I Heard What You Said
09 June 2022
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Shortlisted for the Bread & Roses Award
An Amazon Best Non-Fiction Book of The Year
‘Essential reading‘ – The Guardian
‘Sharp and witty with moments of startling candour‘ – The i
‘Revealing and beautifully written‘ – David Harewood
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A thought-provoking and fearless exploration of how we can dismantle racism in the classroom and do better by all our students.
Before Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher,...
Details
09 June 2022
256 pages
9781529063769
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Essential reading . . . perhaps most of all for those Black children who may be currently going through school not realising why they are made to feel small, out of step and unworthy. For them in particular, it could be a ray of hope.The Guardian
I Heard What You Said makes a powerful case: until we have rid our educational system of its dominant whiteness we cannot hope to give all our children the educational experience they need and deserve.Rt Hon Lady Hale
Revealing and beautifully written.David Harewood
Written with passion, fury, knowledge and, in spite of the painful subject, wit. Do you want to break down entrenched structural racism in schools? Then read this.Patrice Lawrence MBE, prize-winning author of Orangeboy