I am a multihyphenate with passions and professional experience across education, wellbeing, social justice and leadership. I work as a development manager for FS2T, a mental wellness programme for Black communities in South London, as well as a coach, racial equity trainer and consultant.

My Fellowship is about creating learning environments that nurture Black and Mixed Caribbean students to thrive academically, psychologically and socially. A 2020 House of Commons paper 'Educational outcomes of Black pupils and students' stated that Black pupils had the lowest maths and English pass rate of any ethnic group, with Caribbean pupils doing worse than their African peers. This reflects a longstanding trend, and poor experiences in academia can become the foundation for lifelong social exclusion.

I believe that supplementary education, a tried and tested model, can help to address this problem by taking a holistic approach to wellbeing, the foundation of academic success. My aim is to research success stories in Canada, Jamaica, Barbados and the USA, to create a replicable supplementary education model, and to contribute to the conversation about closing the attainment gap.