About Bennie Kara explores representation in literary texts
In this session developed in collaboration with Lit in Colour, former senior leader, author and education consultant Bennie Kara will share some guiding principles for approaching racial representation and racist epithets featured in some literary texts.
There will also be opportunities for reflection and a short time to ask questions on the challenges of discussing race, racism and empire in your own school contexts.
After the event, you'll get access to our latest free online resource with reflection questions for teachers and activities for students.
If you’d like to engage with the resources from the Lit in Colour Teacher Conference, please visit our Padlet page.
Please contact discovering.literature@bl.uk if you have any queries.
Bennie Kara
Bennie Kara is a former deputy headteacher in the East Midlands, specialising in curriculum, teaching and learning.
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She started her career in the inaugural cohort of Teach First in 2003, teaching English in East London. Since then, she has taught in four London boroughs and in South Oxfordshire, before her return to the Midlands to teach in Derby.
In 2017, she co-founded Diverse Educators with Hannah Wilson. In 2019, she became the director of her own company, Adhara Education, focusing on speaking, writing and training on diversity in the curriculum, literacy, leadership and teaching & learning. She left teaching in 2023.
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