Raymond is founder and CEO of Fair Football, an anti-discrimination charity which focuses on the influence and impact culture and inequality has on young people and society. Having immigrated with this family from South Africa to England at an early age, Raymond grew up in an impoverished community and experienced problems at home resulting in the divorce of his parents. Their family home burned down in a freak accident and he not being analytically gifted as well as being bullied at school - in combination with his environment - led to failing his GCSEs. He didn’t have any direction and was confused with his purpose in life.
He moved abroad and for a number of years, he worked with multicultural communities ranging from the Phillipines, Nigeria, Ghana, China, Russia and Poland. Enriched by this experience, Raymond returned to the UK and decided to study a BA and later an MSc in Business and Intercultural Communication. He was persistent in getting a place, however failed his first 4 assignments. He learned and worked hard and consequently received a 2:1 in Business Management for his BA and a Distinction in Intercultural Communication for his MSc at Warwick University. His research on previously unexplored prejudices in British Football and society further reinforced his will to drive change.
He now delivers sessions to Schools, Colleges and Universities – including Warwick and Loughborough University as well as schools and colleges in Coventry, Devon, Margate, Cheshire etc. He works alongside The FA (Football Association) in delivering mandatory disciplinary education across the Amateur and Professional game.
Given Ofsted’s feedback to schools in regards to the lack of understanding on British values, Raymond’s new, unexplored and innovative sessions have been developed to educate students on understanding their own cultural values and beliefs and how this drives prejudice, assumptions and stereotypes leading to hate and exclusion.
West Midlands
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