Project North Star

I am the lead in Project North Star, principal writer and a Head of History in a secondary school in the Northeast. Writing most of our website I have learned about some amazing people. I want to share them and their stories with you.

I want the Northeast to shout about its history. I want all my students to know that we live in a diverse, amazing place. 

It is a privilege and a joy to work on Project North Star. The projects draws together information and resources to make coherent and accessible materials that will be of benefit not only to schools but to the wider community. It is a great pleasure to be a small part of this.

As a child, Busola said she never wanted a desk job. 20 years on, she now manages Success4All from the comfort of her desk as Director. Having worked in the North East voluntary sector for 11 years Busola has honed her skills in leadership, networking and growing a local charity. Her passions lie in nurturing the talents of the charity's service users as well as her team.

I teach at a university, and I also work in antiracist education. I have been supporting
Project North Star because I love history, especially when it helps us to understand
why Britain is a multicultural society. I am excited for you to learn more about the
northeast’s links to Black, British history!

I am a writer and English teacher from the Northeast. I believe that we should learn lessons from the stories of the past so that we can make our future better. 

I'm a Head of History. I specialise in the Early Modern period, particularly the Tudors.  This is where my focus for the project has been, focusing on the presence of Black people within England and the North East.