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Event

Subnormal to Invisible: How SEND manifests in racialised communities

Join BAMEed Network SEND in exploring how special education needs in racially diverse communities is

9th November 2024

Media

UK riots: Convene ‘urgent’ teacher working group, government told

UK riots: Convene ‘urgent’ teacher working group, government told The BAMEed Network contributed to a

21st August 2024

Event

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

21st August 2024

Resources

Racism in society – Resources for schools

In response to the far right, extremist, Islamophobic/Muslim hate riots in the UK in Summer

9th August 2024

Event

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

6th June 2024

Event

AntiRacist Education Festival (ARE Festival) in Wales

Join us for the inaugural Anti-Racist Education Festival in the UK. Ymunwch â ni ar

14th May 2024

Event

BAMEed at the Festival of Education 2024

We are delighted to share that we will be hosting a series of panel discussions

7th March 2024

Event

BAMEed Careers Event

We are delighted to welcome colleagues to attend the BAMEed Careers event in collaboration with

5th November 2023

Event

BAMEed NPQSL

We are delighted to announce that BAMEed in collaboration with LLSE is offering a BAMEed-specific

6th October 2023

Event

Global Equality + BAMEed at BETT (one or both sessions)

The Global Equality Collective and BAMEed are hosting two sessions on Thursday 30th March in

12th March 2023

Opportunity

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

12th March 2023

Event

Creating the future with everyone on board

Saturday 21 January 2023, Sarah Bonnell School, Deanery Road, London, E15 4LP Get your ticket

5th December 2022

Event

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

10th June 2022

Event

BAMEed Takeover event at the Bett Show

Creating the future: taking a sustained and determined approach to diversity in our education sector

15th December 2021

Media

Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee

Allana Gay speaks as part of a Parliament panel about Black history and cultural diversity

5th January 2021

Media

‘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

5th January 2021

Media

Inclusive Thinking and Communication

In this video, Arv Kaushal, BAMEed Network trustee, delivers a presentation on Inclusive Thinking and

5th January 2021

Event

Courageous conversations about race: curriculum design and decolonisation

On Tuesday 22 December, Amjad Ali and Penny Rabiger were in conversation with Liz Pemberton,

22nd December 2020

Event

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

8th December 2020

Event

Courageous conversations about race: recruitment – staff and governance

On Monday 23 November, Penny Rabiger was in conversation with Angela Browne, Karen Giles FCCT

25th November 2020

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Event

Courageous conversations about race: staff, governor & trustee recruitment

This academic year, we’re facilitating a series of courageous conversations about race. Our first event

31st October 2020

Event

Courageous conversations about race: school anti-racist strategy

On Monday 26 October, Professor Paul Miller was in conversation with Penny Rabiger and Amjad

27th October 2020

Media

The listening project

Fi Glover, BBC Radio 4, presents the longer weekly edition of the programme on the

11th October 2020

Event

Courageous conversations about race: school anti-racist strategy

The first in our series of courageous conversations about race About this Event This academic

8th October 2020

Event

Courageous conversations about race

Join us in online learning and events 2020 -2021 From September 2020 until Summer 2021,

8th October 2020

Media

Unconscious bias in teaching

An article written for Bett by Penny Rabiger. Bett, 2020 Read the article

8th October 2020

COVID

BAME Educators and Covid-19

In this episode of the BERA Podcast BERA Teacher Education SIG Convenor Lizana Oberholzer interviews

15th September 2020

Media

Breaking the cycle

We feature in an article contained in Education and Training Magazine, North London, Autumn 2020.

9th September 2020

Media

Coronavirus and teachers: The forgotten school key workers

A Public Health England review found that death rates from Covid-19 were higher for Black

24th July 2020

Media

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

23rd June 2020

Media

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

16th June 2020

Media

‘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

10th June 2020

COVID

Schools and COVID-19

We identified a gap for BAME colleagues returning to work, though our communities have higher

6th June 2020

Media

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

27th May 2020

Media

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

27th May 2020

Media

‘We must end the unconscious bias in teaching’

BAME teachers have been marginalised in education for far too long – everyone must work

18th May 2020

Event

#BAMEed Third Birthday Conference- More details

We are pleased to announce further details of our upcoming conference: BAMEed Network conference: Keeping

26th October 2019

Early Bird Tickets

Early bird tickets are now available for our annual January conference in London. The 2020

19th September 2019

Save the dates

In the meantime, save the dates of our two forthcoming national conferences. We look forward

27th July 2019

Event

15 June 2019 conference schedule

Our latest conference is on Saturday 15 January in Brighton Purchase your ticket for £15

31st May 2019

Event

#BAMEed 3rd National Annual Conference – Many Voices; One Aim

*Get your tickets here!* Through our previous national events #BAMEed first asked in 2017 “How

20th February 2019

Event

Owning your professional identity conference, January 2019

Thank you to everyone who joined us four our conference on Saturday 19 January at

26th January 2019

Opportunity

Mentoring

Teachers, leaders and educators within our BAMEed community are seeking opportunities to be mentored to

26th January 2019

Event

Owning your Professional Identity Conference, January 2019

Thank you to everyone who joined us four our conference on Saturday 19 January at

26th January 2019

Media

Video about BAME representation in leadership roles

A video recorded for BBC News coverage. BBC News Watch the video

8th October 2018

Event

January Conference Information- Owning Your Professional Identity- UPDATE

Come to the BAMEed Network’s next conference: owning your professional identity Our second birthday conference

10th September 2018

Event

Dates For Your Diary

Keep Saturday January the 19th free for our annual January conference. At the University of

29th August 2018

Event

BAMEed Conference 2018: programme released 2/6/18

THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN RELEASED! ‘Habits of Highly Effective People. ‘ Saturday 2nd June

21st May 2018

Event

#BAMEed Second Annual Conference- 2/6/18

BAMEed Network’s second conference: habits of highly effective people You are cordially invited to our

22nd March 2018

Media

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

20th March 2018

Media

BAMEed: What we’ve achieved in the first few months

An article written by Penny Rabiger. Innovate My School, June 2017 Read the article

22nd June 2017

Event

#BAMEedConf17 Next Steps…

Here we will be collating… Storify Blog posts Images of the Day Pledges Questionnaire Youtube

4th June 2017

Event

#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

19th April 2017

BAME related Posts/Media/Reports- UPDATE April 2017.

Here you will find the most recent BAME related posts, media links or reports. Feel

17th April 2017

Event

#BAMEed Unconference- 3/6/17- Planning

#BAMEed is launching its first Unconference on 3rd June 2017 In Birmingham. The overarching theme

7th April 2017

Event

#BAMEed Unconference- Planning and Preparations!

The first #BAMEed Unconference has been planned for Saturday the 3/6/17 in Dame Elizabeth Cadbury’s

28th March 2017

Media

BAMEed in UKEd Magazine

An article in UkEd Magazine. UKEd Magazine, March 2017 Read the article

8th March 2017

Media

The BAMEed movement

An article written for PrimeEd Magazine. Pimed, March 2017 Read the article

8th March 2017

Media

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

18th January 2017

Media

‘Diversity is dire in education’

The grassroots campaign bringing change to the face of school leadership. EdCentral, January 2017 Read

8th January 2017

Media

New group to boost status of ethnic minority teachers

A networking and events group aimed at encouraging more black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates

11th November 2016