Racial Equity in Sheffield Conference
About this Event
Join us for a day of networking, connecting and learning from likeminded educators who are passionate about DEIB and Anti-racism on Friday 25th September 2026, in Sheffield.
Our Hosts: Sheffield City Council in collaboration with Learn Sheffield and the Belonging Effect.
Our Sponsors: Please note that this event is fully funded by Sheffield City Council for Sheffield School Staff, FE & HE Staff, Council Staff and the wider Sheffield Community to be able to attend.
Our Venue: The Showroom Workstation, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX.
Our Organisers: The Belonging Effect are an international DEIB training provider who partner with Learn Sheffield on DEIB support. Our events are inclusive and accessible, with opportunities to reflect and discuss, in a safe space where you will be surrounded by other advocates for DEIB and Anti-racism work across and beyond the education system.
Our Event: This is our inaugural regional DEIB event in the region to build on the connections and conversations from the #DiverseEd Sheffield Hub that has been running since 2024 and to bring together the stakeholders across the city working on racial equity.
Our Events Include:
- Keynote speeches; Panel discussions; Workshops; Student voice; Marketplace; Networking.
- We strive to ensure that we have a representative line-up, including amplifying the voice of our pupils/ students and staff, alongside balancing local, regional and national voices.
Our Schedule:
- 8.00-8.30am Marketplace Set-Up
- 8.30-9.00am Arrival and Registration
- 9.00-9.20am Welcome and Housekeeping: , Director of the Belonging Effect and , Race Equality Partnership Manager for Sheffield City Council - Introductions and Aims for the day.
- 9.20-9.40am Opening Keynote 1: , Chair of REPS - Sheffield’s Race Equity Journey.
- 9.40-9.50am Opening Keynote 2: , Strategic Director, Sheffield City Council - Sheffield’s Commitment to Children and Families.
- 9.50-10.00am Opening Keynote 3: , Director, Sheffield City Council - Belonging in Sheffield .
- 10.00-10.40am Speaker 1: , Director, The Belonging Effect - Allyship and Advocacy - Call to Action.
- 10.40-11.00am Coffee break and networking
- 11.00-11.40am Speaker 2: , Associate, The Belonging Effect - Intersectional SEND.
- 11.40-12.20pm Speaker 3: and , Founders, Black Men Teach - Black Boys’ Engagement and Achievement
- 12.20-1.00pm Lunch break and networking
- 1.00-1.40pm Speaker 4: Shaun Mongan - The Traveller Movement - The Traveller Movement.
- 1.40-2.00pm Speaker 5: , Race Equality Partnership Manager, Sheffield City Council - Sheffield Schools Context.
- 2.00-3.00pm Table Hosts: Roundtable Discussions - 3 thematic questions to explore and share feedback on.
- 3.00-3.30pm Reflections and Commitments: , Race Equality Partnership Manager for Sheffield City Council and , Director of the Belonging Effect
- 3.30-4.30pm Optional Networking
- 4.30-5.00pm Marketplace Clear Down
Our Speakers:
- Albert Adeyemi; Domini Choudhury; Fatima Khan-Shah; Hannah Wilson; Homaira Ibrahim; Johnoi Josephs; Meredith Teesdale-Dixon; Steve Kay and The Traveller Movement.
Our Marketplace Exhibitors:
- The Belonging Effect
- Black Men Teach
- Jigsaw Education Group
- The Traveller Movement
Our Contact Details: Get in touch if you would like to speak at a future event, exhibit at or sponsor the event or get involved in other ways with the event or the hub.
For more information visit www.thebelongingeffect.co.uk and/ or contact [email protected]
Where is it happening?
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