Jamel is an Early year Educator, EY Consultant and Children’s Author and has been in this industry for more than 20 years. Early Years is his speciality but he has worked in youth clubs, schools, been a mentor too many and supported children with SEND.  He is one of the UK’s Men in the Early Years champions/ ambassadors and has been featured in the media due to extensive experience and knowledge of the Early years and quirky but effective practice.

Jamel has stood on numerous platforms and prestigious establishments as a Keynote speaker at St Mary’s University, University of East London, Bath University to name a few. He has written articles for local newspaper the (Catford Chronicle) and for well known education and Early Year’s magazines such as Optimus education, TES, Famly, FSF/Tapestry, and Early Years Well-being magazine.

Jamel has featured on CBeebies “Tiny happy people ” as an Early years advisor which has been backed by the Duchess of Cambridge and the BBC’s Bitesize giving transition tips to parents and professionals alike.  He has collaborated with many well respected EY professionals and consultants and is passionate about the early years, he stresses the importance of having men in the early years and the importance of having a balanced diverse inclusive workforce, curriculum and pedagogy. He has partnered with MITEY (Men In The Early Years) which is associated with the Fatherhood Institute and has assisted L.E.Y.F with Extensive research About the effect of having men as part of the Early Years workforce.

Jamel offers training workshops for EY teams and settings based around approaches to Practice.