Its like im being interrogated, guv. It wasnt me, ive got no comment to make, and id rather not be here. I met Chaz In London in 2007. I think my book came out that i had just done and chaz actually said that hed bought my book. I can remember i was like youre the first person i know that bought my book. I met his work before i met the man. Chaz is just a creative visual genius with what he does visually, making stuff like that and people who get to know me, i write, i talk, im a storyteller. I didnt want children to be me. I know it can sound silly but fundamentally that was it. The classroom is everywhere, the walls are invisible, the boundaries are none. Well make it free, well make it as accessible as possible. I grew up mainly in easton and across to st pauls. When i was about two and a bit, three years old, my younger brother ended up being adopted and then i was sent away to go live with my grandparents and i came to bristol to live with my mum, who was settling with who would b
and moved from a lot of schools. when i looked through textbooks in school everybody that achieved, no one ever looked like me. it kind of made you feel that you could never be great. when you look through education it is still a very bias eurocentric point of view. we re here to celebrate that we can make a change and we can be the difference that so many people want to see. learning about a more diverse history is a small step towards a greater understanding and an empathy with the rest of the world. massive attack have been brilliant. this is the legacy lonnie johnson has left for us all to ensure - we enjoy, work well. and always stand tall. that s the one! there are over 24,000 schools in england, if we can reach 10% of those schools we ll be happy. it s like i m being interrogated, guv. it wasn t me, i ve got no comment to make, and i d rather not be here. i met chaz in london in 2007. i think my book came out that i had just done and chaz actually said that he d bought
manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions that were set after he was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary. more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion dozens of others were injured. and the rugby league world cup gets under way a year late as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. now on bbc news, we are england: classroom revolution. it s difficult to pay attention in class when successful people in textbooks don t look like you and unsuccessful ones do. chaz and lawrence are on a mission to change that. for me school didn t really work. i went to six secondary schools and moved from a lot of schools. when i looked through textbooks in school everybody that achieved, no one ever looked like me. it kind of made you feel that you could never be great. when you look through education it is still a very bias
how s it feel to be back? there s a lot of memories here. that s what there is. there s also a lot of pain as well. i remember i was getting a beating once with a shoe and i remember taking the shoe out of the hand and throwing it down the stairs. i remember a discussion being held at the bottom of the stairs after. my stepdad saying to my mum, it s either him or me and then later on that day social services came and took me away. my next stop was vinny green. vinny green was a big children s home. boys and girls were housed there. i went from being a child that was excelling in education to suddenly being given work for a five year old. it was a very eurocentric curriculum and education and everybody that achieved, everybody that was great,
would not be happening, we d have to pay for this position. and i remember at that point i was like, even if i m doing good i m treated wrong so wrong it shall be. how s it feel to be back? there s a lot of memories here. that s what there is. there s also a lot of pain. i remember i was getting a beating once with a shoe and i remember taking the shoe out of the hand and throwing it down the stairs. i remember a discussion being held at the bottom of the stairs after. my stepdad saying to my mum it s either him or me and then later on that day social services came and took me away. my next stop was vinny green. vinny green was i suppose a big children s home. boys and girls were housed there. i went from being a child that was excelling in education to suddenly being given work