For many school children, Benjamin Zephaniah’s work will have been the first time they encountered published literature that talked about the things that mattered to them.
- Reader in Critical Applied Linguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
Beliefs about language are never just about language. They reflect institutional power dynamics.
The schools inspectorate’s policies about language are harmful to the most marginalised members of society.
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