We are delighted to announce that Scottish Arab Women Association (SAWA) are the winner of the Social Environment Award. Join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition. #SAMEEAwards #SocialEnvironmentAward #Congratulations

We are thrilled to announce that SmartSTEMs won the Inspiring Diversity in STEM Award! Join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition.

A huge congratulations to Scottish Ethnic Minority Deaf Charity winner of the Supporting Inclusive Learning Award, recognised for supporting learners with specific learning differences, offering a rich learning environment that brings about positive outcomes #InclusiveLearningAward #Congratulations

A massive congratulations to Caring across Cultures - Dementia for receiving a Commendation for the Research Award. Join us in recognising their amazing efforts. #ResearchAward #SAMEEAwards

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Kellyanne Findlay has been named the recipient of the Research Award. An award that recognises her excellence and commitment to making a difference.

We are delighted to announce that Sonja Jillich is the winner of the Outstanding Young Leader Award. Join us in celebrating this well-deserved recognition.

A huge congratulations to Uuganaa Ramsay for receiving a Commendation for the Breaking Barriers Award. Join us in recognising her incredible efforts. #BreakingBarriers #SAMEEAwards

🎉 A huge congratulations to Katie D'Souza for winning the Breaking Barriers Award. This award is a well-deserved recognition of your dedication to making a lasting impact. Keep breaking those barriers! #BreakingBarriers #SAMEEAwards #ChangeMaker

An incredible evening! We are still buzzing from the energy. Thank you to all our guests and amazing Nominees and Winners! 🎉🩷

Thank you Nuzhat. You looked fab and a well deserved nomination. It was lovely to see you! 🎉

Good luck to all the nominees at tonight's Recognition and Appreciation Awards! Huge thanks to our sponsors for making this night of celebration possible. #SAMEEAwards2025 #AwardsNight

🎉 Just 1 day to go until the SAMEE Recognition & Appreciation Awards 2025! 🗓 Thursday 28th August ✨Celebrate Excellence #SAMEEAwards2025

🎉 Just 2 days to go until the SAMEE Recognition & Appreciation Awards 2025! 🗓 Thursday 28th August ✨Celebrate Excellence #SAMEEAwards2025

We are proud to announce the nominees for the Building Bridges Award this year: ✨ Age Scotland and Screen Memories ✨ Rukhsana Ali ✨ Bridges Programme ✨ Asma Hussein ✨ Nuzhat Uthmani

🎉 2 Weeks to go until the SAMEE Recognition and Appreciation Awards 2025! 📷 Thursday 28 August, 2025 #SAMEEAwards2025 #SaveTheDate

We're thrilled to introduce the nominees for the Sports for All Award this year! ✨ Glasgow Ansar ✨ Clydesdale Cricket Club ✨ Scoutable United FC ✨ SEMSA #SportsForAll #AwardNominees #Inclusivity #CommunityImpact #ActiveLiving

We are pleased to announce our incredible nominees for the Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace Award ✨ Lorna Ingram ✨ Michelle Cuninghame and Monica Medina ✨ STUC Black Workers’ Committee 5

We are delighted to reveal the nominees for the Research Award this year! ✨Dr Kellyanne Findlay ✨Caring across Cultures – Dementia ✨Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project (MECOPP)

We are excited to reveal the nominees for the Inspiring Diversity in STEM Award this year! ✨ Claire Quigley ✨ STEMAspire ✨ SmartSTEMs Let’s celebrate those who are encouraging and influencing diversity in STEM

We're thrilled to introduce the incredible nominees for the Outstanding Young Leader(s) Award for 2025! ✨ Keyaan Baqir ✨ Sonja Jillich ✨ Umaymah Qasim #YoungLeaders #AwardNominees #Inspiration #Leadership #CommunityImpact

We are delighted to announce the nominees for the Social Citizenship Award this year! ✨ Romano Lav ✨ Leila Neshat Mokadem ✨ Ricefield Arts and Cultural Centre ✨ WOSDEC

We're thrilled to announce our incredible nominees for the Supporting Inclusive Learning Award this year! ✨ Sehrish Atif ✨ SEMDC ✨ Barry Mochan and Sharon Watson (Bellahouston Academy and Holyrood Secondary) ✨ Michelle Welsh ✨ ENABLE Works

We're excited to announce the nominees for the Outstanding Contribution to Anti-racist Practice in the Classroom Award this year! ✨ Katie D’Souza ✨ Angel Hinkley ✨ Alison Mitchell ✨ Labinder Sekhon & Francine Whitmore #AntiRacistEducation #AwardNominees #Inspiration #Equality #EducationImpact

We are delighted to announce the nominees for the Social Environment Award this year! ✨ Latif Al Fathi ✨ Fatima Iftikhar ✨ Alison Mitchell ✨ Scottish Arab Women Association (SAWA) Join us to celebrate those instigating positive changes across communities and society.

We are looking forward to the Awards! So excited to meet all our award nominees and our wonderful guests! 🎉

🎉 3 Weeks to go until the SAMEE Recognition and Appreciation Awards 2025! 🗓 Thursday 28 August, 2025 #SAMEEAwards2025 #SaveTheDate

We are delighted to announce the nominees for the Social Environment Award this year! ✨ Latif Al Fathi ✨ Fatima Iftikhar ✨ Alison Mitchell ✨ Scottish Arab Women Association (SAWA) Join us to celebrate those instigating positive changes across communities and society.

We're excited to announce the nominees for the Outstanding Contribution to Anti-racist Practice in the Classroom Award this year! ✨ Katie D’Souza ✨ Angel Hinkley ✨ Alison Mitchell ✨ Labinder Sekhon & Francine Whitmore #AntiRacistEducation #AwardNominees #Inspiration #Equality #EducationImpact

We're thrilled to announce our incredible nominees for the Supporting Inclusive Learning Award this year! ✨ Sehrish Atif ✨ SEMDC ✨ Barry Mochan and Sharon Watson (Bellahouston Academy and Holyrood Secondary) ✨ Michelle Welsh ✨ ENABLE Works

We are proud to announce the nominees for the Breaking Barriers Award this year: ✨ Farasha Bashir ✨ Katie D’Souza ✨ Uuganaa Ramsay Join us to celebrate these inspirational change agents, driving reform across social, educational, and professional communities. #AwardNominees #BreakingBarriers

🎉 10 Weeks to go until the SAMEE Recognition and Appreciation Awards 2025! 🗓 Thursday 28 August, 2025 #SAMEEAwards2025 #SaveTheDate

Applications for SAMEE's Leadership and Mentoring Programme 2025 are now open! Endorsed by Education Scotland, this programme adopts an asset-based approach to strengthening the professional identity of BME teachers. To apply for the September cohort Please contact [email protected]

Great to see this published! More to come on a whole school approach that supports Black and Minority Ethnic Teachers and their experiences of racism too.

Deadline extended! SAMEE community - please get involved - take the survey and contribute to the work of the new Centre for Teaching Excellence! It is vital that your diverse perspectives are considered. gla.ac.uk/schools/educat… @UofGEducation @EISUnion @NASUWT

You can get in touch with us if you are thinking about recruitment, retention and your progression! We would love to see more BME teachers in leadership roles.

At SAMEE we offer coaching and mentoring to Black and Minority Ethnic Educators. We value the cultural wealth that you bring to your pedagogy and leadership in the classroom.