Founder & CEO

Meet Anne-Rose

"I started this work because I was tired of being told my instincts were wrong and watching schools fail my children."

"I'm not an academic who studied African families from a distance. I'm a mother who's fought these battles and a Systems and Culture Consultant who's seen the system from both sides."

As a Mother

I know what it's like to:

Sit in a school meeting and be told "your child is too sensitive" when they report racism
Have teachers mispronounce my children's names for months without trying to learn
Watch my bright, capable child be steered away from top sets
Be labelled "difficult" for advocating firmly

I've written the complaint letters. I've escalated to governors. I've attended meetings with evidence files. I've cried in frustration after being dismissed as "overreacting." I know this fight because I've lived it.

As a School Governor

I know what it's like to:

Well-meaning teachers hold lower expectations for Black students without realising
Behaviour policies applied inconsistently by race
African parents labelled "aggressive" for the same advocacy White parents are praised for
Talented Black children overlooked for gifted programmes

I've read reports and heard staff describe Black children in ways they'd never describe White children. I understand the system. I understand how bias operates. I understand that most teachers genuinely want to do right but don't have the tools or awareness.

As an Advocate

I know what it's like to:

Successfully challenged school exclusions using the Equality Act
Secured EHCPs for children whose parents were told "they don't qualify"
Trained school staff on recognising and reducing bias
Supported hundreds of parents through advocacy challenges
Built resources that actually work because they're grounded in reality

The advocacy strategies I learned through trial and error should be accessible to everyone.

I've turned my lived experience into expertise.

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What Drives Me Now

Every African parent shouldn't have to fight alone.

The advocacy strategies I learned through trial and error should be accessible to everyone.

Every Black child deserves to thrive.

Not despite their Blackness, but with full acknowledgment and celebration of it.

Every educator has the power to change outcomes.

Most teachers genuinely care. They need tools, not shame.

"I believe we can create schools where African children are seen, supported, and set up for success. And I believe parents and educators can work together to get there."

The moment that changed everything

The meeting where she lost her temper and realised she was being exactly what the school expected (the "angry Black mother")

The turning point came during a school meeting about her daughter. After months of polite emails and informal conversations, Anne-Rose realised that being calm and compliant was not enough.

That meeting exposed a pattern she would later recognise across many families. African parents being talked over, dismissed, or expected to accept less. Instead of retreating, she began to document, escalate, and challenge systems using their own language and processes. That shift became the foundation of The African Parent.

That moment changed everything. I stopped responding as a parent and started operating as a strategist. If I was going to win for my child, I needed a roadmap. One that recognised bias, used it, and refused to let it break me.