Teaching in the Caribbean and Britain

My Experiences and Lessons Towards Educational Transformation

By: Bernard Coard

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

“Anyone who has ever wondered what it is like inside a ‘special’ school, will find this book compelling reading.”
— Dr Denny Grant, PhD (AFBPsS), Chartered Psychologist, Founder Member, Association of Black Psychologists (UK)

“Bernard’s words will energise you as he passes on the baton for generations to come to fight for a more equitable society for all children.”
— Dr Abigail Miranda (DEdCpsy), Educational and Child Psychologist, Former Head of Early Years and Prevention at Anna Freud (UK)

“What a powerful read! Bernard Coard has ever so eloquently conveyed his practical experiences, personal anecdotes and reflective insights which allows the reader to embark on a shared journey with the author.”
— Dr Sana Ahmed (CPsychol), Counselling Psychologist, BPS & HCPC Registered (UK)

About the Author

Bernard Coard taught at his secondary school in Grenada on leaving at 18 and at Brandeis University’s ‘Upward Bound’ Summer Programme at 20 and 21. He studied at Brandeis University (Massachusetts, USA) and then Sussex University (UK). During the late 1960s and early ‘70s, Bernard ran youth clubs in S.E. London for children attending seven so-called ESN schools and taught at two others in East London. He subsequently taught at The University of The West Indies and at the Institute of Higher Studies, Netherlands Antilles. For 20 years, Coard set up and ran the Richmond Hill Prison Education Programme, Grenada (basic literacy to London University postgraduate degrees). He continues to teach at university level as a guest lecturer, in person and online.