Career Support for BME Educators:
1.Pro-active sponsorship by leaders within educational institutions and agencies to mentor and prepare BME candidates for promotion/leadership.

There must be a clear defined pathway/programme with support mechanisms along the way and willing institutions and leaders who can enable, monitor and provide feedback on activity.

2. It is essential to have a forum where BME teachers can support and communicate with each other, and feel safe/secure in their working environment.

3. BME teachers should be given the opportunity to undertake a bespoke programme which offers an understanding & acceptance of the premise that race is a critical factor in negotiating their teacher identity–acknowledgement & affirmation leading to a sense of validation & agency.

4.BME teachers from this network should serve on boards, interview panels, working groups to offer diverse and intersectional representation to support in the recruitment, retention and promotion of BME teachers.