Diversity Ambassadors Scheme
Ambassadors have the opportunity to work in a diverse team to design and deliver:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) focused activities and events for the wider student community.
- Produce social media content.
- Host and contribute to the EDI podcast on issues that matter to you.
- Write short articles for our website.
- Meet and engage with new people at BPP and externally.
To sign up to become a Diversity Ambassador, please fill in this form and send it to inclusion@bpp.com.
Meet Our Team
Student Voice Manager
Your Student Voice Manager Sabiya Mahmood (She/her) looks after our Diversity Ambassadors
Meet Our Ambassadors
Johanna Stenberg
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Hi, I'm Liam, a BPP LPC Graduate. I joined the BPP Diversity Ambassador Scheme because I wanted to promote the interests of socially mobile candidates in higher education and the professional world and champion diversity at BPP. As a first-generation university student from a lower socio-economic background, I wanted to use my experience and story to inspire and encourage other students and young professionals to strive for success. So, whether its questions about my time as a BPP student, requests for advice about progressing as a young professional or encouragement for when times are tough, and all things BPP, please do get in touch!
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Dim-Pull Pat-Ell
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Proudly serves as the Student Diversity Ambassador at BPP Manchester University. With a deep commitment to fostering an environment that celebrates diversity, strives to create a welcoming and supportive community for all students.
Understands the significance of representation and believes that diversity is not just about acknowledging differences but also embracing them. By working closely with students, faculty, and staff, actively promotes a culture of respect, understanding, and appreciation for individuals from all backgrounds.
Muhammad Umer is excited to continue their mission of promoting diversity and inclusivity at BPP Manchester University and looks forward to collaborating with students, faculty, and staff to create a truly inclusive educational environment for all.
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Onome Vanessa Ajawobu (She/her)
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Muhammad Umer Fayyaz (He/him) |
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Jaimin Kumar Sureshbhai Darji |
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I grew up in the Philippines and immigrated to the UK at 16. Now I am a first-year paralegal apprentice at Addleshaw Goddard. My experiences and achievements have created a passion to help create an environment where people from every background, religion, gender, sexuality, and disability understand that they are safe and can achieve their own goals
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Our first Meet and Greet
We held out first meet and greet, it was lovely to see some of our ambassadors get together and share their opinions on Diversity. We will be taking part in the Say My Name Campaign which will focus the use of chosen names and pronouns. The aim of this campaign is to give students the chance to be seen and recognised. We do believe it is demoralising not to be referred by your correct name and for people to shy away from attempting to pronounce it.
The Students’ Association hosted an Iftar Event to break the first fast of Ramadan together. This event was a huge success, everyone was welcomed. We had a great turnout and delicious food; students were extremely happy as for some it was the first Ramadan away from home.
Apprenticeships and Diversity
Written by Diversity Ambassador Desiree Obioma
Diversity is defined as the state of being diverse and having a variety or range of different people. Diversity is not just limited by our physical differences, it also extends to other protected characteristics and groups such as age, ethnicity, religion, sexuality and more.
Over the years, apprenticeships have celebrated the diverse culture of young minds from all different backgrounds. For this Diversity Awareness Month, I want to focus on the way apprenticeships celebrate the diversity in professions and routes to qualification. Contrary to popular belief, apprenticeships are an alternative; diverse - DIFFERENT routes which are not less than but EQUAL to the traditional routes to qualifying into a profession.
We also have to recognise that apprenticeships favour people from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Initially advertised as a means of social mobility, they have quickly become popular within those from lower socio-economic households who might not be able to afford the traditional route; equalising the level playing field and giving them a shot at their dream careers.
Apprenticeships have also opened doors to diverse teaching and learning styles. Interpersonal learners have found a home through the apprenticeship scheme. This learning style also favours neurodivergent adults, who through apprenticeships have accessed organisations they might not have traditionally. This has been resonated by companies and apprentices who see this route as a way of hiring and promoting a more diverse workforce.
There is still work to be done to ensure that apprenticeships are valued and respected in all fields, but for now, let us all celebrate the diversity and inclusivity they provide to the modern day workforce.