Our Team
Founder of Race Matters, Abha Aggarwal, is an experienced secondary school teacher. She now works as an education consultant, trainer and facilitator specialising in Global Citizenship Education and Racial Literacy.
Abha’s MA research focussed on anti-racist school practices both through the curriculum and in school settings. She works across the south east with schools, academy trusts and university teacher training programmes.
Her popular ‘Racial Literacy 101’ session is a great springboard for teachers and educators to move their practice forward.
Abha
Ruth
Ruth England has been delivering Global Citizenship Education for over 15 years and is a committed anti-racist educator.
Working in Development Education Centres across the South East, she has experience training teachers in schools and in initial teacher education.
Having trained as a teacher in Post 16 Education, Ruth works across age groups and has recently been delivering Philosophy for Children sessions with primary pupils.
With an arts background, she is passionate about using creative processes for engaging children and young people in exploring complex issues and has extensive knowledge of global citizenship resources and picture books.
“Ruth’s session on selecting and using picture books for promoting racial inclusion, was really useful and engaging. It made me think more deeply and has already impacted what I do in the classroom”
— Primary School Teacher, East Sussex
“In her racial literacy session, Abha was great at breaking down complex concepts. She has in depth knowledge of the issues and how they manifest in school settings - a powerful training session”
— Headteacher, Luton