De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Saturday 30th November 2024
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Get ready for the electrifying presence of Jermain Jackman, the victorious sensation and winner of BBC's The Voice UK.
Celebrated as the 'Singing Politician' by none other than Sir Tom Jones, Jermain takes the stage as Chair of Black Men For Change, a resounding activist voice for the marginalised. His upcoming performance at our prestigious Future Ed Awards promises to be a captivating fusion of his musical brilliance and transformative advocacy.
A soulful live performance
by Jermain Jackman
Judges 2024
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Hosts 2024
Anya James
Anya James is a leader in education, championing diversity and empowerment. As Co-Founder of the Brown Skin Girls Network and Senior Education Advisor, she drives equitable policies and uplifts women of color. Through her consultancy, she advises global organizations and inspires change, shaping inclusive educational systems and fostering impactful reform.
Nate Holder
Prof Nathan Holder is an award-winning author, speaker, musician, and education consultant advocating for inclusive music education. He has collaborated with top artists like Ghetts and Emeli Sandé and organizations such as BBC and Oxford University Press. Author of 12 books, including Listen and Celebrate (2022), Nate inspires global change.
Our Future Ed Awards
Celebrates and rewards those dedicated and committed professionals of Black African and Caribbean heritage and their Allies who are striving above and beyond to teach, lead, mentor, coach and otherwise support the delivery of excellence in education in our schools. Future Ed also recognises allied organisations supplying schools or supporting parents and children, e.g., awarding organisations, schoolbook publishers and community led educational organisations and supplementary schools.
Aims and Values
WHY Future Ed
Education spending in the UK represented £116 billion in 2021–22 . The UK boasts 4 out of the top 10 universities in the world; its education is seen as a gold standard attracting over 605,000 international students and UK education exports are set to reach £35 billion by 2030.
Future Ed celebrates the best in education for Black African and Caribbean heritage communities in the UK.
Future Ed champions equity and excellence, leadership and inclusion in education and its supply chain, to unlock opportunities and build a better financial future for all children.
Future Ed Awards creates a platform to showcase success and the changes we need to see in the UK education system and create opportunities to inspire, connect, network and mark progress.
Our core values are:
Excellence
We recognise and celebrate those professionals and organisations who are committed to delivering excellence in education. We believe that excellence should be the standard for all children.
Collaboration
We believe that collaboration is the key to achieving our goals. We aim to work in partnership with schools, parents, corporates and policy makers to promote positive change in education.
Equity
We are committed to promoting equity in educational outcomes and reducing the racial disproportionality in attainment, awarding, leadership and school exclusions. We believe that every child, regardless of their background, should have equal access to subjects facilitating their progress in quality education.
Innovation
We believe that innovation is essential to bringing about change in education and that educational technology can be used as a means for personalisation and levelling up of educational inequalities.
Inclusion
We are committed to promoting inclusion and belonging in education. We believe that every child with their unique and different needs and abilities should feel valued and be supported within the education system.
Repair
We believe that we need safe spaces, places and professionals to help heal, restore and repair the damage to the wellbeing of vulnerable Black children.