewish people in the UK and
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The Rural Racism Project: Towards an Inclusive Countryside
The Rural Racism Project team are pleased to invite you to a forthcoming series of three webinars hosted by the Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester, where we will
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Anti Racist Education Festival 2025 / Gŵyl Addysg Gwrth-hiliaeth 2025
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00 – 17:00 BST South Wales University, Newport, NP20 2BP £17 Welcome to the Anti Racist Education Festival 2025! Following on from last year’s success, join us
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‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research: Call for Papers
The call for papers is open for the second annual ‘Race’ and Socially Engaged Research: Open and Inclusive Conference for PGRs and ECRs at the University of York, 25th-26th June 2025. Submissions are
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BAMEed Network Newsletter December 2024, Vol. 1
A summary of activities and projects for the start of 2025. These will be added to our continual provision of Coaching and Mentoring Recruitment Jobs Board Application support for candidates
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Subnormal to Invisible: How SEND manifests in racialised communities
Join BAMEed Network SEND in-person to explore how special education needs in racially diverse communities is regarded in education. Saturday 25 January 2025 09:45 – 15:45 University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna
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UK riots: Convene ‘urgent’ teacher working group, government told
UK riots: Convene ‘urgent’ teacher working group, government told The BAMEed Network contributed to a TES News article published on 7 August 2024 about the race riots of Summer 2024.
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Unblock the ITT pipeline to ensure race equity in schools
Unblock the ITT pipeline to ensure race equity in schools People of colour are less likely to get an offer to train to be a teacher than white peers. We’re
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Racism in society – Resources for schools
In response to the far right, extremist, Islamophobic/Muslim hate riots in the UK in Summer 2024, the BAMEed Network, in partnership with Zahara Chowdhury of School Should Be, Educate against Islamophobia, Islamophobia
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BAMEed at the Festival of Education 2024: Empowering Education: Dismantling Deficit Discourses for Equitable Learning
We are delighted to share further details on the series of panel discussions we’re hosting at the Festival of Education on Friday 5 July 2024. Purchase your ticket here The
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AntiRacist Education Festival (ARE Festival) in Wales
Join us for the inaugural Anti-Racist Education Festival in the UK. Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer yr Ŵyl Addysg Gwrth-hiliaeth gyntaf yn y DU. Purchase your ticket here for £10
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BAMEed at the Festival of Education 2024
We are delighted to share that we will be hosting a series of panel discussions at the Festival of Education on Friday 5 July 2024. Purchase your ticket here The
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BAMEed Careers Event
We are delighted to welcome colleagues to attend the BAMEed Careers event in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton. Register for free here The event aims to provide guidance and
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BAMEed NPQSL
We are delighted to announce that BAMEed in collaboration with LLSE is offering a BAMEed-specific leadership development opportunity through the National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL). Click here to
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Global Equality + BAMEed at BETT (one or both sessions)
The Global Equality Collective and BAMEed are hosting two sessions on Thursday 30th March in the Leaders Theatre, BETT. Thu, 30 March 2023, 15:15 – 18:45 BST Excel London ExCel London London
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Premier League Primary Stars helps teachers to tackle tough conversations in the classroom
Premier League Primary Stars helps teachers to tackle tough conversations in the classroom Premier League Primary Stars is launching a series of free teacher training webinars to give teachers the
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Creating the future with everyone on board
Saturday 21 January 2023, Sarah Bonnell School, Deanery Road, London, E15 4LP Get your ticket today A dynamic knowledge-sharing and networking day curated by The BAMEed Network, for teachers, educators
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The BAMEed Network strand at the Festival of Education
Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July, Wellington College, Duke’s Ride, Berkshire, Crowthorne, RG45 7PU The 12th Festival of Education will take place at Wellington College between 7-8 July. It will
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BAMEed Takeover event at the Bett Show
Creating the future: taking a sustained and determined approach to diversity in our education sector 24 March 2022, 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Bett Academy Live (North), ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway,
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Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee
Allana Gay speaks as part of a Parliament panel about Black history and cultural diversity in the curriculum. Watch the recording
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‘Like section 28 and gay rights’: fears UK schools being silenced from discussing racism
Warnings by the equalities minister against teaching key concepts of racism – such as white privilege – “as fact” risk having a silencing effect in UK classrooms, a teaching body
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Inclusive Thinking and Communication
In this video, Arv Kaushal, BAMEed Network trustee, delivers a presentation on Inclusive Thinking and Communication for the Civil Service Race Forum,
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Courageous conversations about race: curriculum design and decolonisation
On Tuesday 22 December, Amjad Ali and Penny Rabiger were in conversation with Liz Pemberton, Ben Mearhart and Domini Leong as part of our series of courageous conversations about race.
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Courageous conversations about race: curriculum design and decolonisation
Online event: Tuesday 22 December 17:30 – 19:00 This academic year, we’re facilitating a series of courageous conversations about race. You can catch-up on previous conversations. Ahead of each event,
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Courageous conversations about race: recruitment – staff and governance
On Monday 23 November, Penny Rabiger was in conversation with Angela Browne, Karen Giles FCCT and Malcolm John as part of our series of courageous conversations about race. The panel
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Courageous conversations about race: staff, governor & trustee recruitment
This academic year, we’re facilitating a series of courageous conversations about race. Our first event took place with Professor Paul Miller about taking an audit and setting the strategy to
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Courageous conversations about race: school anti-racist strategy
On Monday 26 October, Professor Paul Miller was in conversation with Penny Rabiger and Amjad Ali as part of our series of courageous conversations about race. Before embarking on a
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The listening project
Fi Glover, BBC Radio 4, presents the longer weekly edition of the programme on the shared experience of being in lockdown and beyond. In this week’s edition two music producers
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Courageous conversations about race: school anti-racist strategy
The first in our series of courageous conversations about race About this Event This academic year, we’ll be facilitating a series of courageous conversations about race. Ahead of these events
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Courageous conversations about race
Join us in online learning and events 2020 -2021 From September 2020 until Summer 2021, the BAMEed Network will be facilitating a series of courageous conversations about race. There will
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Unconscious bias in teaching
An article written for Bett by Penny Rabiger. Bett, 2020 Read the article
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BAME Educators and Covid-19
In this episode of the BERA Podcast BERA Teacher Education SIG Convenor Lizana Oberholzer interviews Allana Gay, the founder of the BAMEeD Network. Allana co-founded BAMEed Network to encourage more BAME
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Breaking the cycle
We feature in an article contained in Education and Training Magazine, North London, Autumn 2020. View the article on pp. 8-11
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Coronavirus and teachers: The forgotten school key workers
A Public Health England review found that death rates from Covid-19 were higher for Black and Asian ethnic groups when compared to white ethnic groups. Headteacher, Allana Gay is a
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Three ways for UK schools to improve their race relations now
Instead of empty slogans, schools should treat racism like safeguarding and health and safety and be on high alert. Here’s what to do. The Guardian, June 2020 Read the article
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The culture at Britain’s top schools has to be disrupted if we are to tackle racism
Racism needs to be challenged from the classrooms and lunch halls to the gossip that happens by the lockers. The i, June 2020 Read the article
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‘White guilt on its own won’t fix racism’: decolonising Britain’s schools
The UK is finally facing up to the crimes of empire. Is it time to rewrite the curriculum? The Guardian, June 2020 Read the article
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Schools and COVID-19
We identified a gap for BAME colleagues returning to work, though our communities have higher death rates from COVID-19. We produced a guidance document for Black, Asian and minority ethnic
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Coronavirus: ‘Significant gap’ in advice for schools to protect BAME staff
A network representing black, Asian and minority ethnic education staff has published its own guidance to help schools prepare for the impact of coronavirus on ethnic minority groups. Schools Week
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Call for BAME teachers to get priority risk assessments
The unique needs of black, Asian and minority ethic staff at risk from Covid-19 must be met, say educators. TES May 2020 Read the article
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‘We must end the unconscious bias in teaching’
BAME teachers have been marginalised in education for far too long – everyone must work together to tackle the issue – Amjad Ali and Allana Gay. TES, May 2019 Read
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#BAMEed Third Birthday Conference- More details
We are pleased to announce further details of our upcoming conference: BAMEed Network conference: Keeping Resolutions University of East London, Stratford, London Saturday 18 January 2020 (For tickets- click here!)
Early Bird Tickets
Early bird tickets are now available for our annual January conference in London. The 2020 theme will be ‘keeping resolutions’. Click here to purchase your ticket. Invite a friend. Tell
Save the dates
In the meantime, save the dates of our two forthcoming national conferences. We look forward to seeing you there!
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15 June 2019 conference schedule
Our latest conference is on Saturday 15 January in Brighton Purchase your ticket for £15 here Through our previous national events #BAMEed first asked in 2017 “How do we move
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#BAMEed 3rd National Annual Conference – Many Voices; One Aim
*Get your tickets here!* Through our previous national events #BAMEed first asked in 2017 “How do we move beyond Unconscious Bias?” Since then we have moved our thinking towards the
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Owning your professional identity conference, January 2019
Thank you to everyone who joined us four our conference on Saturday 19 January at the University of East London for a day’s learning, reflection and connecting. Reflections The fabulous Pen
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Mentoring
Teachers, leaders and educators within our BAMEed community are seeking opportunities to be mentored to develop their careers, professional identities and future opportunities. We are seeking members of our community
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Owning your Professional Identity Conference, January 2019
Thank you to everyone who joined us four our conference on Saturday 19 January at the University of East London for a day’s learning, reflection and connecting. Reflections The fabulous
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Video about BAME representation in leadership roles
A video recorded for BBC News coverage. BBC News Watch the video
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January Conference Information- Owning Your Professional Identity- *UPDATE*
Come to the BAMEed Network’s next conference: owning your professional identity Our second birthday conference will be held on Saturday 19th January 2019 at The University of East London at their
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Dates For Your Diary
Keep Saturday January the 19th free for our annual January conference. At the University of East London. Also keep Saturday June the 15th free for our annual Summer conference. At
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BAMEed Conference 2018: programme released 2/6/18
THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN RELEASED! ‘Habits of Highly Effective People. ‘ Saturday 2nd June 2018 The Olive Tree School, Bolton Get your free ticket HERE Programme: BAME Ed conference
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#BAMEed Second Annual Conference- 2/6/18
BAMEed Network’s second conference: habits of highly effective people You are cordially invited to our second annual conference which will be held on Saturday 2nd June 2018 at The Olive
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BAME teachers are still marginalised in a system that refuses to change
In 1985, a major report found that ethnic minorities were under-represented in teaching. Little has changed since. An article by Allana Gay. The Guardian, March 2018 Read the article
#BAMEed Mailing List/Newsletter
Our new #BAMEed newsletter has hit your inboxes today! Click here to read! If you would like to sign up to our mailing list sign up here!
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BAMEed: What we’ve achieved in the first few months
An article written by Penny Rabiger. Innovate My School, June 2017 Read the article
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#BAMEedConf17 Next Steps…
Here we will be collating… Storify Blog posts Images of the Day Pledges Questionnaire Youtube Video Clips and Speaker Presentations post the first #BAMEed event… STORIFY: Click HERE to read
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#BAMEed Unconference- *UPDATED* Programme for the Day! 3/6/17
Here is our UPDATED programme. All tickets are now sold out, with over 20 people on the waiting list, if you can no longer attend, please release your ticket via
BAME related Posts/Media/Reports- UPDATE April 2017.
Here you will find the most recent BAME related posts, media links or reports. Feel free to read and share. Click here to read. Click here to read. Click here
#BAMEed Mailing List
Please sign up to our Mailing List. Do share with colleagues too. We will aim to keep you up to date with reports, events and information regarding Black, Asian, Minority
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#BAMEed Unconference- 3/6/17- Planning
#BAMEed is launching its first Unconference on 3rd June 2017 In Birmingham. The overarching theme is exploring the idea of Unconscious Bias. We have kindly been sponsored by Leeds Beckett University
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#BAMEed Unconference- Planning and Preparations!
The first #BAMEed Unconference has been planned for Saturday the 3/6/17 in Dame Elizabeth Cadbury’s School. (During Half Term!) We asked you all to vote and you decided the midlands! It
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BAMEed in UKEd Magazine
An article in UkEd Magazine. UKEd Magazine, March 2017 Read the article
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The BAMEed movement
An article written for PrimeEd Magazine. Pimed, March 2017 Read the article
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Grassroots network focuses on increasing number of Black, Asian and minority ethnic school leaders
A grassroots network aimed at ensuring that Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) educators are “represented as a substantive part of the workplace” has been launched. SecEd, January 2017 Read
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‘Diversity is dire in education’
The grassroots campaign bringing change to the face of school leadership. EdCentral, January 2017 Read the article
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New group to boost status of ethnic minority teachers
A networking and events group aimed at encouraging more black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates into teaching and headship roles will launch in January. Schools Week, November 2016 Read the