What bameednetwork does

BAMEed Network is a UK-registered charity (CIO #1192628) founded in 2017 to support Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) educators across the UK education workforce. The organization operates as a grassroots member network rather than a technology or commercial services business, structured around 12 regional networks spanning England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, supplemented by special interest groups focused on SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and Further Education (FE). Its stated mission is to connect, support, and amplify BAME educators through community, professional development, and advocacy.

The organization's core offerings include a curated 100+ speaker database, a 400+ member network community, pro-bono coaching (three free sessions per member), and an annual Anti-Racist Education Festival (ARE Festival) launched in 2024 and now in its third annual edition in 2026 with bilingual Welsh programming. It co-hosts career development conferences with established education-sector players including RSAcademics and All-in Education, holds a partnership with Leeds Beckett University for ITE (Initial Teacher Education) engagement, collaborates with SAMEE for Scottish delivery, and in December 2025 established an ESRC-funded research partnership with the University of Cambridge and the University of Stirling. There is no proprietary technology platform; delivery is in-person and community-led.

The revenue model is a hybrid of donations and modest event ticket sales priced at £10–£25 per attendee, with no commercial product line, no subscription tier, and no outside investors. The charity employs approximately five staff and relies heavily on volunteer effort and partner underwriting, consistent with its grassroots charitable structure and community-mission orientation.

Name

bameednetwork

Legal name

BAMEed Network

Website

https://bameednetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BAMEed Network is a UK grassroots charity founded in 2017 that supports Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic educators through 12 regional networks, 400+ members, an annual Anti-Racist Education Festival, pro-bono coaching, and partnerships with universities and education-sector organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Diversity Advocacy

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive Education (Disability, Gender Equity, Marginalized Learners) (BPADAKAI), Family-School Collaboration & Inclusion Planning Support (EDAKABAK), Education Equity, Access & Inclusion Policy Research (EDADADAF)

Keywords

• Educator networks
• Anti-racist education
• Professional coaching
• Diversity advocacy
• Career development

Headquarters

HQ city

United Kingdom

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The charity accepts donations through GoFundMe to support pro-bono coaching services and network operations.
2. Event ticket sales: Revenue generated from paid events such as the Anti-Racist Education Festival (tickets priced £10-£25).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BAMEed Network operates as a UK-wide grassroots network supporting Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic educators through 12 regional hubs, providing pro-bono coaching, curated resource databases, speaker directories, and advocacy initiatives. The organisation runs the annual Anti Racist Education (ARE) Festival and develops sub-networks focused on SEND, Further Education, and school governance. Services are offered free to individual educators, with the charity sustaining operations through donations, sponsorships, and ticketed events.

Product overview

BAMEed Network is a grassroots charity offering a unified platform focused on ensuring Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities are represented as substantive parts of the education workforce. The organization operates through interconnected regional and special interest networks, supplemented by coaching services, resource databases, speaker directories, events, and career development support. The core offering consists of regional networks across the UK, special interest networks (SEND and Further Education), pro-bono coaching support, and curated resources including books, data, and research to support anti-racist education practice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAMEed SEND: Special interest network focusing on the intersectionality between race and special educational needs and disabilities, and the under-representation of educators from marginalised communities in special education.
• BAMEed Further Education (FE)

Products and services

• Regional Networks UK-wide grassroots network of 12 regional hubs providing local peer support, events, and community connection for BAME educators across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
• BAMEed SEND
• BAMEed Further Education (FE)
• Coaching Services
• Speakers Database
• Resources Database
• Anti Racist Education Festival (ARE Festival) Annual ticketed festival delivering workshops, talks, and networking sessions focused on anti-racist practice and diversity in UK education, with inaugural edition held 28-29 June 2024 and subsequent editions in 2025 and 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Despite being 9% of the workforce, teachers who are visibly of an ethnic minority background go on to be 3% of headteachers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Cambridge (ESRC Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Co-hosting a research project 'Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators' agency and curriculum-making across England and Scotland', funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The project began in December 2025 and involves interviews, workshops, and potential school observations with STEM and geography teachers.
• University of Stirling (ESRC Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Co-hosting the ESRC-funded research project on decolonising STEM and geography education alongside the University of Cambridge, focusing on secondary schools in England and Scotland.
• Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators (SAMEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAMEed Scotland operates as a collaboration with SAMEE, combining networks to support minority ethnic educators in Scotland.
• RSAcademicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the inaugural Career Development Conference in 2021, funded and delivered jointly. RSAcademics supports inclusive recruitment practices for head and deputy head appointments in independent and maintained schools.
• All-in EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Career Development Conference, providing training, coaching, and strategy development sessions to support greater diversity and inclusive workplaces in education.
• Department for Education (DfE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaging with the DfE as part of a working party to challenge the rise in online and offline hate affecting staff and students in schools.
• Leeds Beckett University (Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAMEed Network members serve as coaches for the Anti-Racist School Award at the Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality.
• University of OxfordminorOthersResearch reference - a 2019 University of Oxford report highlighted that ethnic minority children are not equally identified with special needs, providing data foundation for BAMEed SEND work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Teach First: Large UK education charity addressing educational inequality through teacher recruitment and leadership development; operates at significantly greater scale but with overlapping mission of diversifying the education workforce.
• Teach For All: Global network of independent partner organisations working to expand educational opportunity; relevant peer at the international level but operates across all underserved groups rather than BAME-specific UK education workforce.
• Operation Black Vote: Established UK racial justice and civic participation organisation; adjacent on racial equity advocacy but focused on political representation rather than education workforce diversity.
• The Runnymede Trust: UK racial justice think tank generating research and policy recommendations on ethnicity and equality; comparable mission area (racial equity) but operates at policy/think-tank scale rather than as a grassroots practitioner network.

Emerging players

• Whole Education: UK education charity coalition focused on equity, inclusion and a broad curriculum; comparable values-based education mission but works through school partnerships rather than BAME-specific community organising.
• The Difference: UK charity working to diversify school leadership by addressing exclusions and improving outcomes for racially minoritised pupils; similar mission but focuses on whole-school interventions rather than practitioner networks.

Direct peers

• Scottish Association of Minority Ethnic Educators (SAMEE): Scotland-focused equivalent supporting minority ethnic educators; BAMEed Scotland explicitly operates in collaboration with SAMEE, making it the closest geographic and mission peer.
• Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality (Leeds Beckett University): Academic centre running the Anti-Racist School Award with BAMEed members serving as coaches; comparable work on anti-racist curriculum, racial literacy and decolonial education practice.
• All-in Education: UK organisation working with MATs and schools on diversity, inclusion and anti-racist practice; an explicit BAMEed partner on the Career Development Conference, with overlapping focus on inclusive school leadership.
• RSAcademics: Education recruitment firm focused on head and deputy head appointments with a stated inclusive recruitment practice; co-funds and co-delivers BAMEed's Career Development Conference and shares the leadership-pipeline mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bameednetwork

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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