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We are seeking a SIG Convenor for the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Race, Ethnicity & Education SIG to help lead the SIG over the next 3 years. 

Role & responsibilities of SIG Convenors:

• Plan & oversee SIG activities, potentially delivering an annual programme of activity
• Engage members and encourage participation
• Represent SIG members (not personal views)
• Ensure compliance with ½¿É«µ¼º½ policies
• Work with ½¿É«µ¼º½ staff for support and delivery.

This SIG is active in working to promote issues of racial education and equity with international and national colleagues. The terms ‘race’ and ‘ethnicity’ are acknowledged as problematic but are also commonly used and have recognition as relating to issues of colour and cultural racism with which the group will be concerned.  

We will strive to ensure that ‘race’ and ethnicity issues are not subsumed within more general equality policy and pedagogy, but raise the profile of the SIG, ½¿É«µ¼º½Â and like-minded organisations by working with and for its members. 

Research interests 

• Critical Race Theory 
• Intersectionality with feminism, able-ism, social class etc.
• Black and Asian student teachers oppressions
• Minority ethnic people’s lived experiences of barriers, hurdles and successes
• Racism and anti-racism in formal and informal educational institutions
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Black Men in higher education
• Black Leaders and Managers in Higher Education

SIG aims:

• Hold regular Members’ meetings that listen to, represent their voices to ½¿É«µ¼º½.
• Encourage high-quality academic research, through invitations to write abstracts for ½¿É«µ¼º½ Annual conference and its other events across the year.
• Develop the work of Early Career Researchers through inviting academic presentations at Members’ meetings.
• Disseminate our work and events and provide a space online, via ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).
• Encourage members to be involved in other ½¿É«µ¼º½ work, such as ½¿É«µ¼º½ Council and other committees.

Please click on apply now to proceed. 

Deadline 14th May 2026 (midnight)

You must be a fully paid up ½¿É«µ¼º½ member to apply and serve as a convenor

As part of our wider commitment to greater equality and diversity at all levels of the organisation, we continue to seek increased representation from members with a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. In acknowledging the structural inequalities and unjust power imbalances that affect our members, we wish to be proactive in addressing this within our own structures.

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