Lord Mayor of Liverpool Anna Rothery

Imagination in Education

English - July 10, 2020 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB
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Anna Rothery is currently Lord Mayor of Liverpool. In this episode, she tells us about her own education and about the passion for learning that kept her going. Ms Rothery is the first black Lord Mayor of Liverpool. She describes her own experience of growing up black in Liverpool including inspirational intervention from teachers concomitant with harrowing racism, and displays her passion for public service and bringing people together in pursuit of equality for all.