Events
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This online event delved into education practice regarding Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as it is applied to children from racialised communities. Speakers and attendees explored how history influences present understanding, how needs are often overlooked or misunderstood, leading to students feeling marginalized or invisible. Watch the recorings to gain insights from experts around assessment, education practice and cultural regard while challenging your perceptions and promoting inclusivity.
BAMEed Network at the Bett show 2022
Members of the BAMEed Network gave a series of talks about their work in taking a sustained and determined approach to diversity in the education sector. Speakers included:
Allana Gay (Founding member and Trustee) on the origins and activity of the BAMEed network.
Aleishia Lewis (BAMEed East) on working with schools on identity and belonging.
Sharon Porter & Domini Leong (BAMEed Bristol&SW) on developing racial literacy among staff and students in educational settings.
Nicola Bailey (BAMEed West Midlands) on developing psychological safety for staff in schools.
FE Voices
FE Voices (#FEVoices) is a series of events and resources focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion that seek to deconstruct the challenges within the FE sector.
The first series looks at the challenge of racism in FE and how to evolve the agenda and face the issue together. Staff, students, experts and organisations alike have come together to share concerns and ideas on ways in which we can recruit and progress more diversely.
The second series focuses on good practice from across the sector, showcasing how some colleges have identified issues around inclusive practice, barriers that have been faced and how they were overcome, the work that has been done and their future aspirations.
As we promised in the first series, being able to openly talk about the issues is just the start, the work that we do together to improve outcomes for all is the ambition.
Career Development
Our inaugural online Career Development Conference took place in 2021, funded and delivered by a partnership involving BAMEed Network, RSAcademics and All-in Education. We came together as partners because we share a commitment to increasing diversity amongst senior leadership in schools and the content was developed in response to input and feedback from the BAMEed Network.
The events at this conference offered support for middle and senior leaders from black and minority ethnic backgrounds in achieving their first Headteacher and Deputy Head positions. The events also enable Governors to develop inclusive recruitment practices and access more talent within their schools.
