The Global Majority Educators’ Toolkit is a vital resource designed to support educators and further explore how we can enhance racial diversity and equity within the education system. As the global education landscape becomes increasingly diverse, it is essential that the experiences, voices, and expertise of educators from the global majority—those belonging to non-white, indigenous, and racially minoritized groups—are amplified and valued. This toolkit aims to foster inclusive, equitable education by addressing the challenges faced by educators and students from these communities whilst exploring how we can bring about better representation too.

The need for this toolkit is urgent. Educators from the global majority often face systemic barriers, including institutional racism, implicit bias, and limited access to leadership roles. These barriers not only limit their professional growth but also have a compounding negative impact on students by perpetuating a one-dimensional, often exclusionary, curriculum and learning environment. This toolkit equips educators with practical tools, strategies, and insights to navigate the unique challenges they face, and provides solutions on how to support Global Majority educators while fostering inclusive and equitable learning environments for all students.

This toolkit is grounded in principles of empowerment, cultural competency, diversifying and decolonising, educational practices, and culturally responsive pedagogy, with an aim to dismantle Eurocentric biases in education and champion the rich cultural diversity that shapes classrooms today. Whether you are looking to diversify your curriculum, address systemic inequities, or build a supportive community, this Global Majority Educators’ Toolkit provides the resources to help you lead transformative change. Together, we can create education systems that reflect and respect the global majority’s perspectives, ensuring that all voices are heard, respected, and celebrated.

The impact of this toolkit undoubtedly should be far-reaching. By equipping educators with these essential tools, it aims to continue the journey in creating more inclusive and equitable learning environments where all students feel seen, valued, and respected. When educators from the global majority are empowered to bring their full selves into their professional roles, they serve as powerful role models and agents of change, inspiring the next generation to engage with the world in a more just and compassionate way. Ultimately, this toolkit is a step toward creating education systems that not only reflect the realities of our diverse world but actively work to uplift and celebrate the contributions of the global majority. Through this work, we can cultivate learning environments where every educator and student can thrive.

As a coach, Emma works with teachers & those in middle leadership. She works collaboratively with her clients by supporting them to:

Emma’s coaching gives you a safe space to talk, reflect and allows you to be present. It gives you ownership over decisions that will make a positive change and impact on your life. Working in education for a decade has given Emma many transferable skills. She is patient and respectful. She will listen and support and she sees the potential in everyone. Emma understands the difficulties in balancing work and life as she experienced burnout during her last few years as teacher and in leadership.

Emma has been working as a coach for a year although used coaching with her team at her previous school in her role of Head of Key Stage 1. Emma has been working with educators and teachers in helping them identify the challenges and how to make decisions that will make their work and personal lives better. Emma experienced burnout and so can relate to those teachers she works with who have similar symptoms and need a space to reflect, offload and to feel like they are competent at their job. Emma writes blogs and delivers webinars on mental health and wellbeing in schools and in children, how we can encourage resilience in our children and offers ways to use coaching style methods and questioning.

Emma’s experience of working with people started in her teens when she was involved in youth and community work. She then trained and qualified as a teacher and taught for a decade, more recently as part of the Senior Leadership Team as Head of Key Stage 1.

Emma was lead for Personal Social Health Economics Education (PSHE), and much of her work as a teacher was focused on mental health and wellbeing. As an Education Professional now, Emma writes content around PSHE topics and on wellbeing as well as delivering webinars on these subjects.

Emma is a certified England Athletics running coach and works with clients in designing bespoke training plans. As an avid marathon runner, Emma understands the impact of exercise on mental health and the difficulties in balancing work, family life and exercise/fitness.

Emma has a Diploma in Transformative Life Coaching and has been working with educators and teachers as a coach, through her business Emma Yentis Coaching, since leaving the teaching profession.

Emma also works for a charity called First Give where she goes into secondary schools and works with young people to engage them in charity work. Emma runs workshops and delivers big events where she often works with MPs, charity representatives and school leadership teams.

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Transformational Coach

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Elizabeth Olulari is a coach with two decades of experience empowering educators and leaders across the UK and Africa. As the National Education Lead for Racial Justice at the Church of England Education Office and founder of TECALS, she champions equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice (EDIJ) in education.

Her coaching approach is empathetic, insightful, and strategic—focused on guiding clients to overcome challenges and grow as leaders who embody cultural competence, sensitivity, and humility. Passionate about female leadership, supporting working mums, and providing equity for the historically marginalised, Elizabeth builds trust and fosters resilience, helping clients thrive in their careers and beyond.

Elizabeth Olulari is a strategic and goal-oriented coach specialising in guiding early career teachers, curriculum development, and teacher training, with a focus on supporting diverse educators. With a proven track record of coaching over 30 aspiring teachers into middle and senior leadership roles, Elizabeth has also successfully helped an ECT achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) against the odds. Recognized for her outstanding results in elevating UKME/GMH educators into leadership positions, she is currently enhancing her practice by pursuing a Level 5 Coaching Certificate. Her approach is deeply rooted in fostering growth, resilience, and professional excellence for all educators.

With extensive experience in education, Elizabeth excels in coaching school leaders and senior leadership teams to achieve excellence. Specialising in strategic school improvement, SENCO provision, and EDIJ (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Justice), Elizabeth has a proven track record of driving transformative change. Adept at navigating sensitive topics, she offers invaluable support in developing outstanding teaching practices and leadership strategies. Elizabeth’s passion for unlocking potential and fostering growth makes her a distinguished coach who inspires and guides educational leaders toward achieving their goals and making a significant impact in their institutions.

Level 5 Coaching Qualification – pending

Maymouna has facilitated and led over thirty sessions across various topics related to inclusion, belonging, neurodiversity, and the importance of collaboration. Through these sessions, individuals have been drawn to her, seeking small group or one-on-one sessions to support and develop skill sets and strategies to build inclusion programs and systems, and engaging with diverse parents and communities. Maymouna has successfully coached individuals with a success rate of 100% to secure employment opportunities aligned with their specific skill sets and goals through self-reflection, self-awareness, and curious inquiry.

Maymouna’s coaching journey began unconventionally when she first entered the teaching profession and sought mentors and coaches to support her work with special education students. Having found a gap in the availability of coaches and mentors with an understanding and knowledge of inclusion and inclusive practices to support educators, Maymouna became the coach she had wished she had as a young teacher. Through leading and facilitating over 30 workshops for various organizations, small groups, and administration/leadership, Maymouna’s niche is in coaching individuals and organization.

Maymouna Sakho has been an educator for 15 years. She serves as the Chair for SENIA International Africa Board, mentor for the AIELOC Aspiring Leaders of Color Program, and is a co-founder and co-trainer for AIELOC’s Learning Support Affinity Group For the Margins, From the Margins with Dr. MaryAnn DeRosa. Additionally, Maymouna serves as a co-chair for MSA Accreditation Evaluation Team Visits and as a member of CIS Accreditation Evaluation Team Visits. Maymouna has served as the Head of Elementary Student Support at ISD, Senegal where she was instrumental in developing an inclusion program from 300 elementary students.

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Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Certification in Diversity Equity and Inclusion – Cornell University

Maureen is passionate about using coaching as a means of creating spaces at the leadership table for those faces and voices which have not historically been represented for a variety of reasons, be that through race, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, sexuality, disability etc; in short, she works with those of us whose career path has often been accompanied with the sense of being ‘ The Only One’ or ‘The Other One’ .

Maureen’s work with clients centres on overcoming imposter syndrome, establishing your leadership purpose and for a growing number of clients, Leading through Menopause.

Maureen has been using coaching as the primary vehicle for team development and staff appraisals for 15 years. She has also coached school leaders who are experiencing challenge in relationships with their senior leaders, issues of self- confidence, and developing values as they start in new schools.

Maureen is a highly skilled education leader. She has been in education for almost 30 years and as a secondary teacher, taught Geography, PSHE, Food technology, Careers and Work related Learning and English all to GCSE (or equivalent) Level. Maureen is an SEN Specialist. The last 21 years of her career have been in headship at a number of special schools for young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs, often manifesting as highly challenging behaviour. Prior to becoming a teacher, Maureen was a Town Planner in NW England.

Association for Coaching

International Coaching with Speakup Challenge

Uses elements of NLP and fierce conversations

Sunil Naphray is a seasoned Educational, Leadership, and Life Coach with three decades of experience in educational leadership. He possesses an ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Coaching and Mentorship and is an accredited Professional Executive Coach approved by the Association for Coaching (AC). Sunil use several tactics, such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), to improve self-esteem and emotional well-being. He is pursuing a doctorate-level CMI Level 8 Diploma to improve his leadership skills and executive coaching abilities. Sunil is currently participating in coach supervisor training and is also an independent end-point assessor for Level 5 Coaching Professional apprenticeship.

Sunil has over 4,200 hours of coaching experience, including executive, life, and group coaching. He has worked with a variety of post-16 sector organisations, focussing on leadership, personal development, and strategic planning. His clients include prominent leaders in education and healthcare from schools, colleges, universities, and the NHS. Sunil’s coaching focuses on building trust with clients, communicating effectively, and developing personal and professional growth strategies. He is involved in coach education, working as an independent endpoint assessor and pursuing training to become a coach supervisor, displaying his dedication to ongoing professional development.

Sunil is an accomplished and certified professional with vast expertise in education, teacher training, and leadership development. He specialises in training leaders, managers, and coaches and has extensive coaching experience. Sunil works freelance in a flexible capacity, both in the UK and worldwide, as a teacher, trainer, coach, assessor, and verifier, using a variety of educational technology. His career has spanned a wide range of sectors, including primary, secondary, and independent schools, work-based learning, universities, the NHS, EPAOs, and awarding organisations, with a substantial impact on different educational and professional landscapes.

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NLP

Transformational Coach

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Fierce Conversations

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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Positive Intelligence

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360 degree feedback

9 Belbin Roles

Leadership Circle Profile

HR stands at the forefront of championing DEIB in organisations. The value of integrating DEIB into HR practices is undeniable, impacting everything from talent acquisition to company culture. As the corporate landscape evolves, so must HR’s approach to DEIB.

Promoting and delivering DEIB in the workplace is an essential aspect of good people management. It is about creating inclusive working environments and cultures where every individual can feel safe, experience a sense of belonging, and is empowered to achieve their full potential.

As a strategic partner, HR plays a pivotal role in nurturing leadership within the organisation. HR professionals identify high-potential employees, design leadership development programs, and provide coaching and mentoring to foster the growth of future leaders.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace is a major challenge for human resources (HR). DEI is about respecting and valuing the different identities, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of employees, customers, partners, and communities. Here are some challenges HR faces when integrating DEI into their practices: