Kulvinder Kaur Johal Regional Mentor
Kulvinder Kaur Johal is a former AHT and SLT member with over 25yrs teaching experience. She is now working as a Regional Mentor in Primary Science
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Speakers
If you’re seeking diverse voices for your next event, perhaps following our organising an event toolkit, these individuals may be of interest to you. The BAMEed Network seeks to signpost education communities to knowledge and support.
We invite Black, Asian and minority ethnic educators and speakers with education backgrounds to submit profiles using this form to be featured on this page. New profiles are continually added to the database.
Jayson Ceeraz – Physics and Dance Teacher
A qualified Physics and Dance Teacher who is a champion of Diversity and Inclusion in areas of minimal diversity including Independent schools and within Physics
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Tracey Thomas-Marshall Senior Learning Improvement Consultant
Tracey Thomas-Marshall is a Senior Learning Improvement consultant working for Leeds City Council. Tracey specialises in meeting the needs of disadvantaged learners, middle leadership and teaching and learning.
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Sharon Warmington Executive Coach
Sharon Warmington is a specialist in corporate and school governance and holding a degree in Leadership for Change and Growth, Sharon is a results driven and
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Delano Stewart-Jones Head of Academy/Head of Education
Delano Stewart-Jones is a BA and MA graduate of the University of Bedfordshire. Head of Academy/Head of Education at Pro:Direct Academy Luton delivering a football/education programme
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Danielle Babatunde Speaker, Teacher, Consultant
Danielle Babatunde is an Educator, Public Speaker, Founder of Transcend Movement and Education Consultancy – EIA Consults. Danielle seeks to contribute to social equity within education, by
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Uzma Kausar – Director of English
Uzma is a Head of English who thrives on improving teaching and learning at KS3-5. She has a passion for her subject and her personal
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Charmaine Roche Accredited Executive Coach and Company Director
Charmaine Roche is an Accredited Executive Coach and Company Director with 29 plus years as an educator including headship. Her work encompasses coaching, training and
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Kelly Trivedy Academic Consultant, Tutor and Coach
Kelly Trivedy is an educational educator and researcher with Senior Fellow status based in Nottingham (and globally online). She runs her own business with a
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Marva Rollins OBE Director of Rollins Education Consultancy Ltd.
Marva Rollins OBE is a retired headteacher since 2019 after 24+ years. She is now a consultant supporting schools leaders in schools in challenging circumstances
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Daryl Sinclair – Head of Secondary
Daryl is an experienced international teacher committed to decolonising geography and making international work more accessible and equitable for BAME teachers. With experience teaching a
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Damith Bandara Assistant Headteacher
Damith Bandara is an Assistant Headteacher in South London. Specialising in Leadership, coaching and mentoring. He loves reading and helping children and staff achieve their potential no
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Dr Judith Bruce-Golding – Consultant and Senior Teaching Fellow
Dr Judith Bruce-Golding is a Consultant and Senior Teaching Fellow. She has been a teacher for over 14 years and has experience working across all
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Cleon Wilson Education Consultant
Cleon Wilson is an Education Consultant & Qualified Teacher. Learning/ Training and Development is his niche. He currently consults within the private Fostering agency. He has taught
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Meera Chudasama Research Lead and Editor of Innovate Journal
Meera Chudasama is passionate about educational research; in particular making educational research accessible and digestible for those who work in schools. Alongside being a teacher,
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Aggie Mutuma HR Director and Executive Coach
Aggie Mutuma is an experienced and passionate HR Leader, coach and mentor with a keen passion for inspiring and empowering BAME individuals as they navigate and grow
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Ann Palmer FCCT CEO of Fig Tree International
Ann Palmer has over 30 years experience in inner-city schools and established a background in leading and turning around schools in challenging circumstances. Her exposure
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Tajpal Rathore Actor, Writer & Artistic Director
Tajpal Rathore is an actor, writer and Artistic Director of theatre company Tribe Arts. His area of expertise is around race, decolonisation, diversity & inclusion. He
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Dr Rina Bajaj – Counselling Psychologist
Rina is a Counselling Psychologist and completed her Doctorate from City University, London in 2008. She is Chartered with the British Psychological Society and is
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Lesley Nelson-Addy Professional Programmes Tutor
Lesley Nelson-Addy is currently completing her PhD focusing on race in higher education. She is also an English PGCE Curriculum Tutor and a supervisor for the Masters
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Susan Gakungu Assistant Principal
Susan Gakungu is a senior leader with vast experience in pastoral leadership in school and the community. She has a proven track record in reducing student
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Rizwan Afzal Head of Faculty (Humanities)
Rizwan Afzal is a Head of Faculty (Humanities). He is passionate about growth and making a difference. From potential failure to partial success and the
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Dr Poonam Madar Educational Consultant & Personal Development Coach
Dr Poonam Madar is an Educational Consultant and Personal Development Coach. With over 20 years of Higher Education experience, Poonam has lectured across Universities in and
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Imani Clough Character Educator and Empowerment Facilitator
Imani is an Educator, Facilitator and Mentor. Founder and Director of Imani Academy™, specialising in character and personal development. Imani facilitates conversations, teaches courses, hosts
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Flo Awolaja LinkedIn Mischiefmaker, and Edupreneur
Flo Awolaja is a LinkedIn Mischiefmaker, and Edupreneur: (An entrepreneur working within education). Her specialisms include: Creativity, Wellbeing and the Arts. “When we connect education and
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Bennie Kara Deputy Headteacher
Bennie Kara is a Deputy Head Teacher specialising in Curriculum and Assessment. Speaking topics include diversity, literature, English teaching, gender, politics and sexuality. Twitter
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Dilma de Araujo SEN advisor and researcher
Dilma de Araujo is part of a dynamic group, supporting middle and senior leadership team duties as a Special Education Needs educator. She is a special education
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Nadine Bernard Head of Primary and Leadership Coach
Nadine Bernard is Head of a primary school in South West London and a passionate advocate for all things inclusion. Nadine is also the founder
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Therese Osula Winthe Curriculum Quality Manager
Therese Osula Winthe is experienced in teaching across the science subjects, examiner and stem ambassador. She is currently the Curriculum Quality Manager at a reputable FE
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Nicola Coles Head of Sixth Form
Nicola Coles is a Head of Sixth Form and the founder of 1000daysofdifferences. She is passionate about building understanding of self and others through shared experiences.
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Richard O’Neill Author/Storyteller
Richard Rai O’Neill is a Romani Storyteller, Author and literacy consultant working in a range of educational settings helping to inspire and motivate all students to
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Karl C. Pupé Teacher and author of “The Action Hero Teacher”
Karl Pupé is a qualified classroom teacher with a decade’s experience across the Primary, Secondary and Further Education sectors. Specialising in Behaviour Management, he worked as
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Alicia Hill (nee Pennant) Assistant Headteacher
Alicia Hill (nee Pennant) is an Assistant Headteacher – Specialist in teaching & learning, curriculum, assessment and pupil progress. She has expertise in instructional coaching
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Naheeda Maharasingam Head Teacher
Naheeda Maharasingam is a Local Leader of Education (LLE) and a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching. She is currently Headteacher at Rathfern Primary School. Education
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Dr Nasima Riazat Public and mental health researcher/lecturer
Nasima Riazat currently works in secondary education as a teacher and middle leader. She has expertise in educational leadership, coaching, teaching and learning. Twitter
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Priya Kara Education Consultant
Priya Kara is an education consultant, teacher trainer and mentor for overseas teachers in the UK and teachers in India. Priya has recently completed her Masters
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Abid Patel IT Director
Abid has been working in schools & EdTech for over 16 years. As the IT Director for the Leading Learning Trust, he leads on the
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Elmina Ferguson Head of English
Elmina Ferguson is an English teacher and Head of Department. Her work focuses on ensuring high quality teaching for SEND students. Elmina has a huge passion for teaching
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Ann Marie Christian Safeguarding Consultant
Ann Marie Christian is an International Child Protection and Safeguarding Consultant, Author, Trainer and Speaker. Delivers all types of accredited child protection and safer recruitment training, delivers
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Shaddai Tembo PhD candidate
Shaddai Tembo is an early years speaker and writer. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of the West of Scotland, lecturer (mat cover)
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Martina Witter – Health and Wellbeing Consultant, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Mindset Coach
Dynamic Motivational Speaker on Resilience, Imposter Syndrome,Mindfulness & Emotional Wellbeing Award Winning Martina Witter, Director of Rapha Therapy and Training Services & cofounder of Black
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Kevin Julian Learning Development Practitioner
Kevin Julian is a consummate learning and academic development professional in Higher Education. He specialises in dialogic and disruptive approaches to learning. His teaching and
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Ritesh Patel Subject Leader Design and Technology
Ritesh Patel has been a subject leader of design and technology for over five years. Ritesh is an advocate for wellbeing and motivating others. He has
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Blessing Maregere Teacher & Educational Technology Researcher
Blessing Maregere is a Teacher of Entrepreneurship and Marketing at Leeds City College. PhD researcher in Technology Enhanced Formative Assessment. Speaking topics include: Starting a business,
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Dr Pathik Pathak Higher Education Leader
Dr Pathik Pathak is a higher education leader with a stammer. He directs the Social Impact Lab at the University of Southampton and helps equip students
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Mareme Mufwoko Head of School and Chair of Governors
Mareme Mufwoko is Head of School at a small, independent SEMH school and Chair of Governors at a local Primary School. Mareme’s leadership experience and work
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Helen Sanson Education Consultant and Director
Helen Sanson is the Director of Forcera CIC a not-for-profit education and business consultancy offering system thinking expertise built on a good understanding of the
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Dr Angelina Osborne Historian
Dr Angelina Osborne is an expert in Black British history, politics of slavery and abolition, post emancipation, and teaching difficult histories and has featured in many
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Farzana S. Islam Educator
Farzana S. Islam is an educator and youth engagement specialist with a passion for integration and creating belonging. farzana@activecitizeneurope.org Link
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Diana Osagie CEO Courageous Leadership
Diana Osagie is Director Courageous Leadership Consultancy & The Academy of Women’s Leadership Leadership Coach and Trainer – Consultant Head Teacher – School Inspector With
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Rebena Sanghera – Transition Coach
Rebena Sanghera is a Transition Coach with a 20 year background in technical education and is a T level Ambassador for the Department for Education,
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Akilah Moseley Executive Coach
Akilah Moseley is an Independent Practice Educator, Executive Coach and Business Mentor, enabling and assessing both Pre Qualifying and Post Qualified Social work students/practitioners in practice. Akilah
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Maxine Thomas-Asante – Freelance Public Speaker
Maxine Thomas-Asante is a vibrant public speaker and workshop facilitator with a passionate focus on anti-racism. She is able to support organisations with problem structuring
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Danielle Lewis-Egonu Executive Head Teacher
Danielle Lewis-Egonu has been a leader in education for over 15 years, working within diversity rich settings and in areas of high deprivation, challenging the status
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Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews Assistant Headteacher-Inclusion ( SENCO & PP)
Taneisha Pascoe-Matthews is currently Head of Learning Support with the main portfolio as a SENCO. Taneisha has 16 years’ experience in the Education Sector with her
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Harmeet Sahota Senior Leader
Harmeet Sahota is a part-time senior leader, google certified trainer, digital consultant and founder of www.curriculumwide.co.uk. Harmeet is an advocate of providing an inclusive curriculum
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Dominique Dalais Head of Physical and Health Education
Dominique Dalais is is the Head of Physical and Health Education at an International school in the London area. He is into his 25th year as
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Karen Cruise Young people’s life coach
Karen Cruise is a young people’s life coach and specialises in helping our youth to break down the barriers that might be limiting their ability to
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Patrick Cozier – Headteacher
Patrick Cozier is a successful and experienced secondary school leader. He has been a Headteacher of a large comprehensive school (over 1500 students) for the
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Musarrat Yasmin – Teacher of English, Secondary
Musarrat is a dedicated, empathetic, passionate and professional English teacher, transferring from a successful legal career into education 4 years ago. Their main areas of
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Zelpher Ferguson – Behaviour Consultant
Zelpher Ferguson has been in education for 36 years with learners from age 3 to adults. She has worked in state schools, in the independent
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Sabrina Edwards Director of Educating for Equality
Sabrina Edwards is an experienced primary school head teacher, with particular expertise in curriculum design, values- based education, creating a coaching culture and cognitive education.
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Maureen Brettell Headteacher
Maureen Brettell is a proud Headteacher of an SEMH Special School in the North West. She has 16 years experience in leading on Behaviour Improvement, Inclusion, and
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Mélina Valdelièvre English Teacher
Mélina Valdelièvre is co-founder of The Anti-Racist Educator, a Scottish collective working towards an education system that is free from racial injustice and critically engaged with
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Carol Shepherd Former Headteacher
Carol Shepherd is a former Headteacher and Leadership and Education Consultant. She works with leaders in education, governors and parents to help them get the
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Sandra Harrison Headteacher
Sandra Harrison is a qualified and experienced SEND leader since 1996 with vast teaching and senior Leadership Team experience and Headship of specials schools since
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Kojo Hazel PE Teacher and Head of Vocational Education
Kojo Hazel is a Physical Education teacher and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. Kojo is also Head of Vocational Education, a dedicated basketball coach, personal trainer,
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Benjamin Barker – Head of School
Benjamin is a current Head of School working in a secondary Free School in Manchester. He has been teaching for 11 years with the last
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Dr Anjali Shah Senior Lecturer in Education
Anjali Shah is a former Science teacher now working as a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Chester. My research focuses on the development
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Karim Mitha Public and mental health researcher/lecturer
Karim Mitha is a public health specialist with expertise in ethnic health inequalities, cross cultural mental health, tackling Islamophobia, racism, stigma and discrimination. Karim.mitha@ed.ac.uk Twitter Link
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Kiran Satti English and KS1 Phase Leader
Kiran Satti is an English Leader, KS1 Phase Leader. Learner and teacher. She is passionate about advocating alternative fairytales and diversifying the representation of gender
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Khadija Mohammed Senior Lecturer in Education and Chair of SAMEE
Khadija Mohammed is a Senior Lecturer in Education.She is also the co-founder and Chair of the Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators (SAMEE) which aims
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Patrice Miller English teacher and middle leader
Patrice Miller is a London based English teacher and middle leader. She is passionate about developing strategies to support and improve writing for underachieving learners. patrice_miller@hotmail.co.uk
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Tamanna Miah Campaigner and public speaker
Tamanna Miah holds a number of roles as an award winning campaigner, public speaker, media spokesperson, facilitator, host, trustee, trainer, fundraiser, writer, mentor, freelancer. A TEDx
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Nidal Sleiman Doctoral candidate (researcher)
Nidal Sleiman Haidar is a former international school principal who is currently researching educational leadership, international education and social impact. Nidal is an advocate of social
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Veronica Cairns Science Teacher and freelance tutor
Veronica Cairns is a dedicated, empathetic, passionate and professional science teacher. Over 20 years teaching and learning , pastoral and curriculum development and design experience. Uses
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Kim Rihal Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships
Kim Rihal is the co-founder of Equal Education, an ambitious and growing social enterprise targeting inequality in education around the globe. Her experience is rooted
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Ali Hassan Education Consultant
Ali is from the United Kingdom and involved in supporting school organisations globally with school start-up, development projects, teacher and leadership training. Ali is currently
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Marcus Shepherd Principal
Marcus Shepherd is Principal of Nottingham Academy – The Wells Academy Campus. Former Assistant Principal & Head of Mathematics. He specialises in developing and crafting a
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Youlande Harrowell Assistant Headteacher
Youlande Harrowell is an Assistant Headteacher, Director of Sixth Form within an inner city secondary school co-founder of Mindful Equity UK. Youlande is passionate about
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Gulwali Passarlay Author and Refugee Rights Campaigner
Gulwali Passarlay is author of best-selling book The Lightless Sky, award winning Activist and Campaigner, Co-Funder of My Bright Kite and member of Speakers Collective. Gulwali
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Dr Nilufar Ahmed – Lecturer in Social Sciences
Dr Nilufar Ahmed is a Psychologist, Academic, Psychotherapist, and Equality and Diversity Trainer. With decades of experience in the area of education and inequalities is
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Dr Diljeet Kaur Bhachu Musician, educator, researcher, activist
Dr Diljeet Kaur Bhachu is a musician–educator-researcher-activist based in Glasgow. She is a co-founder of the Scottish-Asian Creative Artists’ Network (ScrAN) supporting artists with Asian
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Raj Unsworth Chair of Trustees
Raj Unsworth is an experienced leader with over 23 years service in the public, private and charity sectors, both in executive and non executive roles. Passionate about
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Abed Ahmed Head of Maths
Abed Ahmed is a person who Stammers. He is the Head of a Maths department. Shortlisted as the Best New Teacher of the Year (TES),
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Thandiwe Banda KS4 Science Raising Standards Lead
Thandiwe Banda is formerly Head of STEM now Raising Standards Lead for KS4 Science at a secondary school in Surrey. She focuses on developing Gatsby employability
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Aniqa Khaliq – Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Education
Aniqa Khaliq is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She started off her
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Yamina Bibi – Assistant Headteacher
Yamina is an experienced Assistant Headteacher and Resilient Leaders Elements Consultant based in East London. Yamina has a wealth of knowledge and experience including previously
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Daisy Mae Wright – Art and Photography Teacher
Daisy Wright is an Art and Design Teacher who is passionate in providing a diverse curriculum which brings representation to all of her students. Daisy
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Tayera Khan Lead Officer Gwynedd Council
Tayera Khan is a Lead Officer for the SVPRS at Gwynedd Council. She provides advice, support, deliver workshops and training to professionals and various organisations on forced
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Ashish Kundi Head of RE and PSHE
Ashish Kundi is a Head of Religious Education and PSHE and blogger. He has lead school initiatives that gained national recognition for community engagement. Ashish speaks about
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Audrey Pantelis Former Headteacher and Coach
Audrey Pantelis is the Founder and Director of Elevation Coaching and Consulting Ltd. Elevation C&C Ltd enables transformational school improvement. Audrey has 30 years experience
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Naila Missous Primary and Leading Teacher (History, Religion)
Naila Missous is a passionate primary teacher with a background in cultural journalism and linguistics. I am an advocate for BAME teachers and representation for
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Isaac Timothy Anoom Mr Numbervator Primary and Secondary Maths Specialist
Isaac Timothy Anoom is Mr Numbervator. Isaac is an experienced Primary and Secondary School Maths Specialist / Teacher and Primary Maths Consultant. He has written and
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Sarah Gordon – Post Graduate Researcher, Creative designer and educator
Sarah’s current PhD research embraces the worlds of design, education and mental health, exploring Black students’ mental and emotional well-being in the context of university
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Emmanuel Awoyelu – Assistant Head Teacher
Emmanuel Awoyelu is a SENCO, Assistant Head Teacher of inclusion,safeguarding lead ,behavior and subject lead for PSHE in a 3-19 Mainstream school. He previously taught
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Bukky Yusuf Deputy Head Teacher
Bukky Yusuf is a Deputy Head Teacher and Curriculum Director of Science with expertise in coaching, education technology, leadership & management, science and wellbeing. Twitter Youtube
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Shahana Knight Director of TPC Therapy
Shahana Knight is Director of TPC Therapy: a mental health and wellbeing service for children. She manages a team of clinical play therapists, sits on a foster
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Ahmad Dolani – Doctor of Education Researcher
As an Ed doctor of Education researcher, I am much involved in the areas related to BAME educated figure involvement within the school governing bodies
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Manju Patel-Nair – EdActivist, Hopeful Disruptor and Consultant
Manju is a trainer & consultant who supports schools and HEI across across various fields encompassing racial justice, community cohesion, equitable school linking, gender equality,
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