Black headteachers in UK say pupils crying out for ‘people who look like them’

Letters To a Young Generation: Aspiring School Leaders book aims to encourage Black teachers to pursue leadership positions

Black headteachers from across the UK have written letters to the next generation of school leaders, urging them to become role models for students who are crying out for people who look like them".

The letters are compiled in a book by Amanda Wilson, a headteacher at a primary school in Greenwich, south-east London, which is aimed at encouraging black teachers to pursue leadership positions to combat their current under-representation in the sector.