News | 12 September 2024
Chantelle Haughton, Director and Founder of DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning) and Principal Lecturer in Early Years Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University, has been awarded the British Educational Research Association (BERA) Equality in Education award.
Chantelle Haughton, winner of the BERA Award
The BERA Equality in Education Award recognises an individual whose work has sought to address wider issues of inequality and discrimination in education. The nominee's work will not only have advanced issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a local and/or national and/or international context, but there will be evidence that this work has contributed towards creating sustainable structural change in systems and structures that perpetuate inequality and discrimination.
Commenting on the award win, Chantelle said: “I am humbled, privileged and honoured to receive the BERA Equality in Education Award 2024. I do so hopefully with strong expectation that the glow this news brings sheds light on the work of Team DARPL, our community of practice and Wales-wide leadership peers in national policy and practice bringing growth and acceleration opportunities as we seriously strive towards 2030 in anti-racism.
“Our gwaith-calon is not easy and anti-racism professional learning is vastly needed. This BERA award touches both our professional and personal life; this accolade is deeply heartfelt and appreciated."
Noting the award had gone to Chantelle on their website, BERA said: “We are delighted to announce that the BERA Equality in Education Award for 2024 has been awarded to Chantelle Haughton. Chantelle has been a tireless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion within the educational landscape. Her work has driven meaningful, sustainable structural change and her contributions have had a profound impact, fostering a more inclusive environment where every learner has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their background."
Chantelle is a National Teaching Fellow and also chairs the Welsh Government's Childcare, Early Years, Playwork Governance Group for the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan and was chair's brief and member of the Ministerial Working Group for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Histories and Cynefin in the Curriculum for Wales. Chantelle is co-chair of the Black Leadership Group Wales, and vice chair of Early Years Network Wales.
“We look forward to seeing the continued influence of Chantelle's work as it inspires further progress toward a more equitable educational system for all. We are pleased to announce Chantelle will be joining BERA Council from September 2024 as the Wales Representative," BERA added.
Chantelle will accept her award in person at the
BERA Awards Ceremony on 26 Nov 2024.
