Speakers – BAMEed Network

Speakers

Find speakers for your next event

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.

Ali Garcia – Senior Consultant

Ali Garcia is an international education consultant, speaker, and trainer who lives between the UK and Spain, supporting schools, universities, and educational organisations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and

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Professor Khadija Mohammed – Associate Vice-Principal (Inclusivity)

Khadija is a sector leader on racial equity and anti-racism education. She is a Professor in Teacher Education and her research centres on the lived experiences of Black and Minority

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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. Diljeet’s research interests include colonialities, race and gender issues in the music industries and music education. Diljeet currently works as

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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 and learning. A huge area

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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 within the Primary

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Ayo Awotona – Leadership Development Specialist | Bilingual Corporate MC & Event Host | Girls’ Empowerment Keynote Speaker

Ayo Awotona is a Leadership Development Specialist, bilingual MC, and keynote speaker based in the UK. As Learning & Development Specialist at World Vision UK and founder of Joy Uplifts

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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, Meera feels most at home

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Ann Marie Christian – International Safeguarding Consultant and Trainer

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 workshops or keynotes at conferences

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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 places, including BBC Woman’s Hour.

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Alicia Hill (nee Pennant) – Headteacher

Alicia Hill (nee Pennant) is a Headteacher. She is a specialist in teaching & learning, curriculum, assessment and pupil progress. She has expertise in instructional coaching and mentoring. Bespoke CPD

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Danielle Lewis-Egonu – CEO

Danielle Lewis-Egonu is a MAT CEO, systems leader, writer, educator and founder of SenseCheck Studio. Her work explores how we design human systems schools, organisations, communities and institutions that protect

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Jamel C Campbell – Author, Educator and Consultant

Jamel C Campbell is an Early Years educator, Early Years consultant, radio and television host, storyteller and best-selling author. He has been in the Early Years and education industry for

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Marian Adejokun – International speaker and CEO

Marian Adejokun is an International inspirational speaker, Multi-Award Winner, Published Author of 2 books, Youth Advocate and the CEO of Marian Adejokun Foundation, Founder of ReachOut2All Youth Organization portal services for our

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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 2012. During that time, she

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Harmeet Sahota – Executive Headteacher and Consultant

Harmeet Sahota is an accomplished senior leader with over 20 years of experience in the education sector. He currently serves as the Executive Headteacher of Sikh Academies Trust (SAT), having

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Diana Osagie – Leadership Coach and Trainer – Consultant Head Teacher – Author

Diana Osagie BSC PGCE MA NPQSI DIP Coaching Founder Courageous Leadership Consultancy & The Academy of Women’s Leadership Leadership Coach and Trainer – Consultant Head Teacher – Author With 26 years’

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Dr Lesley Nelson-Addy – Education Consultant

Dr Lesley Nelson-Addy is an Education Consultant and former Education Manager at the Runnymede Trust. She co-authored the 2021 Lit in Colour report and continues to shape the strategic and

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Miss Kiran Satti – Deputy Principal, National Curriculum for Early Reading

Kiran Satti is an accomplished Primary Leader, Deputy Principal, and Literacy/Reading Specialist working within UK education. Her work centres on children’s rights, reading for pleasure, gender equity, and inclusive storytelling, with a strong

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Tajpal Rathore – Actor, Writer and 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 specialises in speaking about

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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 & WeDay Wembley Arena speaker

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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 college. Therese’s specialisms are curriculum

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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 how being yourself is the

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Nadine Bernard – Headteacher and CEO of Aspiring Heads

Nadine Bernard, CEO of Aspiring Heads and headteacher at Van Gogh Primary School in South London, is a passionate advocate for diversity in education. Once recognised as the youngest Black headteacher

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